Upcoming Events
The Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society holds meetings on the fourth Monday of each month, except for December, at 6:00 p.m. Meetings are usually held at the Bentonville Public Library and on Zoom.
September 22, 2025
6pm - 7pm CDT
Bentonville Public Library & Zoom
Finding the Living: Doing Descendancy Research with Rhonda R. McClure
As family historians, we focus on tracing our ancestry further and further into the past, going back one generation at a time. There are, however, cases when we need to do the opposite and trace lines forward. In this webinar, we will discuss how descendancy research, i.e. tracing all descendants of an individual to the present, can help you further your research. Whether you are building out your ancestors’ network of extended family, hoping to understand DNA connections, working on a study project, creating a family association, or just want to connect with distant family, this webinar will give you the necessary tools and strategies for finding living relations.
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This meeting will be held in person at the Bentonville Public Library and on Zoom.
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Zoom Info
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6892653398.
Meeting ID: 689 265 3398
Passcode: 713812
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November 24, 2025
6pm - 7pm CDT
Bentonville Public Library & Zoom
'Successful Collateral and Cluster Searching' with Thomas MacEntee
While you may think you’ve hit a brick wall with your research, have you tried using cluster and collateral search strategies to look for an opening? Researching non-direct relations as well as those friends and neighbors in your ancestors’ network can pay off in ways you might not imagine. Learn why researching those in-laws, “shirt-tail cousins” and others who may not be a direct-line ancestor as well as “friends, neighbors and associates” can help you break down your genealogy research brick walls.
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This meeting will be held in person at the Bentonville Public Library and on Zoom.
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Zoom Info
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6892653398.
Meeting ID: 689 265 3398
Passcode: 713812
