Dr. James Sellers, president of the East Texas Genealogical Society and Janet Cottle, director of education said that ETGS and the Tyler Public Library will sponsor a four week series of classes for beginner genealogists during the month of August.

The classed will meet for four consecutive Saturday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Taylor Auditorium at the Tyler Public Library, 201 S. College St., in Tyler.

Roots 101 classes will be free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required. Contact Janet Cottle at janetc883@aol.com or (903) 849-5779 to register. For more information, visit the Web site at www.etgs.org.