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Join FBCL’s Facebook Group “Family-History Research-FBCL”

June 2021


Fort Bend County Libraries hosts a “Family-History Research-FBCL” Facebook group page for family-history researchers and local-history buffs. Managed by the Genealogy & Local History department at George Memorial Library in Richmond, the group page is an interactive, online forum for sharing genealogy tips and resources, as well as local-history stories.

“Our Facebook group page gives us a platform where we can share information with the public, and where the public can ask questions or share their own stories with us – all from the comfort and safety of home,” says Daniel Sample, manager of the department.

In addition to family-history research tips, historical photos of different places in the county are posted. Group members are encouraged to share memories and other information they have on the different locations or events.

To join the group, Facebook users can go to the Fort Bend County Libraries Facebook page, click on the “Groups” tab, select the “Family-History Research FBCL” group, and click on the “Join Group” button.

The Genealogy & Local History department at George Memorial Library in Richmond is open for visitors during regular business hours. Genealogy librarians are available to assist visitors at the library, by phone (281-341-2608), or by email (GenealogyGMstaff@fortbend.lib.tx.us).


UPCOMING LOCAL-HISTORY & GENEALOGY PROGRAMS

Each month, FBCL’s Local History and Genealogy Department presents online programs for local-history buffs and family-history researchers. 

These online, pre-recorded videos can be viewed by clicking on the linked titles shown here on or after the scheduled dates. Some upcoming virtual programs include:

More than 400,000 Confederate and Union soldiers were captured and held at one of the 150+ different prison sites that were located throughout the North and the South during the American Civil War. While some of these soldiers were exchanged, many did not survive their captivity.

In this presentation, learn what life was like in these prisoner-of-war camps. Staff from FBCL’s Genealogy and Local History will also talk about different resources that are available to help family-history researchers find out if one of their ancestors was a prisoner during that period.

In this video genealogy session, learn how and where to research property-deed records and discover the types of information that can be gleaned from them.

A record of the transfer or sale of property between people, deed records can help fill in the gaps in one’s family history by indicating family relationships, giving specific information on where and when one’s ancestors lived in a location, and providing insight into their economic status. Because deeds dealt with property and money, they often go further back and contain more information than many other sources. A deed can lead to other sources of information and provide the names of friends as well as family members. 


ADDITIONAL LOCAL-HISTORY & GENEALOGY PROGRAMS

FBCL keeps an archive of additional programs on the library system’s YouTube channel for Adult Programs. The “Genealogy & Local History” playlist  includes a wide variety of helpful genealogy tutorials and local-history stories that can be viewed at any time.

Some of the selections include:

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