There are two great presentations for our members this month. Mark your calendars for these! If you attended the Virtual Conference, you may also watch on the recorded presentations, with closed captioning. Here’s the line-up for our live programs for November: Tuesday, November 12 8 pm Eastern Diahan Southard presents“Your…
There are four great presentations for our members this month. Mark your calendars for these! Here’s the line-up: Sunday, October 6 1 pm Eastern Tamara Hallo, MLIS presents“Get Organized: Microsoft OneNote for Genealogists” Tuesday, October 8 8 pm Eastern Thomas MacEntee presents“Genealogy Pit Stop: Research in 15 Minute Increments” Saturday,…
There are four great presentations for our members this month. Mark your calendars for these! Here’s the line-up: Saturday, September 7 11 am Eastern Randy Whited presents“How Dungeons & Dragons Has Made Me a Better Family Historian” ___________________________________________________________________ Tuesday, September 10 8 pm Eastern Diane L. Richard presents “Crowdsourced Projects…
We have four great presentations for our members this month. Mark your calendars for these! Here’s the line-up: Sunday, August 4 1pm Eastern Barbara Randall presents“All Aboard! Staying on Track with Your Research” ___________________________________________________________________ Tuesday, August 13 8 pm Eastern Sunny Morton presents “Adding Your Own Stories to Your Family…
How did your family get from Europe to the Prairies? Why did your ancestors migrate through Canada? What clues can be found in records to track your ancestor’s migration? Why did so many Quebeckers leave the province during the 1800s? What was so appealing about the Prairie Provinces?
Many African American researchers struggle to break through the brick wall of slavery. This presentation looks at techniques to identify slave-owners through the use of land, probate and court records.
This presentation will show you how to “jumpstart your genealogy!” Learn the basics of how to investigate your family’s history using both traditional and online sources. Discover which records to tap into to identify your ancestral village, and how history impacts genealogical research.
An introduction to basic church and civil records available from Bavaria for all denominations (Catholic, Lutheran, Jewish), as well as where they could be found (online or in archives).
Like many cultures, Hispanic countries (we’re including Spain) have traditional naming conventions. Understanding these well will make you much more successful when researching and documenting your ancestors.
Both genealogy and role-playing games are, at their core, centered on storytelling. And the more effort put into the work, the more one gets out of it. In both cases it is useful to put one’s self into the mindset of the individual: what was their occupation, their background, their faith and motivations, their possessions, their friends and allies? In short, who were they in relation to the world around them?
