The East Tennessee Historical Society will host a free First Families of Tennessee "How-To" Workshop on Saturday, May 23, 1998, at the historical society's headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee. The workshop is specifically designed to assist people who have hit "brick walls" while working on their First Families of Tennessee application but should be helpful to anyone researching their family tree in 18th-century Tennessee. Cherel Henderson, ETHS associate director and First Families of Tennessee project coordinator, will lead the workshop from 10 am until 12 noon in the East Tennessee Historical Center's Lucille S. Thompson Auditorium (600 Market Street). A map is located at http://www.korrnet.org/eths/map.htm Topics and questions to be addressed will include: "How to prove an ancestor was in Tennessee before 1796," "Acceptable sources to prove descent," and "Advice on completing the FFT application" No advance registration for this workshop is required and admission is free. Membership in First Families of Tennessee is open to anyone who can prove descent from an ancestor who was in Tennessee by the time of statehood in 1796. For additional information about the East Tennessee Historical Society, including its First Families of Tennessee heritage project, visit the ETHS web pages at http://www.korrnet.org/eths/ Sincerely, Shane S. Rhyne, Public Relations Coordinator East Tennessee Historical Society P.O. Box 1629, Knoxville TN 37901-1629 ETHS@netstarcomm.net http://www.korrnet.org/eths/ ***Please note ETHS cannot respond to online requests for research assistance at this time. For a listing of professional researchers in this area, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to ETHS at the address in the signature above.***