Natrona County Genealogy Society

09/20/2025

Many thanks to Kellie Humphries for the excellent presentation she gave last night at our September class to help us iwth our genealogy research. Below is the handout she had for attendees which lists many of the research programs available to anyone with a Wyoming library card. She also opened many of the programs & showed her audience how to access them & use them. If you have difficulty accessing or navigating any of the programs, just give Kellie a call at the library! Happy hunting!! (the class was also recorded & Kellie can tell you how to access that.)

09/15/2025

Genealogy Workshop: What Your Library Can Do For You

Join us for our September Genealogy Workshop on Thursday, September 18th, at 6:30 PM. Kellie Humphries, Adult Services Specialist at the Natrona County Library, will guide you through the many ways the Library can assist with your genealogy research. Whether you're just starting out or looking to break through a brick wall in your family history, this workshop will provide valuable resources and strategies to help you uncover your roots.

This event is offered in partnership with the Natrona County Genealogical Society and is free and open to the public. For more information, call 577-7323. We look forward to helping you discover your heritage!

Bring a friend. This class kicks off our 2025/2026 season of genealogy classes. There are so many resources at your disposal statewide. You won’t want to miss this, we promise. See you soon!

09/14/2025

It's September & that means it's time once more for our Genealogy group to gather in the Crawford Room of the Natrona County Library for another year of FREE outstanding classes! This month, we'll meet on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 6:30 PM (this week!!) to hear Kellie Humphries, Adult Services Specialist & genealogy buff herself, share how our library can best be used for genealogy research! Bring your laptop or tablet and a friend or family member to help us kick off the season! And please click like and then share this post on your own FB page to help us get the word out!! If you'd like to join our group & be included in field trips, the newsletter, & other benefits, the cost is still only $15 a year (Sept - Dec. & Jan. - May) and that covers a couple (husband/wife or 2 other family members like mother/daughter). You can join before or after the class.

07/04/2025

If you haven't tried Ancestry yet, this is a great opportunity for you!!!

Sale ends 7/8. Terms apply.

05/23/2025

"Remembering fallen WW2 American soldiers in the Netherlands"
Did you have WW2 vets in your family who were buried on Dutch soil? Learn how you can connect with the grateful Dutch families who have cared for those American graves for generations!

04/24/2025

TODAY! Join our Genealogy Chat Group at Metro Coffee downtown at 1:00. We can help you get started, or offer fresh eyes to a brick wall. Bring your computer and have a cup of joe with us. See you there!
Natrona County Genealogy Society

04/15/2025

04/15/2025

Join us Thursday, April 17, at 6:30 pm, in the Crawford Room of the Natrona County Public Library for our monthly genealogy class. Local genealogy enthusiast, Cindy Bower, will share research techniques of her family, and familiar local name, the Sedar Family. Our classes are free, so bring a friend and enjoy this high interest presentation, while learning useful, real scenario research tips that could transfer to your own family research. See you Thursday evening!
Natrona County Library
Natrona County Genealogy Society

03/27/2025

Heads up if you've used the 23 & Me DNA kit ...

Privacy experts are urging consumers to protect their 23andMe data now that it has declared bankruptcy. Here's how to delete yours.

03/27/2025

New addition to Newspspers.com ... Irish newspapers!!

https://blog.newspapers.com/new-irish-newspapers/?xid=7304&utm_source=Internal&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Content_Mar-2025

Incredible new resource for anyone researching Irish ancestors and Irish history! Learn about our new Irish papers on the blog.

03/19/2025

Like so many of us, do you have some close cousin marriages in your family tree that make it look more like an hourglass than a tree?? (or brothers marrying sisters, or ??) Well apparently the situation has a name ... PEDIGREE COLLAPSE!! Read and share your examples with us!!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedigree_collapse?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0wFGHQtTjOdS1c-Tmi2zI0cWBjRpTb626Vu3EEyzkjeSkYrNxFz-ND3EI_aem_HPoYBWUX65sWle5cZYS6yw #:~:text=In%20genealogy%2C%20pedigree%20collapse%20describes,than%20it%20could%20otherwise%20be

In genealogy, pedigree collapse describes how reproduction between two individuals who share an ancestor causes the number of distinct ancestors in the family tree of their offspring to be smaller than it could otherwise be. Robert C. Gunderson coined the term; synonyms include implex and the German...