The Wake County Genealogical Society is reaching out to everyone bitten by the ancestry bug with an enticing invitation: discover your roots at their upcoming “Find Your Family History Event.” The society promises a guiding hand to participants in navigating the woven pathways of lineage, using digital tools to unearth the lives that preceded them. Planned for a Saturday morning, the gathering is open to anyone drawn to the siren call of genealogy; novices and experts alike can partake in this voyage through ancestral narratives.
Set against the backdrop of Laurel Hills Community Center, the event, slated for May 31, offers not just a mere introduction to family history research but an interactive experience, where personal laptops become portals to the past. Attendees will have the opportunity to dive into Ancestry and FamilySearch websites with the support of the society’s savvy members, who will be on hand to escort them through these online vaults of familial lore. An informational video will punctuate the environment, ensuring that the air is thick with knowledge even as fingers tread lightly on keyboards, searching for whispers of forebears whose stories beg to be told.
This community event is part of a larger effort to help people explore their family history, a growing trend made easier by online records. According to the City of Raleigh’s official website, the event is free and open to all ages, showing a strong commitment to making history accessible to everyone…