Library’s Family-History Class Helps Researchers Explore Ancestry.Com

Learn how to use the online genealogy resource, Ancestry Library, on Thursday, October 17, beginning at 6:30 pm, in the Meeting Room at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library, located at 8100 FM 359 South in Fulshear.

Library staff will provide an introduction to the family-history-research resources that are available on the Library Edition of Ancestry.com’s genealogy database, which can be accessed for free through the library’s website. Learn how to get results tracing family history by using this helpful online resource. Tips and strategies for a more efficient search will be demonstrated.

The class is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, however, and reservations are required. To register online at the library’s website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), click on “Events,” select “Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch,” and find the program. Participants may also register by calling the library at 281-633-4675, or by visiting the library.