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Beginning Genealogy: Internet Searches

Beginning Genealogy: Internet Searches

If you have an interest in your family history and would like to learn how to discover their secrets, this program is for you! Join us for a six-week beginning genealogy workshop starting on September 11th. This class will introduce you to how you can start making genealogical discoveries in your own family.

Each class has an hour of content, with opportunities to ask questions of your instructors and share your findings with fellow explorers. 

Registration is required. 

This program series is sponsored by the Richardson-Special Collections Center at the Davenport Public Library and the Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society.

This program series is suitable for teens and adults. 

Related LibGuide: Genealogical Research by Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center

Dates & Times:
1:00pm - 2:30pm, Thursday, September 11, 2025
1:00pm - 2:30pm, Thursday, September 18, 2025
1:00pm - 2:30pm, Thursday, September 25, 2025
1:00pm - 2:30pm, Thursday, October 2, 2025
1:00pm - 2:30pm, Thursday, October 9, 2025
1:00pm - 2:30pm, Thursday, October 16, 2025
Branch:
Main
Audience:
  Adults     Teens  
Categories:
  Educational     Genealogy     Local History  

Registration is required. There are 4 seats available.

In each of the classes we will focus on a different topic related to family history research. During this second class, we will discuss the rewards and pit-falls of internet searches. In addition, we will discuss how and which sites to search on the internet.

Schedule of the classes: 

September 11 - In the Beginning

September 18 - Internet Searches

September 25 - What's in a Census?

October 2 - Types of Records

October 9 - There's More to Life (and Family) than the Internet

October 16 - This is Just the Beginning

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