The Genealogy for Beginners workshop covers the basics for researchers who are just starting to work on their family histories. It presents an overview of the types of records that contain genealogical information as well as strategies for finding and recording this data. Learn how to search the online database Ancestry Library Edition for U.S. census records. Ancestry Library Edition is available from the Library Databases page [http://www2.lib.udel.edu/database/ancestry.html]. 

The workshop is available at no charge and is open to UD students, faculty, and staff. 

Seating is limited, and registration is required. To register, go to the Library workshops guide [http://guides.lib.udel.edu/workshops]. The guide also has the complete list of workshops offered by the Library. For further information, email lib-workshops@udel.edu or call 302-831-2432. 

The workshop is also open to the general public at no charge. Online registration is not available for members of the general public or for students in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. To register, email lib-workshops@udel.edu or call the Reference and Instructional Services Department at 302-831-2432. 

Location: Library Instruction Room (Rm. 116A), Reference Room, Morris Library. 

Presenters:

Rebecca Knight, associate librarian, Reference and Instructional Services Department

Linda Stein, librarian, Reference and Instructional Services Department

 Register:

• Tuesday, May 7, 2013; 10-12:00 p.m.

• Thursday, May 23, 2013: 10-12:00 p.m.

This workshop is designed for genealogy and history researchers who searched for basic information in census records and are now ready to explore other resources. The workshop will highlight more specialized sources, including historic newspapers, cemetery and church records, and passenger lists and immigration.

The workshop is available at no charge and is open to UD students, faculty, and staff. 

Seating is limited, and registration is required. To register, go to the Library workshops guide [http://guides.lib.udel.edu/workshops]. The guide also has the complete list of workshops offered by the Library. For further information, email lib-workshops@udel.edu or call 302-831-2432. 

The workshop is also open to the general public at no charge. Online registration is not available for members of the general public or for students in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. To register, email lib-workshops@udel.edu or call the Reference and Instructional Services Department at 302-831-2432. 

Prerequisites:Attendance at a Genealogy for Beginners workshop is recommended.

Level: Intermediate

Location: Library Instruction Room (Rm. 116A), Reference Room, Morris Library. 

Presenters:

Rebecca Knight, associate librarian, Reference and Instructional Services Department

Linda Stein, librarian, Reference and Instructional Services Department

 Register:

• Tuesday, May 21, 2013; 10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.