Start a family tree at the Genealogy Room
The library's Genealogy Room offers free Ancestry and a FamilySearch center, per our history page. Start with what Grandma knows.
- Who
- Families, Kids, Adults, Seniors
- Ages
- 10+
- Time
- Half a day
- Cost
- Free
- When
- Any time of year
- Show up
- At the library's Genealogy Room.
How to do it
- At home, ask the oldest relative you can: names, places, years.
- Take your notes to the Genealogy Room and ask staff how to start.
- Find one record together.
Grown-ups’ part
Come along, keep it short and fun, and let the kids lead the looking and asking. You handle anything that involves calling, sending or sharing.
Why it matters
Preserve historyHistorical contextEncourage community
Related
- Our Fayetteville history page
- Take the "now" for an old photo
- Read the old town paper
- Read every marker on the courthouse lawn
- All 150 things to do together
Sources
Know better? If something here is wrong or out of date, tell us.
Did it? Send us your photo or story. We print kids’ first names, faces or photos only with a parent’s OK.