At The Lincoln Home on Monday, April 30, from 3 to 4 p.m. Helen Shaw, a certified genealogist and past president of the Maine Genealogical Society, will describe how to start a family history by looking for clues in birth, death and marriage certificates; obituaries; newspaper clippings about family activities; school records; baby and wedding books; business papers, jewelry and pins relating to fraternal and other groups.

The event is free. The Lincoln Home is located at 22 River Road, Newcastle. For more information, contact Rhonda Hanna, 563-3350, or rhonda@lincoln-home.org. Keep informed on our weekly events at www.lincoln-home.org or follow us on Facebook.