{"id":9920,"date":"2018-10-03T19:03:32","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T19:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=9920"},"modified":"2018-10-03T19:03:32","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T19:03:32","slug":"finding-family-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/03\/finding-family-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Family History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>Community Library to host Genealogy Workshop<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><em>BY YANNA LANTZ<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9923\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9923\" src=\"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Photo-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The upcoming Genealogy Workshop at The Community Library in Ketchum will allow attendees to research their family tree. Public domain photo, accessed via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p4\">The Community Library in Ketchum will host a Genealogy Workshop from 3-4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11. This basic research class will allow attendees to research their family tree with Donna Voyles, the director of the Family History Center in Hailey.<br \/>\nGenealogy is one of the oldest sciences in the history of humanity. From the Greek, \u201cgenos\u201d and \u201clogos\u201d mean \u201cbirth\u201d and \u201cscience,\u201d respectively, so genealogy is the science of birth. The practice seeks to find one\u2019s ancestors and place them in time so as to learn more about one\u2019s ethnic, social and geographical origins. Using known information about ancestors\u2019 births and deaths, maps and public records, attendees can research their family lineage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Often, genealogy is interchanged with \u201cfamily history\u201d; however, this is inaccurate, as a family history refers more to an in-depth study of the lineage in a family, including the life stories of individuals\u2014like their education, occupations, medical conditions, military service, residences and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">There are numerous reasons to research one\u2019s genealogy and expand it as a full family history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u201cWith the knowledge of genetics, medical science needs to know an individual\u2019s family history; what one\u2019s parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles suffered or died from assists the doctors to better know how to prevent and treat you, the descendant, as an individual today,\u201d says FamilyTree.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Additionally, it can be fascinating to research one\u2019s ancestors. Learning about each ancestor as a person\u2014their strengths or their weaknesses, or their abilities and their achievements\u2014in a sense puts a real face to that ancestor\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">DNA testing has gained great popularity with sites like Ancestry.com and 23andMe, and now anyone can learn more about their genealogy and ancestry through personalized results. Ancestry.com is currently offering a free genealogy trial for those interested in learning more about their family tree. Visit ancestry.com to partake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">There is no cost to participate in The Community Library\u2019s Genealogy Workshop. Visit comlib.org for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Library to host Genealogy Workshop BY YANNA LANTZ The Community Library in Ketchum will host a Genealogy Workshop from 3-4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11. 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