Tuscarawas library offering free genealogy programs this fall

The Tuscarawas County Public Library System is offering free genealogy and family history programs this fall at the Main Library and Operations Center and at local cemeteries.

“I have a personal interest in family history, but it is also fun and inspiring to see people find their own family history,” said Gina Merrill, a public service associate who has provided genealogy services at the library for more than 25 years.

Merrill will lead Genealogy Websites for Beginners Monday, Sept. 15, at 6 p.m. The class will introduce attendees to basic websites that can help start a family history search.

In addition, one-on-one help sessions with a genealogy specialist are available in 90-minute blocks between 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on select dates: Sept. 17, Oct. 1 and 15, Nov. 5 and Dec. 3.

The library will also host Find a Grave: Headstone Hunter sessions Saturday mornings at area cemeteries. Participants will help search for requested headstones and contribute missing memorial information to FindAGrave.com. Sessions include:

— Sept. 13, 10 a.m., Calvary Cemetery, Delaware Drive SE, New Philadelphia.

— Oct. 4, 10 a.m., Stone Creek Cemetery, Cemetery Hill Road, Stone Creek.

— Nov. 9, 10 a.m., Sharon Moravian Cemetery, 4776 Moravian Church Road SE, New Philadelphia.

To register, visit tusclibrary.org or call 330-364-4474. The Main Library and Operations Center is at 121 Fair Ave. NW, New Philadelphia.