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West Hempstead Obituary Index updated

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The West Hempstead Obituary Index has just been updated and now includes close to 825 entries.

This index includes obituaries and death notices related to residents and, in some cases, former resident of West Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. The majority of the entries are from 1930 to 1968. New entries will be added on a continuous basis.

The information in the index comes from area newspapers such as The Brooklyn Eagle, Newsday, The Hempstead Sentinel, the Nassau Daily Review Star, and the New York Times.

The index includes the date of death, publication and date of publication.

Anyone interested in copies of articles from this index, can contact Jean King at the West Hempstead Public Library, 516-481-6591 ext 22 or email jking@whplibrary.org.

You can access the link by clicking on the words just above this blog posting or click on
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Two local genealogy groups to meet this weekend

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The Brentwood Genealogists will meet this Saturday, March 30, at 10 a.m. at the Brentwood Public Library.

This month’s topic will be “Mitochondrial DNA.” For more information, contact the library at 631-273-7883 ext. 131.

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island will meet this Sunday, March 31, at the Y-JCC in Plainview.

This month’s topic will be “Prussian Polish Research” and the speaker will be Roger Lustig. Roger is the son of German Jews. His father began compiling vital records databases over 35 years ago. Working with GerSIG and JRI-Poland, Roger continues this effort. He has visited various European archives and has transcribed over 100,000 vital records. As GerSIG research coordinator, he supervises database and resource projects. His experiences with difficult data and old handwritten sources have assisted his work with Jewish records.

For more information, go to the club website at:  jgsl.org

 

 

 

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Irish Family History Forum to meet this Saturday

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

There will be a Tips and Tricks session at 10 a.m. with Kathleen McGee at 10 a.m. At 10:45 a.m. there will be an Ask the Experts session.

The featured program will begin at 11:15 a.m. This month the topic will be “City Directories: Finding Ancestors In Between the Federal Censuses” presented by Terry Koch-Bostic.

Member Terry Koch-Bostic, will discuss using city directories in genealogy research. Often ancestors seem to be missing from a particular census. City directories can help establish where your ancestors lived, worked, married, and went to church, as well as their surname variants. Learning how to fully use city directories as a resource may even help you to find vital records or their substitutes.

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

 

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Two genealogy groups to meet this week

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Two local genealogy groups will be meeting this week.

The German Genealogy Group will meet this Thursday, March 7, at the V.F.W. in Hicksville.

There will be an orientation session at 7 p.m. and the program will begin at 7:30 p.m.  This month’s program will be “City Directories: No Town Too Small, No Clue Too Little” presented as a live webinar by professional genealogist Thomas MacEntee.

Most genealogists aren’t taking full advantage of all the clues available in city directories. In this webinar you will learn how go beyond a mere “lookup” of your ancestor and their family.  Topics covered will include: how city directories were created, the secrets of various abbreviations, and how to use the F.A.N. Club approach to get the most information possible. In addition, Thomas will discuss the history of city directories, how important they were to even the smallest town, and how to extract every possible clue for your genealogy research.

For more information, go to the club website at: www.germangenealogygroup.com

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

A Help Session begins at 9:30 a.m. where researchers can get one-on-one assistance from members. The program will begin at 10:30 a.m.

This month’s program will be “I’ve Got My DNA Results, Now What?” presented by Michael Carragher, past president of the DNA Genealogy Group of Long Island. Mike will be guiding us through using your DNA results in your genealogy research. This lecture is for DNA newbies and as well as those with more experience. 

For more information, go to the club website at: www.italiangen.org

To find out about more monthly genealogy meetings on Long Island, go to www.meetup.com, sign up for a free account and join the “Genealogy Federation of Long Island.”

 

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Two local genealogy groups to meet this weekend

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Two local genealogy groups will meet this weekend.

The Huntington Historical Society will meet on Saturday, March 2, at 11 a.m. at the South Huntington Public Library.

This month’s topic will be “Cemetery Sources for Genealogy Research” and will be presented by Robert Farrell.  For more information, call 631-427-7045.

The DNA Genealogy Group of Long Island will meet on Saturday, March 2, at 10 a.m. at the Sachem Public Library.

