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.
Mark Your Calendars for Our Upcoming Meetings
Make sure that you have the first Saturday of the month marked on your calendar for GSGM! We resume our regular monthly programming from October through May, but continue to watch your email and our website for other upcoming events.
2023 Planning Survey - We Want to Hear from You!
This month, we will be sending out the annual planning survey in a separate email. These surveys are your opportunity to let us know what types of programs you find useful, what kind of projects you would like to participate in, and to share your thoughts about how you would like to participate with GSGM. Prior surveys have been used to plan programming and seek speakers for various topics of interest.
Appointment of Chairs
Congratulations to the following members, who have been appointed by the Executive Board, and have agreed to serve for the 2023-2025 term:
Ariana Franco - Membership Chair
Tamara Hallo - Education Chair
The position of Communications Chair is still to be appointed. Any member who wishes to submit their names for consideration, please email us at gsgmfl@gmail.com
Congratulations to GSGM's New Board for 2023-2025
At the Member Meeting on May 6, the slate of officers was elected to serve in the 2023-2025 term.
President: Lorrie Martin
Vice President: Giselle Howard
Secretary: Gina Anderhub
Treasurer: Magaly Park
This Executive Board is already hard at work, filling the appointed board positions and planning for the upcoming year, including the Summer Transcription Challenge.
We are all excited to be serving, especially as GSGM prepares to celebrate our 50th Anniversary in 2024!
For GSGM members: To watch the recording of the annual meeting, visit https://www.gsgmfl.org/gsgm-member-corner/gsgm-business
GSGM's 2023 Summer Transcription Challenge
Our 2023 Summer Transcription Challenge Will Be Announced Soon!
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
NGS 2023 Family History Conference
The National Genealogical Society 2023 Family History Conference
"Deep Roots of a Nation"
31 May - 3 June in Richmond, Virginia
In-Person and Online
Designed for family history researchers at all levels ─ beginner, intermediate, and advanced ─ the conference lectures feature records and repositories in Virginia and neighboring states
resources and techniques for researching African American, Indigenous Peoples, Jewish, and other ethnic groups local and federal government records including military, tax, and land records the use of DNA to help determine relationships methods to analyze and evaluate evidence
and much more.
Click here to learn more: https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/
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