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Climbing the family tree
As Tarboro’s Town Common is filling up with Civil War re-enactors Friday night, another set of history buffs will be just a few blocks away, safely locked inside.
The Edgecombe County Memorial Library is sponsoring a lock-in from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Janie Allsbrook Local History Room at the library.
Pam Edmondson, the local history and genealogical librarian, told me the purpose of the event is to allow people interested in the subject a chance to indulge in a little after-hours research. It gives them a chance to work, compare their genealogy searches with other people and maybe pick up a few tips.
“They might find a relative that they didn’t know about,” Edmondson said.
Obviously, this is not everyone’s cup of tea. My mother is always talking about how she wants to construct a family tree, but she hasn’t set aside the time and effort yet to do it.
If you are a native and are interested in finding out a little bit more about your family or if just want to learn more about the area, this might be an interesting new thing to try.
Since the library normally closes at 6 p.m., the people in the lock-in will be the only ones inside. This means if you are not through the doors by 6 p.m., you will be locked out.
No registration is required, so you can just show up with some of your family history ready to work.There will be light refreshments.
The library is located at 909 Main St.
For more information, call (252)823-1141 and ask for Pam Edmondson.
Have you ever wanted to find out more about your family history? Share your thoughts by commenting here or e-mail me at lmcfarland@coxnc.com.
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