The Merrian Webster Dictionary defines it as:
1) an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
2) regular descent of a person, family, or group of organisms from a progenitor
3) the study of family ancestral lines
4) an account of the origin and historical development of something
Generally speaking, there are three parts to sustainability: social equity, economic viability and environmental protection. Under social equity genealogy can help to prevent social exclusion and discrimination, promote solidarity and contribute to the well-being of stakeholders.
This research guide will help to meet the following objectives:
TMCC Research Guides will assist you with your research and documenting and writing your family history:
TMCC Library Family History Research Room
Mission Statement
To be the leading local resource for family history, genealogy and their associated disciplines.
Promote recognition of the worth of family history research by:
Create and encourage collaboration with:
to further the needs of those we serve.
The TMCC Library is pleased to offer you three ways to research your family history. First, we offer a free online Open Genealogy Lab each Friday, secondly we have a dedicated family history research room, and thirdly we offer free online one on one genealogy research assistance appointments.
While our campus has re-opened, due to Covid-19 our Open Genealogy Lab will continue to meet online via Zoom . If you would like to attend the Open Genealogy Lab by logging in from home, please contact Suzanne Malek at smalek@tmcc.edu.
TMCC Library Open Genealogy Lab
Come in and learn new research techniques, hear guest speakers, collaborate and have fun while building your family tree.
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Looking for a guest speaker?
Click here to see a list of the TMCC Experts List
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TMCC Library Open Genealogy Lab YouTube Channel:
Past TMCC Library Open Genealogy Lab guest speaker presentations are now available on the TMCC YouTube Channel! Click here to visit our YouTube Playlist.
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Below are links to newspaper, magazine and website articles about the TMCC Library Open Genealogy Lab and Family History Research Room:
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List of Upcoming Guest Speakers at the TMCC Library Open Genealogy Lab:
Jan 2025
Jan 3 - No class today
Jan 10 - No class today
Jan 17 - No class today
Jan 24 - No class today
Jan 31 - Rick Voight - Vivid-Pix
Feb 2025
Feb 7 - Researching Irish ancestors in Ireland with Richard Dalton, Governor, Nevada Society of Mayflower Descendants
Feb 14 - Building Fort Monroe with Jessica Meadows, Ft. Monroe, Virginia
Feb 21 - Beverly Bevel - Once Enslaved; Once Slaveholder, Forging A Family Reunion
Feb 28 - Cassandra Castle, Executive Director, Herkimer, New York Historical Society
March 2025
Mar 7 - No class today so everyone can attend Rootstech
Mar 14 - Frances Tryon, Historic Hillside Cemetery, GAR and Woman's Relief Corp. (WRC)
Mar 21 - Carol Ansel, Library Director, Godfrey Memorial Library - Introduction to AGBI