TCCL News & Events

You may know who your great-grandparents are but what about their parents or their parents’ parents? Perhaps you have a relative who fought in the Civil War or maybe even the American Revolution. Join Tulsa City-County Library’s Genealogy Center for its annual “Family History Month” series in July, and start exploring and preserving your family’s heritage.

The Family History Month series is designed for new genealogy researchers as well as for lifetime enthusiasts. The programs are free and open to the public.

The following Family History Month programs are scheduled at the Genealogy Center, 2901 S. Harvard.

• “Start Your Research @ the Library,” Wednesday, 11 a.m.-noon.
• “Historic Oklahoma Maps,” Thursday, 6:30-8 p.m.
• “Inside Story: DNA and Family History Research,” July 7, 10:30 a.m.-noon.
• “Digital Resources at the Oklahoma State University Library,” July 7, 2-3 p.m.
• “Genealogy Research at the National Archives,” July 9, 2-3 p.m.
• “Beginning Genealogy Workshop,” July 11, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
• “Ancestry Library Edition Database 101,” July 11, 2-3:30 p.m., preregistration required
• “Free Genealogy Web Sites,” July 14, 10:30 a.m.-noon.
• “Beyond the Census,” July 15, 10:30 a.m.-noon. and July 23, 6-7:30 p.m., preregistration required 
• “History of the Oklahoma Historical Society’s Indian Archives,” July 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
• “Adding Pictures to Your Family Narrative,” July 21, 1-3:30 p.m.
• “Oklahoma Settlement: Territorial Homestead and Allotment Records,” July 23, 4-5 p.m.
• “Genealogical Resources of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,” July 25, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• “Information Overload: Organizing Your Genealogy Records,” July 25, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
• “Under Construction: Developing a Family Web Page,” July 28, 10:30 a.m.-noon.
• “Oklahoma History in Quilts,” July 30, 2-3 p.m.
• “Preserving Your Family Heritage: Writing Workshop,” July 30, 6-7:30 p.m.

Renowned Certified Genealogist Mark Lowe is returning to Tulsa on July 18 and 19 to present two workshops at the Hardesty Regional Library, 8316 E. 93rd St. The Tulsa Library Trust is sponsoring his presentations.

Lowe will present an all-day genealogy workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on July 18. He will discuss "Trails of Daniel Boone and Other Western Travelers," "Maps, Atlases and Gazetteers of the South," "Finding Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Records" and "Early Church Records on the Frontier."

On July 19 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Lowe, who is a Kentucky native, will present “Page by Page: Kentucky Research.” Discover the unique records of the commonwealth while developing a plan to resolve your Kentucky research needs.

For more information about Family History Month programming, call the Genealogy Center at 746-5222 or visit www.tulsalibrary.org/genealogy.