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Genealogy Class - Genealogy and Google

Event Type: Adults
Age Group(s): Adults
Date: 3/28/2018
Start Time: 2:00 PM
End Time: 3:00 PM
Description:
 Gwen Kelley, a librarian who specializes in genealogy and local history, will lead a seminar that focuses on genealogy and Google for family researchers, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, at the West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey

This event is free of charge and is open to the public. There is no registration.

Many genealogists use Google for genealogical surname queries. Not only does Google produce accurate and relevant search results, it is extraordinarily fast and flexible.

However, Google has evolved since it was created in 1999 and the tips and tricks have changed and evolved also. During this presentation, Kelley will discuss tips and strategies to search for relatives using Google.
• Apply quotation marks
• Use the minus sign
• Get site specific results
• Search only title pages
• Search a date range
• Search for Terms Near Each Other

For more information, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming, at 504-889-8143 or wcsmith@jplibrary.net.
Library: Jane O'Brien Chatelain West Bank Regional Library
Location: Meeting Room
Contact: Gwen Kelley
Contact Number: 504-849-8806
Presenter: Gwen Kelley