Would you like to better familiarize yourself with the historical resources that the East Tennessee History Center has to offer? This program and walking tour introduces participants to the entire History Center (the Museum of East Tennessee History, Knox County Archives, the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection, and the Tennessee Archive of...
Genealogy Workshops
The Genealogy Workshops listed below are Previous Genealogy Workshops. ETHS and its programmatic partner Knox County Public Library are currently planning workshops for later in 2022. Updates will be posted here and on social media. In the meantime, Knox County Public Library's online guide Genealogy–Where to Start? is available at: https://www.knoxcountylibrary.org/explore-the-east-tennessee-history-center/genealogy
Upcoming Genealogy Workshops
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February 7, 2023 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
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February 25, 2023 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Coinciding with Black History Month, this program will explore strategies for tracing African American lineage and identifying accurate sources, such as the 1870 US Census, deeds, probate files, and Freedman’s records. Discussion will also center on how DNA testing, maps, oral interviews, family reunions, church records, and research trips may...
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March 25, 2023 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Coinciding with Women’s History Month, this workshop will explore resources for researching, documenting, and interpreting women’s stories, as well as hints on how to overcome challenges inherent to women’s history.
Instructor: Lisa Norwood Oakley, vice president/curator of education, East Tennessee Historical Society
This...
Previous Genealogy Workshops
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January 28, 2023 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Are you interested in exploring your family history but not sure where to begin? This session provides participants an overview of how to conduct genealogical research, including helpful charts and forms, free internet research sites, genealogy software, and other beneficial tips.
Presenter: Ann Blomquist, editor, "Tennessee Ancestors,"...
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January 17, 2023 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Navigating Family Search–the world’s largest free genealogical website–can be overwhelming. Participants in this session will review strategies for investigating Family Search’s available records, family trees, catalog of library items, research guides, maps, and more. Please create a free user account at familysearch.org prior to attending the...
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December 13, 2022 - 12:30pm to 2:30pm
At times, genealogical research reveals more than names and dates; it may also uncover family photographs, letters, Bibles, or other heirlooms. What are the best practices for caring for these historic objects? This session will provide practical tips for preserving family heirlooms and other objects of historical value.
This workshop is...
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November 13, 2022 - 8:30am to 10:30am
Do you have an ancestor who served in the military? This session will share techniques for finding veterans online, including their service records, pension records, battle records, regimental histories, burials, and obituaries. Participants are encouraged to bring names and states of known or suspected veteran ancestors.
This workshop...
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October 24, 2022 - 12:30pm to 2:30pm
Historic newspapers are secondary sources that can provide both genealogical and biographical information. Participants in this session will discover techniques for searching digitized newspapers online, including repositories on Chronicling America and Newspapers.com. The session will focus on Tennessee newspapers.
This workshop is free...
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September 26, 2022 - 12:30pm to 2:30pm
Searching Ancestry–the world’s largest genealogical website–can be daunting. Participants in this session will review strategies for searching Ancestry’s billions of resources, including census and voter lists; birth, marriage, and death records; military, immigration, and emigration records; newspapers and periodicals; and pictures, stories,...
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A Celebration of the East Tennessee History CenterAugust 20, 2022 - 5:00am to 11:00am
Visit the East Tennessee History Center from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday, August 20, 2022, for the inaugural History Hootenanny! The event features the best of the East Tennessee History Center, including live music and fun activities in the Museum of East Tennessee History, genealogy workshops, a used local history book sale, book signings...
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@ East Tennessee History CenterAugust 1, 2020 - 8:00am to August 2, 2020 - 9:45am
Instructor: Ann Blomquist, MEd. Students will explore various maps in books, in print, and online; how to understand public-land deeds and metes-and-bounds deeds; where to find migration maps; and map collections in the McClung Collection. Participants should bring information on their families. Call 865-215-8809 starting July 20 to register....
