Several free webinars will be offered this week covering the topics of African-American genealogy, family history blogs and Civil war records.
Family Tree Webinars will present “Organizing Your Research” on Wednesday, May 24 at 2 p.m. Don’t let the “stuff” of genealogy overwhelm your space or your computer files. Organized research can save you time and money and help guide you to the next big breakthrough!
To register, go to: https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/how-do-i-keep-all-this-stuff-straight-organizing-your-research/
The Cranberry Genealogy Club will present “Dissecting a Civil War Penson Pension Record” on Wednesday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time. Do you have a Civil War soldier in your lineage? Perhaps you even have some of his records or artifacts. Military records of this era can reveal many things about your ancestor and his family, but the procurement and interpretation of these records can also be overwhelming, especially if you are a beneficiary of hundreds of pages of documentation. We take the “typical” pension records of a Union and a Confederate soldier, pull the file apart to understand its contents, extract the evidence, and then place it in the context of other evidence to give us a better “picture” of two soldiers.
To register, go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlceqvpj4tGNE6mtdeFVIFghHAdFuecn1F#/registration
The Allen County Public Library will present “Using Blogs to Share Family History Writing” on Thursday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m. Have you considered starting your own genealogy blog to share the compelling stories of a family line or of a particular ancestor? This class will focus on the basics behind creating a blog and all you need to know to get started with publishing your selected content online. The interactive element of blogging adds a dynamic element that stand-alone books and regular websites do not offer because readers can post information and stories to add to the content that you share with your audience.
To register, go to: https://acpl.libnet.info/event/8367408
The New York Public Library will present “Introduction to African-American Genealogy Research” on Thursday, May 25 at 1 p.m. 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.
To register, go to: https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2022/05/25/introduction-african-american-genealogy-research-0
