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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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Free genealogy webinars to discuss spreadsheets, immigration services

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Two free genealogy webinars will take place this week.

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Spreadsheets 401” on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. Learn how spreadsheets can help as you learn to read foreign language newspapers.

Use spreadsheets as a translation tool for your ancestors’ vital and religious records. Create a spreadsheet to track your ancestors and those great ethnic or locality websites – when you find a new ancestor or a new website you’ll be ready to dive in.

To register, go to: https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=925

The USCIS History Office will present “Staffing the Golden Shores: The Early Years of Immigration Service” on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m.

This webinar uses primary sources from the National Archives in Washington, D.C. to discuss and analyze the early years of immigration service from 1891-1917. This webinar will not be recorded.

To participate in the webinar, go to: https://www.uscis.gov/HGWebinars and click the appropriate date.

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RootsTech 2019 free Live Stream schedule announced

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RootsTech 2019 has released its free Live Stream Schedule for the conference. All times have been listed as Eastern Time.

To access the Live Stream go to: https://www.rootstech.org/salt-lake/live-stream-schedule

Wednesday, Feb. 27

11:30 a.m. – What’s New at FamilySearch?

1 p.m. – Hear Them Sing! Social History and Family Narrative

3:30 p.m. – Uncovering Family Stories with British and Irish Historic Newspapers

5 p.m. – Connecting Your DNA Matches

Thursday, Feb. 28

11:30 a.m. – German Church Records and How to Use Them on FamilySearch

1 p.m. – Thursday General Session: Patricia Heaton

3:30 p.m. – What You Don’t Know about Ancestry

5 p.m. – “Jumping the Broom,” Oil, Inheritance, and African American Marriage in the South

6:30 p.m. –  Perilous Assumptions: Revisiting Those First Finds

Friday, March 1

10 a.m. – Why and How to Put Yourself into Your Family History (Power Hour)

11:30 a.m. – Essential Considerations for DNA Evidence

1 p.m. – Friday General Session: Saroo Brierley

3:30 p.m. – Getting the Most Out of Billions of Records on MyHeritage SuperSearch

5 p.m. – Discover Your Japanese Ancestors

6:30 p.m. – The Research Road Map: Your Path to Success

Saturday, March 2

10 a.m. – Trace the Story of Immigrant Ancestors in 3 Steps

11:30 a.m. – Examining Your DNA Matches with DNA Painter

1 p.m. – Saturday General Session: Jake Shimabukuro

3:30 p.m. – Leading with Science at 23andMe

5 p.m. – The Silent Language of the Stones: Reading Gravestones through Symbols and Carvings

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‘Finding Your Roots’ continues this Tuesday

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“Finding Your Roots,” hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., continues on Public Broadcasting System (PBS) on Tuesday, February 26 at 8 p.m.

Feb. 26 – Hard Times – Filmmaker Michael Moore and actors Laura Linney and Chloë Sevigny find distant ancestors overcame great hardships in ways that resonate with their lives today.

April 2- The Eye of the Beholder – Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, performance artist Marina Abramović and painter Kehinde Wiley find their identities challenged—and affirmed.

April 9 – All in the Family – This show features actor Ty Burrell, and radio host Joe Madison. Also a look at how a summer camp for children is using genetic genealogy to help young people better understand their identities.

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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 Patchogue-Medford Public Library Genealogy Research Group will meet this Saturday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m.

This month’s topic will be “Researching African-American Heritage” and the speaker will be Diane Warmsley. For more information, call the library at 631-654-4700.

The Brentwood Genealogists will also meet on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Brentwood Public Library.

This month’s topic will be “Roots and the Genealogical Proof Standard” and the speaker will be librarian Peter Ward. For more information, call the library at 631-273-7883 ext. 131.

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island will meet this Sunday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. at the Mid Island Y-JCC in Plainview.

