Gwen Kelley, a librarian who specializes in genealogy and local history, will lead a seminar for family researchers that describes how to use Ancestry Library Edition and FamilySearch.org at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon, Metairie.

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

Ancestry.com LLC is the largest for-profit company in the world. It operates a network of genealogical and historical record websites focused on the United States and nine foreign countries, develops and markets genealogical software, and offers other genealogical related services. It provides access to approximately 16 billion historical records and had over two million paying subscribers. User-generated content tallies to more than 70 million family trees and subscribers have added more than 200 million photographs, scanned documents and written stories.

The Jefferson Parish Library subscribes to Ancestry Library Edition which can be accessed when patrons visit the library to perform family research.

FamilySearch is a genealogy organization operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was previously known as the Genealogical Society of Utah. FamilySearch maintains a collection of records, resources, and services designed to help people learn more about their family history. FamilySearch gathers, preserves and shares genealogical records worldwide. It offers free access to its resources and service online at FamilySearch.org. In addition, FamilySearch offers personal assistance at more than 4,500 family history centers in 70 countries, including the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

For more information regarding this event, contact Chris Smith, Manager of Adult Programming for the library, at (504) 889-8143 or wcsmith@jplibrary.net.