Learn about your roots! We offer classes on a variety of genealogical topics. All of our classes are free of charge. Click the links below to sign up (classes without links have not opened sign-ups yet).
Check back regularly for more genealogy classes! Have an idea for a class? Let us know.
September 20: Researching Ancestors of Color with Renate Sanders
Location: Merrillville Branch & Zoom
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Topic: Join genealogist Renate Sanders in learning how to research ancestors of color, including formerly enslaved and free people of color. Participants learn which record types and web sites are most helpful in this type of research and how to extract data about people of color from various document types.
September 26: I've Taken an Ancestry DNA Test, Now What?
Location: Merrillville Branch & Zoom
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Topic: Join us for a genealogy presentation. Angel Goins, retired IUN professor, will be our in house presenter.
When most people receive their DNA results, they are overwhelmed by the number of matches presented in the results and don't know what to do next.
Angel will show us that sorting matches into branches of your family tree is key and easy to accomplish using Ancestry.com.