This month’s topic will be “A Look at New York Lost Synagogues” and the speaker will be Ellen Levitt.  Ellen will take us on a visual tour of synagogues on the Lower East Side, in the Bronx, in Brooklyn’s Brownsville, East New York, and Bedford-Stuyvesant, and in other areas of New York City which once had large and thriving Jewish communities. She will discuss the shuls’ architectural features, the demographics of the communities they served, and how the buildings are used today.

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

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Several free genealogy webinars set for this week

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Several free genealogy webinars will be offered this week covering the topics of surname studies, French genealogy, FamilySearch.org and timelines.

Wisconsin State Genealogy Society will present “Introduction to a Surname Study” on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. This webinar will explore what a Surname study is and then look at the approaches to begin and construct a study. Ideas discussed will include identifying the likely size of such a study, geographical distribution of the surname and where to look to understand the history of surnames. Also discussed will be where to keep data, how to gather it and feature some of the “quick wins”.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4292568557610295555

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Online Resources for French Genealogy: Part I” on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. French genealogy research benefits from some of the most detailed, and well-preserved records in the world. Due to the digitization efforts of many French archives and societies, records commonly used for French genealogy are also among the most accessible. In this three-part series, explore the record sets most commonly found online and the associated methodologies for applying them to your family history research.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2046852340454273282

Utah Genealogical Association will present “Using FamilySearch Facebook Communities” on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 9 p.m. Learn how to draw upon the capabilities of the worldwide genealogical research community without leaving home. Find community members to translate documents, find newspaper articles or obituaries, and do other family history tasks for you. The speaker will illustrate this process using a personal case study to find a family across the ocean.

To register, go to: https://ugagenealogy.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5rBpl32FQ0u3VsfzRtD4Vg

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Using Timelines and Tables to Analyze Your Research” on Friday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. In-depth and difficult research tasks create large amounts of data to compare and analyze. Discover analysis methods using tables and timelines to solve problems.

To register, go to: https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar_details.php?webinar_id=893

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‘Finding Your Roots’ continues on Tuesday

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“Finding Your Roots,” hosted by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., continues on Public Broadcasting System (PBS) on Tuesday, February 19 at 8 p.m.

Feb. 19 – No Laughing Matter – Comedians Seth Meyers, Tig Notaro and Sarah Silverman find their family trees are filled with people whose struggles laid the groundwork for their success.

Feb. 26 – Hard Times – Filmmaker Michael Moore and actors Laura Linney and Chloë Sevigny find distant ancestors overcame great hardships in ways that resonate with their lives today.

April 2- The Eye of the Beholder – Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, performance artist Marina Abramović and painter Kehinde Wiley find their identities challenged—and affirmed.

April 9 – All in the Family – This show features actor Ty Burrell, and radio host Joe Madison. Also a look at how a summer camp for children is using genetic genealogy to help young people better understand their identities.

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Free access to Ancestry UK through Monday

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Ancestry UK is offering free access to over 1 billion Irish and UK records today through Monday, Feb. 18 at 6:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

The free access includes census records, voter registers, birth/marriage/death records, military records, etc.

If you live outside the UK, you will be prompted to visit your country’s Ancestry website. Bypass this instruction and proceed to the Ancestry UK website.

If you want to view any of the free records, you will need to create an account for Ancestry UK. There is no need to sign up for a free trial  When you view a record once you are signed in, you can save the image to your computer.

To get started, go to:  https://www.ancestry.co.uk/

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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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African American collection available for free in February

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In celebration of Black History Month, the genealogy website Fold3.com is making its African American Collection free for the month of February.

Some of the subjects in the collection include:

*Colored Troops – Civil War Service Records

*Civil War – MA 54th Infantry Regiment Records

*Board of Commissioners – Emancipation of Slaves in DC

*Court Slave Records for DC

*Amistad Federal and Supreme court records

To start searching these records, go to:  https://go.fold3.com/blackhistory_free?xid=2313

 

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