Curious about your family history? Join us at the Busch Library (1410 West Street, Annapolis) on Saturday, August 8 from 1:00–4:00 pm and get one-on-one guidance from experienced genealogists with the Anne Arundel Genealogical Society. Whether you're just starting out or hitting a brick wall, we're here to help! 

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Our 2026 meetings include a mix of basic and intermediate topics, covering DNA testing, tools, and analysis, and maybe even a speaker or two. We encourage members to contribute to our meetings, share problems you need help resolving, or present your research and discoveries. Contact us at dna@aagensoc.org and we’ll put you on the schedule.

Join Eve Love for an engaging look at probate inventories—who created them, what they include, when and why they were made, and how they can reveal fascinating details about our ancestors’ lives and circumstances. Through selected examples, Eve will highlight the unique clues these records can provide for family history research.

Curious about your family history? Join us at the Busch Library (1410 West Street, Annapolis) on Saturday, July 11 from 1:00–4:00 pm and get one-on-one guidance from experienced genealogists with the Anne Arundel Genealogical Society. Whether you're just starting out or hitting a brick wall, we're here to help! 

Spend some time in the Pratt Library’s Maryland Department learning about the resources available to you, including maps and atlases, directories, port arrival and naturalization records, and more!  

Our 2026 meetings include a mix of basic and intermediate topics, covering DNA testing, tools, and analysis, and maybe even a speaker or two. We encourage members to contribute to our meetings, share problems you need help resolving, or present your research and discoveries. Contact us at dna@aagensoc.org and we’ll put you on the schedule.

Curious about your family history? Join us at the Busch Library (1410 West Street, Annapolis) on Saturday, June 13 from 1:00–4:00 pm and get one-on-one guidance from experienced genealogists with the Anne Arundel Genealogical Society. Whether you're just starting out or hitting a brick wall, we're here to help! 

FamilySearch Full-Text Search is opening up exciting new ways to discover records that were once difficult—or nearly impossible—to find through ordinary name indexes. In this presentation, Tom McCarriar will take a quick look at what full-text search is and why it matters, then walk through simple search strategies, useful filters, and tips for making sense of the results.