Your Next Step: Write Your Family History - Steve Szabados
Writing your family history doesn't need to be intimidating or tedious! Steve Szabados, an author of many genealogy books, will walk you through the process of writing out your genealogy research to share with future generations.
You must register to participate in this live, online event. You will receive a link to participate by email. No library card required.
We will discuss the many ways to reach out to distant living cousins to help you expand your pedigree chart forward in time. You may find family treasures, photos, DNA test takers and information that will break down a brick wall. We will explore online trees, lineage societies, cemetery indexes, obituaries in newspapers, living people finder websites and social media. Non-members welcome. Join fellow genealogists for a skills session via Zoom, rather than in-person. If you would like information about how to join the meeting, please contact info@mikvgs.org. https://mikvgs.org/
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Please note that the times listed above are Pacific time. The times listed on the April 2021 Webinar Calendar are Mountain time.
Tuesday, April 20
Wisconsin State Genealogical Society (Webinar)
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
It's More Than Just Names: Griffith's Valuation - Donna Moughty
Fire and government destruction of early census records left a void for Irish researchers. Griffith's Valuation is one of the only lists of where people lived before, during and after the Famine, however many researchers don't understand how to use it. This lecture explains its importance to Irish researchers and explains how to use it.
Turning Raw Information Into Evidence Tips for Drawing and Explaining Conclusions
- J. H. (Jay) Fonkert, CG
Brush up on your evidence analysis skills. Grasp the difference between direct and indirect evidence. Understand how to logically weave indirect evidence to answer a research question. Learn how to craft a proof statement, a proof summary, or a more complex proof argument.
From 1565 to 1790, Africans comprised over a third of the roughly one million newcomers to what would become the United States. With little exception, these nearly 360,000 men, women, and children crossed in bondage. Centuries of local and federal laws related to the livelihood of black Americans have created a complex paper trail of genealogical resources. This class aims to provide introductory historical context and recommend basic research methods in the pursuit of African-American family history.
3 Ways to Advance Your Research With Correlation - Shannon Green, CG
Correlation is required to meet the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS), but what exactly is it? How do I do it? And can it help me solve genealogical problems? We will use case studies to demonstrate how to correlate evidence to generate ideas for further research, test hypotheses, and present conclusions. You will leave the webinar with clear steps to apply to your genealogy at different stages during the research process.
Southern California Genealogical Society (Webinar)
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Moonshine and Stills: Finding Archived Records for Your Moonshiner Ancestor - Melissa Barker
Have you been told that our ancestors made moonshine? Have you ever wondered if there were records to help you verify those stories? Learn from an archivist who has found moonshine records in the archives about finding records for our moonshine ancestors.
The initial broadcast of this webinar is free. Click on the link to register:
New York Genealogical & Biographical Society (Webinar)
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
The Rest of the Story: Finding Your Family in Online Newspapers - Janeen Bjork
Newspapers contain everything from the mundane to the most sensational items for family researchers. The program will include an abbreviated history of American newspapers; a basic lesson in OCR (optical character recognition, the technology that allow newspapers to be indexed and searched online), and the best practices for research, via multiple databases.
Genealogist Dr. Daniel Hubbard will talk about the reconstruction of a life. An odd and dramatic family tale showed a life slowly being converted to myth over generations. Using genealogy, history, and even weather records to reconstruct what seems to have happened, revealed a life that was not so far from the storyline of a myth from the very beginning. In the end, it has come full circle from story to research to storytelling. evanced.mchenrylibrary.org/evanced/lib/eventsignup.asp?
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Please note that the times listed above are Pacific time. The times listed on the April 2021 Webinar Calendar are Mountain time.
FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
8:30 am
English History and Family History Research: 1066-1714
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
9:00 am
English History and Family History Research: 1714-1939
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
9:30 am
English Jurisdictions
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
10:00 am
Church of England Records Before 1813
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
10:30 am
Church of England Records From 1813 Onward
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
12:00 pm
That's English?! Reading Old Handwriting
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
12:30 pm
Introduction to Quarter Sessions Records
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
1:00 pm
England Research in the FamilySearch Wiki
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
1:30 pm
Key English Resources on FamilySearch.org
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
2:00 pm
Key English Resources on Ancestry.com
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
2:30 pm
Key English Resources on FindMyPast.com
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
3:00 pm
Start With What You Know, Analyze What You Know
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
3:30 pm
Open Question and Answer
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Saturday, April 24
Delaware Genealogical Society (Webinar)
7:00 am
Genealogy of a Home: Using Land Records, Wills, Census and Newspapers to Trace Family - Reece Robinson
Reese Robinson of the Delaware Genealogical Society will use case studies and resources from Delaware to trace a property using land records, as well as the people who owned that property.
Reese has given past Delaware Genealogical Society presentations on numerous topics, including Newspapers, Cemeteries, and Maps. Free and open to the public.
Registration required; details coming soon on how to register for this event.
More information at: delgensoc.org/
San Mateo County (CA) Genealogical Society (Webinar)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Sisters Unite! Two Hundred Years of Women's Suffrage - Tina Oberg
Free, everyone is welcome. Held via Zoom; watch the website, blog, Facebook page, and email notices for details. The formal meeting is from 10:30 am to noon and is preceded by social time at 10:00 am. The 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote, was ratified in 1920. The amendment was a culmination of over 70 years of agitating for women's rights that begun in 1848 at Seneca Falls. Lisa will present a brief history of the suffrage movement in the United States.
Everyone is welcome at SMCGS events. To receive a link to our Zoom meetings, please join the SMCGS eNews mailing list – Click on mailing list at the lower left corner at: www.smcgs.org
The time listed for this webinar is Pacific time.
Saturday, April 24
California Genealogical Society (Webinar)
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Family Stories in Cloth - Jeanie Low
This event is presented online via Zoom and is co-presented by the Bay Area Chinese Genealogy Group.
Jeanie Low uses fabrics to create family story quilts. Her talk will focus on how family quilts can start conversations to preserve family legacies. Jeanie will show her family quilts and talk about how she verified the information.
Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County (MI) (Webinar)
10:30 am
Finding the Inner Light: Researching Our Quaker Ancestors- Diane Gagel
Would you like to gain more intimate knowledge about the lives of your Quaker ancestors? Learn about the history, records, and basic beliefs of the Society of Friends. Understanding the religious practices of your ancestors can lead to more intimate information on their families.
Non-members wishing to be included may send a request to info@washtenawgenealogy.org. Please send the request no later than 3 days before the meeting.
Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County (MI) (Webinar)
3:15 pm
A Story of Cindy Lou Who: A DNA Case Study
Learn how adoptees can find their birth families by following along on a search to find biological parents and siblings using state and agency records, DNA tests, DNA matches and their public family trees, DNA match analysis tools, messaging, email, and social media.
Non-members wishing to be included may send a request to info@washtenawgenealogy.org. Please send the request no later than 3 days before the meeting.
Webinars and handouts are completely free and open to the public. Please make sure your headphones or speakers are connected BEFORE you enter the webinar room. We recommend that you enter the webinar about 15-20 minutes before the start time. This will help ensure that your sound is working before the webinar begins. If you would like to download the Handout click on the word “Click Here” next to the title of the class.
Please note that the times listed above are Pacific time. The times listed on the April 2021 Webinar Calendar are Mountain time.
FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
8:45 am
How Genealogists Use DNA
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
9:30 am
Grouping DNA Matches
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
12:00 pm
Using DNA to Determine Relationships
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
1:15 pm
Using DNA to Find Unknown Parents: A Case Study
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FamilySearch Family History Library (Webinar)
2:00 pm
Using DNA to Solve a Brick Wall: A Case Study
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Monday, April 26
New York Genealogical & Biographical Society (Webinar)
3:00 pm
Using the NYG&B Online Collection - Frederick Wertz
Join NYG&B Director of Digital Services Frederick Wertz as he shares everything you need to know about the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society's online records.
