Have you ever attended a genealogy workshop, class, course, or event? It can be really fun to get together with a group of other genealogists and learn something new about genealogy. It is possible to find fun genealogy events that are free to attend. Here are some free genealogy events. On August 28, 2012, the Stephens Central Library, which is located in San Angelo, Texas, will hold a free Genealogy Fair. It will include 45 exhibits that feature historical and genealogical organizations. There will be door prizes that include subscriptions to Ancestry.com and Fold3.com, a membership to SAGHS, and coupons … Continue reading →

This could be your week to attend a genealogy workshop, course, conference, webinar, or other event. Before you can check out one of these interesting genealogy opportunities, you have to find out about them. Here is a quick list of genealogy events that will be happening in the upcoming week. On July 26, 2012, the Oak Park Public Library, which is located in Oak Park, Illinois, will hold a free “Genealogy on the Internet” class. Review some of the top genealogical sites, and get instruction on searching for census and vital records. The class will begin at 9:30 in the … Continue reading →

Each and every week, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup brings you brand new episodes of your favorite genealogy podcasts. This is a great way to find genealogy podcasts that are new to you, and to catch up on your favorite genealogy podcasts. African Roots Podcast released episode number 171 on July 13, 2012. In this episode, host Angela Walton-Raji brings you up to date on how the derecho storm took out the electric power for the people in her area, and how this has affected her. She also points out upcoming genealogy events in places like Little Rock, Arkansas, Topeka, Kansas, … Continue reading →

Every week, the Genealogy Podcast Roundup is where to look in order to find brand new episodes of podcasts that talk about interesting aspects of genealogy. This is where to find out which of your favorite podcasts have a new episode up, and to find podcasts that randomly discussed something related to genealogy. Genealogy Gems released a new episode on March 26, 2012. This is episode number 129, and it is titled “Running Away to Home with author Jennifer Wilson”. The Genealogy Gems Book Club features the book “Running Away to Home” by Jennifer Wilson. She went on a genealogical … Continue reading →