Events › Genealogy: Researching Your Female Ancestors

Researching your female ancestors can be a difficult task. The largely standard practice of changing their surnames after marriage can make women hard to track, and many historical records focus on men with women being listed only under their husbands’ names.

This class will offer some guidance for researching female ancestors including information about sources that you may not have thought to check.

Please note that registration is required for this event as it is taking place over Zoom.

We strive to make our events accessible. To request a disability accommodation and/or language services, please contact: Jessy Wheeler at jwheeler@bpl.org, by February 29, 2024. Please allow at least two weeks to arrange for accommodations.