Orange County Library System genealogy classes for January 2025

Is one of your new year goals to learn more about your family’s history? Orange County Library System is a great resource for your genealogy research offering a full slate of events each month. We’re pleased to bring you the schedule each month here on our blog. For more information

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Learn how Fold3 can help you explore military records

Military records can give you valuable insight as you explore your family’s history. Orange County Library System can help you explore resources to do that as well as other genealogy research methods. Here’s listing of the classes they have available on the topic this month. For more information and to

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Turn your Turkey Day into a genealogy research opportunity

The approach of the holidays will find us spending time with family and that provides a perfect opportunity to do some research on your family tree. Among Orange County Library Systems offerings this month is course that will prepare you to ask helpful genealogical questions at the Thanksgiving table. For

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The library can get your genealogy research on track

Have your ancestors been working on the railroad? If so, the library might be able to help you find family history through railroad records. “Working on the Railroad” is just one of the many genealogy classes Orange County Library System is offering this month. For more info on this and

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Find out more about your German ancestors at the library in April

Our friends at the Orange County Library System have a wonderful resource in their Genealogy Center located in the West Oaks Branch in Ocoee. This month you can learn about your ancestors from Tennessee to Europe. Learn more about the many resources of the library at OCLS.info. Utilizing the General

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Family History Fair and more genealogy events at your local library

Orange County Library System Genealogy Events – February 2024 Through their West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center, the Orange County Library System offers a wide array of genealogy events that we know fans of the History Center would be interested in, so we’re happy to support our valued community partner

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Research your Hispanic ancestors with help from the library

Orange County Library System Genealogy Events – October 2023 OCLS’s West Oaks Branch and Genealogy Center offers events that cover a range of basic and beginning genealogy research techniques, including how to interpret DNA results, census records, vital statistics, land records, probate records, and immigration records. As part of our

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The library can teach you how to find those hard-to-find ancestors

Orange County Library System Genealogy Events – August 2023 The History Center regularly collaborates with the Orange County Library System, a natural partnership particularly since its main location is next door. With that in mind, we are pleased to keep you informed about history-related events offered at OCLS. OCLS’s West

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This July, explore your family history with the Orange County Library System

Orange County Library System Genealogy Events – July 2023 The History Center regularly collaborates with the Orange County Library System, a natural partnership particularly since its main location is next door. With that in mind, we are pleased to keep you informed about history-related events offered at OCLS. OCLS’s West

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