Students use individual computers to access vast numbers of records on the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, and World War I. Learn to access service records, pension records, bounty land records, battle records, regimental histories, burials, obituaries, descendants of the veterans, loyalist records. Limited to 22 participants. ...
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
Previous Genealogy Workshops
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterAugust 22, 2015 - 8:00am to August 23, 2015 - 9:45am
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterAugust 1, 2015 - 8:00am to August 2, 2015 - 9:45am
Students use individual computers to access over 10 billion records including census & voter lists, birth, marriage, & death, military, immigration & emigration, newspapers & periodicals, pictures, stories & histories, directories, court, land, wills, & family trees. Also reference materials & finding aids. Limited...
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterJuly 25, 2015 - 8:00am to July 26, 2015 - 10:45am
Come learn how to begin your family search using family, governmental, library, and electronic resources. Instructor: Ann Blomquist, MEd. Pre-registration opens July 13. Call 865-215-8809.
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterJuly 11, 2015 - 5:00am to July 12, 2015 - 6:45am
How to use county records (births, civil court, criminal court, deaths, deeds, divorces, probate, tax, wills) for investigating ancestors. Examples from the extensive resources of the Knox County Archives will be shown. Instructor: Doris Martinson, MLS, CA, Head, Knox County Archives. No reservation required.
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterJune 20, 2015 - 5:00am to June 21, 2015 - 6:45am
The book, microfilm, manuscript, and internet facilities of the McClung Historical Collection. How to use them to advance your genealogical research. Tour of the collection included. Instructor: Steve Cotham, MA, MLS, Manager, McClung Collection, Knox County Public Library. No reservation required. For more information, call 865-215-8809....
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterMay 30, 2015 - 8:00am to May 31, 2015 - 9:45am
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 records, family trees, catalog of library items, scanned genealogical books, research guides, forms and maps, free online genealogical classes, guide to other free online...
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterMay 9, 2015 - 8:00am to May 10, 2015 - 9:45am
Students use an individual computer to explore the five major sites: Ancestry, Family Search, Roots Web, Google, and Genealogy in Time. Limited to 22 participants. Instructor: Eric Head, BA and/or George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Pre- registration required; begins April 27. Call 865-215-8809. Bring birth dates and birth places of parents...
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@ The East Tennessee History CenterApril 18, 2015 - 8:00am to April 19, 2015 - 9:45am
Students use individual computers to explore Cyndi's List. This site is a categorized & cross-referenced index to over 340,000 genealogical resources on the Internet. All of the sites may be called up directly from Cyndi's List. Limited to 22 participants. Instructor: Eric Head, BA and/or George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD. Pre-...
