Today is: Genealogy Day

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Librarian Ashley Bright talks about African-American genealogy at Greenville's Berea (Sarah Dobey Jones) Branch library on Feb. 8, 2023. Edward Watkins, center, and his sister Brenda W. Brock, to his right, came to get tips on how to trance their family's history.
Librarian Ashley Bright talks about African-American genealogy at Greenville's Berea (Sarah Dobey Jones) Branch library on Feb. 8, 2023. Edward Watkins, center, and his sister Brenda W. Brock, to his right, came to get tips on how to trance their family's history.

Genealogy Day takes place on the final day of Celebrate Your Name Week, which occurs each year during the first complete week in March. The day's creator has said of it, "Climb into your family tree. Jiggle a few branches. Start piecing together your personal history today via one of the world's fastest growing hobbies, genealogy, a puzzle waiting to be put together."

Genealogy can be defined as the study of family origins and history. The word is of Greek roots, coming from the combining of the word for "family" or "race" and the word for "theory" or "science," which together mean "the science of studying family history." Genealogy can be basic or complex. Genealogical information is often arranged using a pedigree chart.

Source: Checkiday.com

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