This month’s topic will be “The Missing Boyles of Drumcrew” and will be presented by Michael Carragher.  What do you do when a great-grandfather disappears and all his siblings abandon their farm and emigrate for destinations unknown, and the paper trail turns up no firm answers?  Michael Carragher will explain how DNA matches and genetic genealogy can provide the clues to solve this riddle.

For more information, go to the club website at:  https://dggli.wordpress.com

To find out about more monthly genealogy meetings on Long Island, go to www.meetup.com, sign up for a free account and join the “Genealogy Federation of Long Island.”

 

 

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Irish Family History Forum to meet on Saturday

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

This month the topic will be “Show and Tell.” Members will share interesting research experiences, suggestions, photos, heirlooms, etc.

The program will begin at 10 a.m. and there will be a short break from 11 – 11:30 a.m. for refreshments and Ask the Expert. The program will continue at 11:30 a.m.

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

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Two local genealogy groups to have meetings this week

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Two local genealogy groups will meet this week.

The German Genealogy Group will meet this Thursday, Feb. 6, at the VFW in Hicksville.

Orientation starts at 7 p.m. and the program begins at 7:30 p.m. This month the program will be “Genealogy Jeopardy.” You can play or be an audience member! Join in the fun as a contestant on Genealogy Jeopardy. Two teams will compete for points in categories like “Where There’s a Will…” and “Any Port in a Storm.”

For more information, go to the club website at: www.germangenealogygroup.com

The Italian Genealogical Group will meet on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Bethpage Public Library. This month the program will be “Crash Course in Italian History.” The presenter will be Alec Ferretti. He will focus on Southern Italy and the social factors which influenced our ancestors. Alec has been researching his family for over 10 years and is a professional genealogist.

Help session will start at 9:30 a.m. and the program will begin 10:30 a.m.

For more information, go to the club website at: www.italiangen.org

 

 

 

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Two local genealogy groups to meet Saturday

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Two local genealogy groups will be meeting this Saturday, February 2.

The Huntington Historical Society will meet at 11 a.m. at the South Huntington Public Library. This month’s topic will be “Family Treasures”. Various members of the group will bring in family items to share.

For more information, call 631-427-7045.

The DNA Genealogy Group of Long Island will meet at 10 a.m. at the Sachem Public Library. This month’s topic will be “Sex, Lies and DNA” presented by Suzanne Danet.

DNA testing can produce surprises and unearth secrets. Unexpected parent-child relationships may be posted outright by your testing company, but other relationships are harder to identify. What do your matches look like when the secret is further back in your tree? Join us as we explore family mysteries that may be hiding in your matches and discuss ideas for solving them.

For more information, go to the club website at:  https://dggli.wordpress.com/

 

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Three local genealogy groups to meet this weekend

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Three local genealogy groups will be meeting this weekend.

The Brentwood Genealogists will present “Using Historic Burying Grounds in Genealogical Research” on Saturday, January 26 at 10 a.m. at the Brentwood Public Library.

For more information, go to the library website at:  www.brentwoodnylibrary.org

The Connetquot Public Library will present “Italian Genealogy Q & A” on Saturday, January 26 at 2 p.m. The speaker will be Alec Ferretti.

For more information, contact the library at 631-567-5079.

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island will present “Lost and Found: Where Were the 4000 Members of the Richard Family of Hungary?” on Sunday, January 27 at 2 p.m.  The speaker will be  George Richard.  JGSLI member George Richard has been researching his Reichard family for eight years, creating a family tree that dates back to the 17th century. He’ll describe his experiences, including creative strategies that helped him break through “brick walls,” family myths that have been undone, and successes he has had through collaboration with others who are studying this family.

For more information, go to the club website at:  http://jgsli.org

 

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Irish Family History forum to meet this Saturday

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The Irish Family History Forum will meet this Saturday, January 19, at the Bethpage Public Library.

Genealogy Tips and Tricks will take place 10 a.m. with member Kathleen McGee. Ask the Experts will begin at 10:45 a.m. This is a chance to meet one-on-one with an experienced genealogist. The main program will begin at 11:15 a.m.

This month’s program will be “FamilySearch Features, Foibles, Tips and Tricks” presented by Marie Scalisi. Marie, a professional genealogist with more than 30 years experience, will show you how to maximize your use of FamilySearch.  She is also a volunteer at the Family History Center in Plainview.

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

 

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