Posted by William Nunnelley on 2002-07-11

Genealogy students from 10 states and Canada are researching family ancestry in England as part of Samford University's British Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research.

Genealogist Sherry Irvine, a specialist in English and Scottish family history, is study leader. The group of 15 students and Samford library director Jean Thomason left June 30 for the three-week session in London and York.

The students are using the Kensington Library, Family Record Centre, Guildhall Library, Kew Public record Office, British Newspaper Library and other resources in London and the City Archives, Minster Library, Central Library and Borthwick Institute in York.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford is widely recognized as having one of the most beautiful campuses in America, featuring rolling hills, meticulously maintained grounds and Georgian-Colonial architecture. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.