“Growing Your Family Tree” Genealogy Workshop

On Saturday, March 22, 2014 the Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (SRH-MS, DAR) is sponsoring two genealogy workshops “Growing Your Family Tree” at the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, 7 Fan Hill Rd, Monroe, CT.

The morning presentation, “Growing your Family Tree One Branch at a Time” with a few pointers to help you find your immigrant ancestors, will begin at 10am and end at 11:30. 

The afternoon presentations will show you how to use two free genealogy sites: Heritage Quest at 12:30 and FamilySearch at 1:30-2:15. 

Guest speaker is Jolene Mullen, a professional genealogist who is also National DAR Chair Lineage Research Committee, CT DAR Organizing Secretary, and a member of the Connecticut Professional Genealogist Council.

The workshop is free, open to the public, but pre-registration is required.  To register for this event call between 9am and 6pm 203-261-2628 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting and leave a message or email: regentsrh.ms@gmail.com with the session(s) you plan to attend.

If you are just getting started and looking for a place to begin or you need some guidance on using two free genealogy websites, these workshops are for you. Don’t pass up this opportunity to grow your family tree.

The Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman Chapter is dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education for children. DAR members will be available to answer any questions if you are interested in joining the DAR or the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) or Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.). For more information visit www.sarahriggshumphreysDAR.org.