Working alongside professional genealogists, the Chicago Public Library system is hoping to help you piece together your family’s history Saturday, when it hosts its annual Genealogy and Family History Day.
Genealogy and family history made national news this week when U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., released the results of a DNA test proving distant Native American ancestry. The reveal was an effort to rebuff President Donald Trump’s claims that Warren was not truly Native American, as she has long claimed.
Chicago’s free, expo-style event will be held at the Harold Washington Library Center in the Loop, according to a Wednesday news release from the Chicago Public Library. Starting at 10 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m., it will feature a series of all-day workshops and programs designed to introduce participants to overseas family research tools and tips for sifting through adoption records, among other things.
Genealogists will also be available for one-on-one consultations, although sign-up is required. Representatives from the Chicago Genealogical Society, the Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Chicago, the Archdiocese of Chicago Archives and Records Center, and a half-dozen other groups and libraries will also be present.
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