Introduction to Genealogy Research

Members learn from members. In this class, members who are new to family history research will learn from our long-time genealogy researchers, followed by a live demonstration of Ancestry.com. After this class, the neophytes will have a realistic and clear plan for getting started in genealogy research. Class goals include:

How to ...

• Plan your research process;
• Identify and evaluate sources (online, personal, and physical);
• Obtain documents from various governmental and non-governmental agencies;
• Document your findings;
• Create a pedigree chart;
• Evaluate and select forms (paper) and/or information storage (online) options;
• Search Ancestry.com.

Open to all members interested in genealogy, from beginners to long-time family historians. During this skill share the more experienced researchers among us will teach and advise each other and help the neophytes get started.

About the Instructor

Steven Dunlap has worked at the Mechanics' Institute since July 2018. He has done his own genealogy research starting in 1999 having made use of Bay Area libraries and undertaken numerous family research trips to New York State, Luxembourg, Canada, and the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Host or Publisher Mechanics' Institute