Instructor: Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Cells/chromosomes/DNA, types of DNA studies (Y, mito, auto), DNA strings, string inheritance, 5-generation possibility, autosomal descent, matching probabilities, time arenas, ethnic origins, limitations. Lecture will be in the first floor auditorium...
Genealogy Workshops
Interested in family history but don't know where to start? Or simply want to sharpen your skills? Beginner or seasoned, you will find a class to match your interest and level of experience. Class size is limited and pre-registration is required for most classes. Pre-registration begins on the date indicated with each class. Call 865-215-8809 to register. Schedule of classes listed below.
Previous Genealogy Workshops
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@ East Tennessee History CenterMarch 21, 2020 - 1:00pm to 4:00pmDue to Covid-19 this event has been canceled.
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@ East Tennessee History CenterFebruary 22, 2020 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Students use individual computers to access the billions of records and features of Family Search, the largest free genealogical internet site. Items to be explored include available records, family trees, catalog of library items, scanned genealogical books...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterFebruary 15, 2020 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or KCPLS staff. Discover more of your family history through stories, historical events, obituaries, images, etc. Newsbank has access to nearly 10,000 sources from more than 160 countries, including the Knoxville News Sentinel’s 1922-1990 digitized editions, and Proquest has five other digitized...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterFebruary 8, 2020 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Instructor: Cherel Henderson, Director, East Tennessee Historical Society. The membership in First Families of Tennessee is now almost 17,000. To qualify, a person must prove descent from an ancestor who was in what is now Tennessee by 1796. This class will cover how to prove 1796 or prior residence, how to ascertain generation by generation...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterFebruary 1, 2020 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Instructor: Ann Blomquist, MEd. How to begin your family search using charts and forms, free internet sites, genealogy software, and other sources. Call 865-215-8809 starting Jan. 21 to register.
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@ East Tennessee History CenterJanuary 11, 2020 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Students use individual computers to explore the seven major genealogical sites: Ancestry, Family Search, FindmyPast, MyHeritage, Fold3, Google, Cyndis List. Call 865-215-8809 starting Jan 2 to register.
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@ East Tennessee History CenterDecember 7, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Students use an individual computer to explore the major internet sites for state, county, and city genealogical records. Call 865-215-8809 starting November 25 to register.
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@ East Tennessee History CenterNovember 16, 2019 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Finding your Revolutionar War ancestor, service records, pension records, bounty land records, battle records, regimental histories, burials, obituaries, descendants of the veterans, loyalist records. Participants should bring mnames of service men. Call (...