Our online collections include millions of names and cover the entire state of New York—many of our collections cannot be access anywhere else on the web.
The presentation will cover:
Our largest, most popular collections
How to search and browse to yield the best results
Recently added collections and new collections coming soon
Webinars and handouts are completely free and open to the public. Please make sure your headphones or speakers are connected BEFORE you enter the webinar room. We recommend that you enter the webinar about 15-20 minutes before the start time. This will help ensure that your sound is working before the webinar begins. If you would like to download the Handout click on the word “Click Here” next to the title of the class.
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Tuesday, April 27
Louisville (KY) Genealogical Society (Webinar)
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Exploring Pennsylvania's State Archives and State Library - James Beidler
The Pennsylvania State Archives and State Library of Pennsylvania are well worth a researcher’s attention – catalogs and some records can be accessed online, and a research trip can be worthwhile with advance planning.
Join us virtually as local genealogist walks us through understanding our own history. This month's topic is History, Geography, and Genealogical Research. Immigration and migration--what made your ancestors come or go? Disease, epidemics, and your ancestores. Wars, the military and your ancestors.Changing state and county boundaries: Did your ancestore really move? You will be better able to answer questions like, "How and where to search?"
Register for this free event and the information for the virtual class will be sent directly to your email account.
Sometimes you just a need a nudge or prompt to get the words flowing! That's what we've discovered in previous sessions.
Though held online, the format of this virtual workshop will be essentially the same as one's we've held in person in previous years. We'll have a brief introduction to the topic followed by a choice of family or personal history writing prompts and a 10 minute free writing period on scratch paper or computer that gets creative juices flowing. Short enough to keep perfectionism at bay but long enough to dash out a quick draft of something that's been hiding deep in your brain!
We'll then take turns sharing our paragraphs with the group if desired. Then we'll do one or two more rounds as time allows with more prompts, more writing, more sharing and more fun!
The more the merrier, so invite your friends to register too!
This event will be held virtually and registration is required. Your registration confirmation email will include the Zoom access information.
94% European and 6% Nigerian: Tracing My Missing Nigerian Ancestor - Yetunde Mornke Abiola
You have discovered that you have 6% Nigerian ethnicity in your DNA or maybe a friend or client has asked about this. What does this mean? Who is this missing link and how do you find this ancestor? Many people have discovered that they have a percentage of African in their genetic makeup. So what next? How do you begin to find your Nigerian ancestor? What do you need to know about Africa, Nigeria, and Nigerian people? What part of Nigeria did your ancestor come from? In this session, as a black British-Nigerian person, I will show you how to start, focus and streamline your search, providing you with important facts and useful tips and resources to help you find your unknown ancestor and possibly, an extended family.
Navigating the Records from the War of 1812 - Brian Rhinehart
From bounty land to pensions, there is no shortage of genealogical records for soldiers from the War of 1812. Learn how and why these records were created, how to make sense of them, and what those records can contain for your ancestors.
Registration is required. This program will be presented online via Zoom. An access log-in will be emailed the evening before the event.
Southern California Genealogical Society (Webinar)
10:00 am to 11:30 am
WikiTree: The Free Family Tree - Sarah Callis
WikiTree is a free online, collaborative one-world tree where members work together to create accurate, sourced profiles that not only compile the basic facts, but also biographies and photos. WikiTree's platform also enables its members to create non-person related pages to gather other information, such as those pertaining to a One Place Study.
The initial broadcast of this webinar is free. Click on the link to register:
Southern California Genealogical Society (Webinar)
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Using GEDMatch Basic Tools - Andrew Lee
GEDmatch is a free website where you can upload your DNA kit from any of the major testing companies. It allows you to find matches that tested with other companies. This presentation is designed for beginning genetic genealogists.
The initial broadcast of this webinar is free. Click on the link to register:
