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Online Event: Caribbean Genealogy - How to Trace Your Sephardic & Ashkenazi Jewish Ancestry
Online Event: Caribbean Genealogy - How to Trace Your Sephardic & Ashkenazi Jewish Ancestry
Saturday, December 16: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library - Special Collections Virtual Programs Room
Age group: Young Adult (12-18), Older Adults (55+), Adult (19+)
event type: Special Event Special Collections Performances & Presentations Online History Genealogy
If you have Jewish ancestry from the British West Indies but are encountering challenges and road blocks with researching your ancestors, then tune in as Genealogist Phillip Nicholas identifies resources and strategies to use when tracing your Jewish ancestors in the British West Indies. Registration is required. Zoom link will be emailed to registrants within 24 hours of the event start time. For more information, please contact 305-375-5572 or specialcollections@mdpls.org. Ages 13 yrs.+
Click here to register: https://mdpls.org/event/9084058
Learn How to Research Your Family Tree
MDPLS Pinecrest Branch Library
Mondays
11am-1pm
Classes begin Nov. 27, 2023
Discover the secrets of your family history with our beginning genealogy classes. Whether you're a newbie or have dabbled before, our expert genealogists will guide you through the fascinating world of tracing your roots.
Native American Heritage Month Resources
Native American Heritage Month Resources
The National Genealogical Society (NGS) is pleased to honor our country's Indigenous Peoples as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month. We hope the resources listed below will help with your genealogy and family history research or be useful information to share with others.
The Library of Congress is hosting a Native American Heritage Month website with support from National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
US Department of the Interior provides the Trace Indian Ancestry page as a guide that discusses how to begin research if you are tracing American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry.
Ancestry has a downloadable PDF available on Researching Your American Indian Ancestors on Ancestry.
Cyndi’s List offers links to a number of resources for Native American and First Nations research.
YouTube can also be a helpful free resource. Check these videos out to get you started:
Tracing Your Native American Family History on Ancestry.com by Nicka Sewell-Smith
Genealogy: Finding American Indian Ancestry by Carly Morgan
Native American Indian and Indigenous Genealogical Research by Genealogy TV with Judy Nimer Muhn
Discovering Native American Ancestry Through DNA by Ugo A. Perego, PhD, from RootsTech 2021
A Conversation with Muscogee Genealogist Rick Fogarty from Mvskoke Media of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Finally, please join us on 8 November 2023 for our next Culture Conversation with filmmaker Alicia Hawkins about her documentary, American Red and Black. Register now at https://bit.ly/NGS CultureConvo8Nov2023.
Genealogy Center’s November Programs (Allen County Public Library)
November 2, 2023, 6:30 p.m. ET “Beginner's Guide to 23andme DNA Testing” with Sara Allen - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9428431
November 7, 2023, 2:30 p.m. ET “British Research Methodology: How, What & Where to Search” with Sylvia Tracy-Doolos - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9324162
November 8, 2023, 7 p.m. ET “Grandpa’s Military File, What and Where Is It?” with Patricia Stamm, an ACGSI Program - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9223027
November 9, 2023, 6:30 p.m. ET “Beginner Colonial-era Research through the Life of Anne Marbury Hutchinson” with Kim Richardson - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9324205
November 14, 2023, 2:30 p.m. ET “Mayflower Genealogy: Tracing Ancestors in Colonial Plymouth Colony” with John D. Beatty - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9324233
November 16, 2023, 6:30 p.m. ET “South Africa: Getting Started” with Sue McNelly - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9324247
November 18, 2023. 2 p.m. ET “Research Tools & Tips - How to Hit the Genealogy Jackpot” with Dr. Al Brothers, An African American Genealogical Society of Fort Wayne program - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUuf-mhqT4tGtDBYlfKT_KSDdnTstB-CFcK
November 21, 2023, 2:30 p.m. ET “Voting Records: Genealogy’s Best Kept Secret” with Pam Vestal - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9324254
November 28, 2023, 2:30 p.m. ET “Finding Your Hungarian Roots” with Dana Palmer - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/9324256
November 30, 2023, 6:30 p.m. ET “Farming, Factories, and the Frontier: Midwest Genealogy Basics” with Eleanor Brinsko - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/8802470
Please register in advance for these engaging programs.
Upcoming FamilySearch Library Webinars
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There is a webinar on Tuesday, Nov 7, 2023, at 10:00 AM MDT. This class is titled "FamilySearch Family Tree: Correcting Relationships". Click here to learn more, register, and attend: https://churchofjesuschrist.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R1cnx2u7SB6tQ7k5JTcbtA#/registration
There is a webinar on Thursday, Nov 9, 2023, at 10:00 AM MDT. This class is titled "Utilizando el Wiki". Click here to learn more, register, and attend: https://churchofjesuschrist.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_esDY6RI0R3a2-fgjBaRq2g#/registration
We want to thank you for your patience and help in spreading the word about our classes. We hope that you will be able to attend and learn more. Due to limited capacity, we do have to limit registration. If our webinar reaches capacity, the webinar will be streamed to the FamilySearch Library Facebook page and can be viewed there. We thank you for your patience as we continue to update and enhance our webinars.
All of our classes are held in the Mountain Time Zone. For help converting our times to your time zone, we recommend using a site: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20211228T180000&p1=220
GSBC Presents: "Bringing Your Family History to Life Through Social History” by Katherine Scott Sturdevant
You are invited to join… The Genealogical Society of Broward County on Sunday, November 05 & December 3 Events!
Open Computer Lab and Social – In-Person Only* (Followed by our program):
12:00 PM to 1:15 PM — Open Lab A, 2nd Floor — GSBC Volunteers are available to answer questions, demonstrate databases and discuss strategies to help each other with our genealogy research.
Members, Guests and Walk-Ins are all Welcome! Bring a Friend! Pre-Registration is suggested but not required. f
01:30 PM to 1:50 PM — Room 2053 also on the 2nd Floor, attendees socialize and view our presentation on the big screen while enjoying light refreshments.
Program – Hybrid** (You choose how to attend):
02:00 PM to 3:00 PM — Room 2053 or via Zoom
*In-person — Members & guests gather to socialize. View our presentation together on the big screen while enjoying light refreshments.
**Via Zoom — Our speaker will be attending via Zoom. Please sign in a few minutes early to make sure your connection is working.
More Information: In-person meetings are held at the Alvin Sherman Library (ASL), on the NSU campus; 3100 Ray Ferrero Jr. Boulevard, Davie/Ft.Lauderdale, FL 33314. For directions, parking ($1/hour or $5/day) and pay-by phone app, information. please click here or call ASL Reference Desk 954-262-4613 for details.
Sunday, November 5, 2023 Program
"Bringing Your Family History to Life Through Social History” by Katherine Scott Sturdevant
2:00 to 3:00 PM Program Followed by Q &A
Discover your family's past through the lens of social history. Learn how to use historical resources and family data to uncover the fascinating stories of your ancestors. Understand their life choices, work, social lives, migration patterns, and more. Join us to bring your family history to life!
Registration Required it’s free: https://gsbcfl.org/eventListings.php?nm=71
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Note Time Change: Eastern Standard Time (EST) Begins on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at 2:00 AM. On this day, we “fall back” one hour.
Hispanic Genealogy Open Forum
*December 9 - 2pm - 5pm - "Open Forum on Hispanic Genealogy"
Register here: https://www.cubangenclub.org/event/cgc-general-meeting-december-2023-open-forum/
Getting the best from The UK National Archives
Nov 22, 2023 01:30 PM ET
Fee - £10
Description:
The National Archives, love it or loathe it: at some stage in your family history research you are probably going to have to use it. Whether it is the online resources or through paying a visit. All this can be very daunting, even for the expert. In this presentation Simon Fowler will demystify the Archives. Whether you are confused by the catalogue or puzzled about parking then this session will be for you. And based on his experience of being a researcher for over forty years and have worked there on and off for nearly thirty he will provide tips and shortcuts that even the staff don’t know about.
Announcing the 2023 Summer Transcription Challenge!
The challenge is about to begin!
This year’s challenge includes:
The Dade County Tax Rolls from the 1800s
Creating an index for our quarterly bulletin, Heritage, for research use and inclusion in PERSI (Periodical Source Indexing). PERSI is a “premier subject index for genealogy and local history periodicals, and is produced by the staff of The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library. This valuable resource provides more than 3.1 million citations to readily-available periodical sources.”
Ready to Complete the Challenge? RSVP Below
Summer Transcription Planning Meeting
A few of us will be meeting this Saturday, August 5, from 2:30-5pm at the Pinecrest Library to plan the details for our upcoming Summer Transcription Challenge. If you are in town, and would like the opportunity to assist in this planning effort, please email to let us know you plan to stop by. Our email is gsgmfl@gmail.com.
Diahan Southard and the Your DNA Guide Webinars
Our free webinars have been so popular, we have decided to offer a 4-part series, and make it even easier to attend.
Now you can sign up (just one time) for access to four of my most popular webinars:
June 22: "DNA Ethnicity Estimates: How to Actually Use Them!"
July 27: "Organize Your DNA Matches Simply and Efficiently"
August 24: "Double-Dip your DNA: YDNA + Autosomal DNA - A Case Study"
Sign up for the webinars here: https://www.yourdnaguide.com/webinar?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Sign+Up+Once+for+4+Free+Webinars%21&utm_campaign=05+23+Webinar+Series+1
Author Series with Cesar Becerra and Beatrice (Bea) Brickell
Saturday, June 10: 11:00am - 12:00pm
MDPLS Main Library
Age group: Adult (19+)
Join Bea Brickell, descendent of the Brickell family, and historian Cesar Becerra who has dedicated the last quarter century of his life to ensure that Mary Brickell gets her true role clarified, for a talk about the Orange Blossom 2.0 project and reflections of old Miami. Light refreshments will be served. Registration is required. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-375-2665 or Hinzes@mdpls.org. Ages 19 yrs.+
Register: https://mdpls.org/event/8545877
Second Chance to See Bea Brickell - June 10th
Reflections of Old Miami and the Florida Keys
Saturday, June 10 at 2pm
The Miami Pioneers and Natives of Dade historical society invites one and all to attend a monthly meeting on Saturday, June 10 at the Pinecrest Branch Library at 2pm to hear guest speaker Bea Brickell give a presentation on remembrances of Old Miami and the Florida Keys.
