CHESTERMERE – Back in November, a small group of history enthusiasts gathered at the Chestermere Public Library to learn more about researching family history.
The workshop offered information about where to go and research relatives, how to apply that information, how to cite it and indicate where the information was found, and all of the other important things that go along with keeping records.
It was organized by Library’s director, Gemma Noon, and local Historical Foundation member Audrey McDonald. Because they had such a positive response from the first workshop, they are offering a second one in a few weeks. It will be held on Jan. 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.at the Library.
“We had such a good turnout at this first workshop, that we thought we’d offer a similar one so that more people could participate and get involved,” McDonald said.
The first workshop taught the group the basics of getting started in researching family history, like what you need to do, where you can go, and what to do with the information you gather along the way. McDonald said that this workshop will be similar, but that they will hopefully have more time to actually get on the library’s computers and start doing some research.
The participants of the first workshop were both seasoned and beginner researchers, and McDonald said that this one will probably be the same, and that anyone is welcome to participate.
“You don’t have to have done much research,” she said. “We just ask that everyone comes with at least one name of a family member that they want to do more research on.”
McDonald said after the first workshop that doing the research actually becomes a bit addicting, as finding out more about distant relatives and family stories is “intriguing.”
This will be a great workshop and these days with all the electronic ways to keep records of family histories and family trees it is so much easier for research and record keeping.