Unearth your family tree at Warwickshire County Record Office
Budding family historians can benefit from a forthcoming workshop to be run by Warwickshire County Council.
On Tuesday 29 June, Warwickshire County Record Office is hosting a workshop to explain how to begin researching your family history using the local and national sources available at the County Record Office.
The course will cover the basics of family history, including how to find and order birth, marriage and death certificates. The Record Office has access to national indexes so, even if your ancestors are not from Warwickshire, you can find the information you need.
The course will also look at other sources of information that can be of use to family historians, such as the census and parish registers.
“Family History for Absolute Beginners” is being held on Tuesday 29 June between 7 pm and 9 pm at Warwickshire County Record Office, Priory Park, off Cape Road, Warwick. Tickets cost £5.00 and booking is strongly recommended, by calling 01926 738959 Tuesday to Saturday.
Rowan Fisher, Learning and Outreach Officer at Warwickshire County Record Office, says: “A lot of local and national sources for family history research, such as the library edition of Ancestry.com, can be accessed at the County Record Office for free, which makes it a great place for those interested in family history to visit. We look forward to showing new people how to use the Record Office’s resources at this evening workshop.”
Warwickshire County Record Office is involved in safeguarding, managing and developing Warwickshire’s archives so that they can be accessed, interpreted and enjoyed by all those with an interest in Warwickshire’s past and its people. We hold records dating from the twelfth century up to the twenty first.
Visit http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/countyrecordoffice for more information on general opening times, directions and other useful information.