The East Tennessee Historical Society invites members and guests to attend one of four Civil War genealogy workshops in February conducted by noted lecturer and author Dr. George K. Schweitzer. Two workshops will be hosted in lower East Tennessee in McMinn and Hamilton counties. Workshop participants will learn how to determine if an ancestor served in the Civil War, how to locate records for both Confederate and Union veterans, and how to prove descent. Research will focus on Tennessee, but much of the information will apply to other states, as well. The workshop is being held in conjunction with the East Tennessee Historical Society's new heritage program, Civil War Families of Tennessee. Workshops are free and open to the public. A schedule of the lower East Tennessee workshops is as follows: February 16, 2002 - Athens, TN - 10 a.m. to Noon McMinn County Courthouse, Blue Room Cosponsored by the McMinn County Historical Society February 16, 2002 - Chattanooga, TN - 3 to 5 p.m. Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library, 1001 Broad St. Cosponsored by the Chattanooga Area Historical Association, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library, the Dade County (GA) Historical Society, and the Delta Genealogical Society For directions to the various meeting locations, please contact the following organizations: Feb. 16 - McMinn County Historical Society, 423-744-3911 Feb. 16 - Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library, 423-757-5317 For additional information about the East Tennessee Historical Society genealogy workshops, please contact Cherel Henderson, ETHS Associate Director, 865-215-8823, cherel@east-tennessee-history.org, or visit the ETHS web site at www.east-tennessee-history.org