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

  • @ East Tennessee History Center
    March 25, 2017 - 9:00am to March 26, 2017 - 11:45am

    Instructor: Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD

    Cells/chromosomes/DNA, types of DNA studies (Y, mito, auto), DNA strings, string inheritance, 5-generation possibility, autosomal descent, matching probabilities, time arenas, ethnic origins, limitations. Lecture will be in the first floor auditorium. No pre-registration required.

  • @ East Tennessee History Center
    March 25, 2017 - 9:00am to March 26, 2017 - 11:45am

    Every cell in your body has a set of chemical strings called DNA. They contain DNA inherited from many of the ancestors in your family tree. Modern technology permits us to find the portions given to you by your forebears. By correlating this information with your genealogical research, you can trace back to most, if not all, of your ancestors...

  • @ East Tennessee History Center
    March 18, 2017 - 9:00am to March 19, 2017 - 10:45am

    Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD

    Students use individual computers to access over 10 billion records including census and voter lists, birth, marriage & death, military, immigration & emigration, newspapers and periodicals, pictures, stories & histories, directories, court...

  • @ East Tennessee History Center
    February 25, 2017 - 8:00am to February 26, 2017 - 9:45am

    Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD

    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 available records, family trees, catalog of library items, scanned genealogical...

  • @ East Tennessee History Center
    February 4, 2017 - 8:00am to February 5, 2017 - 10:45am

    Instructor: Ann Blomquist, MEd

    How to begin your family search using charts and forms, free internet sites, genealogy software, and other sources. Participants should bring the names, birth dates and birth places of parents and grandparents.

    Pre-registration is required and opens January 23. Call 865-215-8809 to register.

  • @ East Tennessee History Center
    January 14, 2017 - 8:00am to January 15, 2017 - 9:45am

    Instructor: Eric Head, BA and/or George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD.

    Students use individual computers to access over 10 billion records including census and voter lists, birth, marriage & death, military, immigration & emigration, newspapers and periodicals, pictures, stories & histories, directories, court, land, wills &...

  • @ East Tennessee History Center
    December 10, 2016 - 8:00am to December 11, 2016 - 9:45am

    Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD.

    Students use an individual computer to access records on the War of 1812. Access to service records, bounty land record, battle records, regimental histories, burials, obituaries, descendants of the veterans. Participants should bring names of service...

  • @ East Tennessee Historical Society
    November 19, 2016 - 8:00am to November 20, 2016 - 9:45am

    Instructor: Eric Head, BA, Knox Co. Archives and/or Dr. George K. Schweitzer, PhD, ScD.

    Students use individual computers to access over 10 billion records including census and voter lists, birth, marriage and death, military, immigration and emigration, newspapers and periodicals, pictures, stories and histories, directories, court,...

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