The Milton Historical Society announced the opening of a new research center with an educational family tree workshop on July 12 at the historic society on Union Street. The new resource space is devoted to helping researchers looking for historical information or working on family history research. The research center includes library books (some rare, some local and some specific to Milton history), online family tree databases, printers, laptops and trained volunteers to lead researchers through their history questions.
To mark the opening of the research center, the historical society hosted a family tree workshop on July 12 led by CJ Gail, a summer intern and history student from Trinity College in Ireland. Gail is studying in the U.S. this summer to gain a new perspective on history research from a different cultural view.
The family tree workshop introduced participants to the basics of genealogy research including how to get started, what resources and websites to use and how to stay organized. The workshop also introduced a new monthly workshop series on different historical research topics. One of the upcoming workshops will be on historic home research.
The research center is open to the public by appointment only. Fees for research are by donation and determined by the level of research. The space is intended for a pure educational use and is not affiliated with any regulations or restrictions. The new research center will help individuals research their personal or local history with confidence.
The Milton Historical Society is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Saturday. For research appointments or to register for an upcoming workshop, please call 302-684-1010 or email visit@historicmilton.org. For more information, visit miltonhistoricalsociety.org.