Tulsa Family History Month Offers Free Genealogy Workshops Across The Metro

Tulsa Family History Month Offers Free Genealogy Workshops Across The Metro

The Tulsa Family History Month celebration is returning this July with a full schedule of free genealogy workshops, family activities, and hands-on research opportunities designed to help Oklahomans discover their family roots. Hosted by the Tulsa City-County Library, the month-long program includes expert-led classes on DNA research, artificial intelligence, census records, and African American genealogy, along with interactive activities for children and families.

Most events will be held at the Genealogy Resource Center inside the Hardesty Regional Library, one of Oklahoma's largest genealogy collections and an official FamilySearch Center affiliate.

Whether participants are just beginning to build a family tree or have years of research experience, library officials say the workshops are designed to provide practical tools for tracing family history.

Tulsa Family History Month Features Workshops For Every Experience Level

The Tulsa Family History Month schedule begins with a workshop exploring how artificial intelligence can assist genealogists in organizing records, analyzing documents, and expanding family history research. Additional sessions throughout the month will focus on interpreting U.S. Census records, researching family history through the Ancestry Library Edition database, and using DNA results to uncover new family connections.

Professional genealogists Juli Bulleigh and Kate Penney Howard will lead several of the featured workshops, sharing techniques that can help both beginning and experienced researchers uncover new information about their ancestors.

One of the month's signature presentations will focus on tracing African American ancestry before 1870, introducing participants to historical resources such as Freedmen's Bureau records, probate files, and other documents that can help bridge gaps created before federal census records identified formerly enslaved individuals by name.

A complete workshop schedule and registration information is available through the Tulsa City-County Library Events Calendar.

Families And Children Can Explore Their Own History

While many of the genealogy workshops are designed for adults, Tulsa Family History Month also includes activities for younger visitors.

The Hardesty Regional Library will offer free Genealogy Detectives activity kits for children, teens, and tweens while supplies last. The kits include genealogy worksheets, clue cards, puzzles, and family history activities that encourage younger generations to begin learning about their heritage.

Families can also participate in Dinosaur Family Fingerprints, a creative program where participants will make fingerprint keepsakes while exploring family connections in a fun and interactive environment.

Library officials hope these activities encourage parents, grandparents, and children to work together documenting family stories that might otherwise be lost over time.

Information about the Genealogy Resource Center is available through the Tulsa City-County Library Genealogy Resource Center.

Genealogy Assistance Available Year-Round

In addition to the July workshops, the Genealogy Resource Center offers year-round research assistance for individuals looking to expand their family history.

Appointments with genealogy specialists are available by reservation, allowing researchers to receive one-on-one guidance while exploring historical records, census documents, military records, immigration files, and other genealogy resources.

Library officials say Family History Month provides an opportunity not only to learn new research techniques but also to preserve family stories for future generations.

All Tulsa Family History Month programs are free and open to the public, although several workshops require advance registration because seating is limited.

Residents interested in scheduling genealogy assistance or registering for workshops can also find additional information through the Tulsa City-County Library.

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