2nd Annual Genealogy Lock-in

October 19, 2018

10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Visit the Genealogy Library to watch the livestreamed program. Enjoy snacks, prizes and the chance to talk with genealogical enthusiasts.

Livestreaming at the Main Library will be a little quieter and a little more spacious. The main library will only host programs from 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.

The same programs will be livestreamed at both libraries.
Join us for a great opportunity for beginners and experts to pursue their family history and learn more about genealogy in general. Staff, volunteers and library computers will be available to help with your research. We will also have snacks and door prizes (at the genealogy library)!
A series of eight programs, spearheaded by the Waco, Texas, library, will be shown at both the Genealogy Library and the Main Library. The programs are provided by the Genealogy Network of Texas (GNT), a state-wide initiative to connect libraries/genealogical societies and provide educational and research opportunities. Topics covered will include census records, brick-wall research, autosomal DNA, Native American ancestors, preserving photographs, using land records, and locating female ancestors.
  • Genealogy Beginners' Class at noon
  • Eight livestreamed virtual programs
  • Schedule one-on-one research help for a future date with subject specialists
  • Snacks and door prizes

Check out the great program line up!

10:00 - 10:50 am  Don’t Forget the Ladies  – A Genealogist’s Guide to Women and the Law
11:00 - 11:50 am  – Discovering Your Ancestors Land Holdings in the Texas GLO
Noon - 1:30 pm  – Genealogy Basics : Getting Started on Your Family Tree
1:40 - 2:40 pm – Organizing and Preserving Photograph Collections
2:50 - 3:50  pm  – Locating Ancestors on the Dawes Roll
4:00 - 5:15 pm  – Using Autosomal DNA Testing to Solve Genealogy Brick Walls
6:15 - 7:15 pm  – Breaking Brick Walls by Finding Living Cousins (at Genealogy Library ONLY)
7:25 - 8:30 pm – Census Sense: Clues & Conundrums for Intermediate Researchers​ (at Genealogy Library ONLY)

Click here for a detailed description of programs. 

Don't live near Brownwood, Texas?

There are 40 libraries across Texas participating! Out our direction, both Abilene Library and Comanche Library will be participating, so check out their programs if you're out that direction.  Click here for the complete list of participating libraries.