The Forsyth County Public Library will be holding a Spring Genealogy Series of nine free workshops beginning May 1 with “More Than Land Descriptions: Treasures Among Deeds” with genealogist Linda Woodward Geiger at 6:30 p.m at the Cumming Library. Also at that location on May 5 at 1 p.m. will be “Genealogy Legacy? Or Heritage?” with Robert A. Sapp. On May 22, the Cumming Library will welcome W. Cliff Robert and his talk about “Researching Your Ancestors: Using Civil War Records” at 6:30 p.m.
Kathy Dempsey will present “History’s Influence on Migration Patterns, 17th Century Through Early 20th Century” on Thursday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cumming Library. The final presentation at the Cumming Library will be with Linda Woodward Geiger on May 29 at 6:30 p.m. She will discuss “Using Tax Lists to Solve Genealogical Problems.”
The Cumming branch is located at 585 Dahlonega Road, in Cumming, Georgia.
For a more introductory course, participants can join Wayne Andrews for Genealogy 101, a four-part series that will introduce genealogy to beginners. All four sessions will be held at 2 p.m. at the Hampton Park Library, 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming, Georgia. Sessions will be held May 5, 6, 12 and 19.
For more information and to register for any of the above sessions, visit the Forsyth County Public Library website or call 770-781-9840.