Among her topics will be:
The Brickell household back when the boys William, Charles and George were growing up
Plantation Key: the skiff and the crocodile
Prohibition and gangsters – Key West to Miami
Click here for more information: https://www.mpnod.org/events/mpnod-bea-brickell-old-miami/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mpnod-sunday-November+12
2023 National Archives Genealogy Series
Public Service: Military & Civilian
Free and no registration!
Videos and presentation materials remain available after the premiere date. Click on YouTube playlist below.
Chat in real time with the presenters during the session's video premiere.
⇒ About the program
⇒ Participation instructions
⇒ YouTube playlist
⇒ Schedule with session descriptions, handouts, and videos
Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army
National Archives Museum
Online
What was it like to be Jewish in Lincoln’s armies? The Union army was as diverse as the embattled nation it sought to preserve, comprising a unique mixture of ethnicities, religions, and identities. Almost one Union soldier in four was born abroad, and natives and newcomers fought side by side, sometimes uneasily. Yet though scholars have parsed the trials and triumphs of Irish, Germans, African Americans, and others in the Union ranks, they have remained largely silent on the everyday experiences of the largest non-Christian minority to have served. Adam D. Mendelsohn draws for the first time upon the vast database of verified listings of Jewish soldiers serving in the Civil War as well as letters, diaries, and newspapers to examine the collective experience of Jewish soldiers and to recover their voices and stories. Joining the author in discussion will be Jenna Weissman Joselit, the Charles E. Smith Professor of Judaic Studies and Professor of History at the George Washington University, and Adrienne DeArmas, who wrote the foreword and will do a presentation on the Shapell Roster for Jewish Service in the American Civil War.
This program is made possible in part by the National Archives Foundation.
Click here to watch: https://www.youtube.com/live/tqQMiQ6PJns?feature=share
Overcoming the Blank Page: Strategies for Starting to Write Up Your Family History
Kimberly Powell’s presentation "Overcoming the Blank Page: Strategies for Starting to Write Up Your Family History" is posted in the GSGM member section and available until July 1st. Click here to log in and watch: https://www.gsgmfl.org/gsgm-member-corner/gsgm-meeting-recordings-and-handouts
If you struggle with procrastination, perfectionism, or paralysis when you sit down to write up your hard-won family history research, this is the session for you! We'll explore why we need to keep good research notes, how to accomplish it without overwhelm, and strategies for getting from a blank page to the first rough draft.
This recording is available for GSGM members only. Want to become a member to watch this presentation? Visit https://www.gsgmfl.org/join
During the summer months, the Genealogical Insititutes keep busy...
SLIG (Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy) fall Virtual 2023
Registration Opens on Saturday, June 10
https://slig.ugagenealogy.org/cpage.php?pt=611
Courses take place on Wednesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays from September-November, 2023. See the website for more information.
GRIP (Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh)
Free Evening Lectures during their Institute Week June 19-22, see their website and the sponsoring organizations' sites to register:
https://www.gripitt.org/evening-programs/
In addition to holding these events, it has been announced that the co-founders will be stepping back, into Advisory positions, and NGS "with its mission of education, has agreed to continue GRIP in the same manner that has created its success, taking the reins 1 October 2023 for the 2024 institute year." Read more about this news here:
https://www.gripitt.org/exciting-news-about-grips-future/
IGHR 2023 Virtual Institute (Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research)
Registration is still open until Saturday, 1 July 2023
Classes will be held Mon-Fri July 24-28, 2023
RootsTech Family History Conference
Thu, Mar 2, 2023 10:00 AM - Sat, Mar 4, 2023
RootsTech 2023 is a free global family history event where people of all ages learn to discover, share, and celebrate their family connections across generations using technology.
Attend virtually for FREE!
200+ NEW on-demand class sessions and classes
All-year learning from the comfort of your own space
Connect via digital chat with friends and industry experts
Deeper Analysis: Techniques for Successful Problem Solving – 16 Mar 2023
Brought to you by the Florida State Genealogical Society
Webinar Abstract: The Genealogical Proof Standard states that analysis and correlation of data are necessary before we can say something is proven, but what techniques are best? Many people collect information but don’t know how to manipulate it for evidence analysis. Spreadsheets, timelines, maps, charts and tables are a few of the techniques that will be discussed to pull out evidence needed to answer research questions.
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