Archives for January 2016

Free webinar to focus on genealogy software

The New England Historic Genealogical Society will present a free webinar, tomorrow, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. entitled “Choosing a Genealogical Software Program.”

Genealogical software can help you organize your family history research, generate charts and reports, correct entry mistakes, and visualize your progress. Learn how to select software that’s right for you and how to transfer your files from an old program to a new one.

You must register for this free webinar. To register, go to: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2419120565893263618

 

 

Findmypast to offer free access this weekend

Findmypast is offering free access to many of its historical records collections this weekend.

Some of the records available include:

  • WW2 Prisoner of War records, millions of England & Wales Crime records and the incredible British in India collection
  • England and  Wales Electoral registers, containing over 220 million names
  • Birth, marriage and death records dating back to the 18th century
  • UK parish records, dating back to 1538
  • Historical newspapers from across the world
  • UK military records
  • Irish family history records
  • Passenger lists for ships sailing to and from Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and the US

Free access lasts from 7:00 am (EST) on Friday, January 22 until 6:59 am (EST) on Monday, January 25. To access the records you will need to be signed in at Findmypast: you can register for free using your name, email address and country of residence.

The free access excludes the 1939 Register, UK Electoral Registers (2002-2013) and the UK Companies House Directors (2002-2013) record sets.

To get started searching, go to: http://www.findmypast.com/freeweekend

Free webinar to discuss occupations of ancestors

The Florida Genealogical Society will present a free webinar tonight at 8 p.m. entitled “Your Ancestors was…Occupations of Our Ancestors.”

So you have found the occupation of your ancestor, now what? Ancestral occupations can give clues to who our ancestors were, how they lived, where they lived, and most importantly, give them individual identity and personality. There is much to be discovered about our families from their occupations so that future generations can come to understand their heritage.

You must register for this free webinar. To register, go to: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3959269167127085314

 

Chinese American genealogy to be topic of webinar

The New England Historic Genealogical Society will present a free webinar, tomorrow, Jan. 21, at 3 p.m. entitled “Chinese American Genealogy.”

Chinese-American family history research can be conducted using standard genealogical resources such as census records, city directories and land records. There are also other resources that can be especially helpful such as grave markers, records produced from the Chinese Exclusion Acts and jiapu (collected family histories).

To register for this webinar, go to:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4240360421774239233

 

HistoryGeo to be topic of free webinar

The Georgia Genealogical Society will present a free webinar tonight at 8 p.m. entitled “HistoryGeo.com: Unlocking the Past with Original and Early Landowner Maps.”

Genealogists learn that many families cannot be found in census records and that many women get referred to only by their married name.

A favorite technique used by many is to analyze the friends, neighbors, and associates of your research subject. HistoryGeo.com makes this an easy task. It lays out, in a single-map, 12.5 million original U.S. landowners among 30 states. In this webinar, learn how to use the tools that HistoryGeo offers.

To register for this webinar, go to: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4468676209679954690

 

 

Genealogy TV show continues

Season 3 of  “Finding  Your Roots” with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will continue on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016 at 8 p.m. on PBS stations.

Tuesday night’s episode will feature: Shonda Rhimes, Maya Rudolph and Keene Ivory Wayans.

To see more information about the show, go to: http://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/

Irish genealogy group to meet Saturday

The Irish Family History Forum will meet on Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Bethpage Public Library.

The program will begin at 10 a.m. This month’s program will be “Show and Tell.” Members will make short presentations on their research results, methods and family histories.

For more information on the club, go to its website at: www.ifhf.org

Free webinar to cover the genealogy research process

The Illinois Genealogical Society will have a free webinar on Tues. Jan. 12, at 9 p.m. entitled “Organizing Your Genealogy Research Process.”

Participants will learn to define their research goals; to create manageable projects; to break projects down into sub-projects and tasks and to track  goals, projects, and tasks using software tools. Also covered in the webinar will be:  how to use a research log;  tools for documenting the process from source to information to evidence to conclusion and how to transfer conclusions into genealogical database programs.

You must register for this free webinar. To register, go to:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8573458780274373378

Genealogy TV show continues Tuesday

Season 3 of  “Finding  Your Roots” with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will continue on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 at 8 p.m. on PBS stations.

Tuesday night’s show will feature: Bill O’Reilly, Soledad O’Brien and Bill Maher.

To see more information about the show, go to: http://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/

Italian Genealogy Group to meet Saturday

The Italian Genealogy Group will meet this Saturday, Jan. 9, at the Bethpage Public Library.

The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. and assistance is available for beginners and advanced researchers from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. This month’s topic will be “Ask the Experts.”

The library is located at 47 Powell Avenue. For more information about the club, go to the group’s website at:  www.italiangen.org