Uncovering Your Roots
Getting Started with Genealogy
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Time
6:30-8 p.m.
Location
Madison Central Public Library, Room 301 (201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703)
Description
Interested in learning about your family history? Join us for “Uncovering Your Roots: Getting Started with Genealogy”! In collaboration with Madison Public Library and Wisconsin Historical Society, the Go Big Read program is hosting a genealogy workshop to explore methods and resources for conducting research on your family’s history. During this workshop, we will examine why learning about and documenting history is important. Additionally, we will highlight the tools and resources available at
Cost
Free and open to the public
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email bwillig@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Tuesday, October 6, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.