Round Rock Library To Host Free Genealogical Workshop

ROUND ROCK, TX — The Williamson County Genealogical Society has scheduled a free event designed to help people solve genealogical research issues.

The Aug. 31 event will be led by WCGS University from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Meeting Room B at the Round Rock Public Library, 216 E. Main St. The event will introduce attendees to tools and techniques to help locate documents and records needed to solve issues in genealogical research, organizers described on their website.

"Already have a tree on Ancestry but want to take your work to the next level?" officials wrote. "This workshop will show you how you can make the best use of Ancestry's resources and tools to take your tree beyond a list of names, dates and locations. Learn how to collaborate with relatives, organize your tree for a more focused approach, search the databases when you run out of hints, attach external sources, and avoid red herrings. Bring your Ancestry tree and all of your questions!"

Leading the workshop will be Sarah Kroh, a native Texan with a BA in History. "Genealogy combines many of her interests and she tries to keep storytelling, research, and organization at the heart of every tree she builds," organizers wrote.