Genealogy
ge·ne·al·o· gy
[jee-nee-ol-uh-jee]
2. the study of family ancestries and histories.
Genealogy takes an ancestor from a name and dates to a person to whom you can relate (and sometimes even a photo to give you a face.) Genealogy enables you to compile a personal record of your ancestors' lives - when and where they were born, where they lived, who they married, who their children were. Through the use of the holdings of the SCHRC, you have the opportunity to search for the pieces of your family's puzzle that they created in Sheboygan County.
Whether you've been on the hunt for 25 years or are walking in the door for your first attempt at genealogy - the Research Center will most assuredly have something for you.
"This packrat has learned that what the next generation will value most is not what we owned, but the evidence of who we were and the tales of how we loved. In the end, it's the family stories that are worth the storage."
-Ellen Goodman,
The Boston Globe