Ancestry & FamilySearch: Two Tools, One Research Question
Date: November 16, 2026
Time: 07:00 PM to 08:15 PM
Location: Mahon Library Community Room 1306 9th Street Lubbock TX

Ancestry & FamilySearch: Two Tools, One Research Question

Where do you start when you have a family story but no record to back it up? Join the South Plains Genealogical Society for a beginner-friendly look at how Ancestry and FamilySearch can work together. We’ll follow one family as we look for a marriage record. 

Along the way, you’ll see how a personal Ancestry tree differs from FamilySearch’s shared Family Tree, how to follow a hint back to its source, and how to use a catalog to find records for a particular place and time. We’ll finish by looking at what the marriage record actually tells us and how to attach it to the tree so we can find it again.

Bring an ancestor you’re curious about, or simply follow along with the class example. Free and open to everyone.