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Free genealogy webinar to cover DNA research, Ontario records

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Several free webinars will be available this week covering DNA research and Canadian research.

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Remedies for Copy and Paste Genealogy” on Tuesday, July 2 at 10 p.m. Family trees and the information they contain are easily copied and re-published by others online. This means errors are duplicated many times over. This webinar will cover solutions for dealing with these issues.

To register for this webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5116000510929889793

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Evaluating Shared DNA” on Wednesday, July 3 at 2 p.m. DNA testing companies estimate the nature of your genetic relationships to DNA cousins based on the types, amounts and locations of shared DNA. In this webinar, learn to analyze the DNA you share with genetic cousins to better estimate the nature of your relationships. Explore probabilities of relationship based on total shared DNA, number of segments, types of shared DNA, and relationships to multiple individuals. Learn to evaluate proposed relationships and guard against the possibility of misattributed parentage or half relationships.

To register for this webinar, go to:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9003990174974469122

Ontario Genealogical Society will present “Digging Deeper into the Ontario Collections on Ancestry” on Thursday, July 4 at 7 p.m. Ancestry has 220 collections of Ontario records, but putting an ancestor’s name into a search form only skims the surface of these collections. Learn how to dig deeper into Ancestry’s resources to uncover genealogical gold mines.

To register for this webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7280317683407706371

 

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Free genealogy webinar to cover technology tips

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Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “A Month’s Worth of Must-Have Tech Tips to Start Using Today” on Wednesday,  June 26 at 2 p.m.

What technology tips can help you with your genealogy research? Make a goal this month to try a new technology tip each day and this webinar will help you! Learn about tips to help you enhance your email, use shortcuts, conduct better searches, and use your cell phone for genealogy. Through this webinar, you’ll be able to do more with less time and learn tools that will help you in your research and personal life.

To register for the webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6488050284901649154

 

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Two local groups to meet this weekend

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Two local genealogy groups will be meeting this weekend.

The Brentwood Genealogist will meet this Saturday, June 22, at the Brentwood Public Library at 10 a.m. This month’s program will be “Roots and the Genealogical Proof Standard” presented by librarian Peter Ward.

For more information, call 631-273-7883, ext. 131.

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island will meet this Sunday, June 23, from 2-4 p.m. at the Y-JCC in Plainview.

This month’s program will be “The Trip of a Lifetime: Refugees Find Safe Haven Via Japan” presented by Mark Halpern. In the summer of 1940, diplomat Chiune Sugihara – known as “the Japanese Schindler” – issued transit visits that enabled over 6,000 Jews to escape Europe.  Halpern will describe one Polish Jewish woman’s journey from Poland to California, with stops in Lithuania, Russia, Japan, China, and Canada.

Mark is the founder of the Bialystok Area Jewish Genealogy Group. He was the winner of the IAJGS’s 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award.

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

There will be on club meetings in July or August.

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New York IRS employee database added to local website

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The German Genealogy Group has recently added a new database, “Internal Revenue Service Employees, New York, 1871-1919.”

This database consists of records of employees of the Brooklyn and Buffalo, New York offices of the Internal Revenue Service.  The records list for each employee name, title, address, compensation, appointment date, reason for termination of service, place and year of birth, prior civilian or military service, and names of relatives employed by the Federal government.

These records can be viewed onsite by appointment at the National Archives in Manhattan. Scans can be requested for a fee. When contacting the National Archives, please provide the name and date. Note that this database includes all of the information that exists on these lists.

To make an appointment or to obtain copies please contact:
National Archives at New York
One Bowling Green, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212-401-1620
Email: newyork.archives@nara.gov

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Several free genealogy webinars offered this week

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Several free genealogy webinars will be offered this week.

The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society will present “What’s New in DNA Testing and Tools” on Tuesday, June 18 at 9 p.m. DNA testing companies and tools change rapidly. This talk offers something for everyone–whether you’re trying to decide which DNA test to take, you’ve tested yourself but aren’t sure what your DNA results mean, you’ve tested your entire family and are overwhelmed, or simply want additional tools for analyzing DNA results.​ ​Learn about the new DNA testing companies and how to pick the best company for your family research goals.

To register for this webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2649141720987723267

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Researching in New Mexico” on  Wednesday, June 19 at 2 p.m.  The 47th State holds some of the oldest documents in the US. Written records that begin in 1598 to the current day, researchers will learn the record groups, how to use them, and where to find them. An abundance of sacramental records, Governor’s papers, censuses, wills and probates will be discussed.

To register for this webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7098493643105907714

Southern California Genealogy Society will present “Heirloom, Documentation or Junk: What to Keep and What to Toss” on Wednesday, June 19 at 9  p.m.On the scale between hoarder and purger is a happy medium for your family history. The next generation can be overwhelmed and decide to toss everything, but one person’s junk could be another’s family history treasure. With a few simple steps, you can determine what is most valuable and how to best preserve it. Learn what to do now to preserve your digital and physical treasures.

To register for this webinar,  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2739975675422014211

Florida State Genealogical Society will present “Evidence Correlation: How to Make the Most of Your Research” on Thursday, June 20 at 8 p.m. Evidence correlation-an essential element of the Genealogical Proof Standard-lets you see patterns, connections, and inconsistencies in your research. Through case examples, this webinar teaches strategies for correlating evidence that will help you maximize the value of information collected during your research and lead to sound genealogical conclusions.

To register for this webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3955398919019622403

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Irish Family History Forum to meet Saturday

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The Irish Family History Forum will meet this Saturday, June 15, at the Bethpage Public Library

This month’s program will be “Holdings of the Brooklyn Historical Society” presented by reference librarian Cecily Dyer. The Society is dedicated to preserving and encouraging the study of Brooklyn’s 400-year history. The library and archives has a comprehensive collection of materials related to Brooklyn’s history and culture. Dyer will discuss the holdings such as: books, oral history interviews, photographs, maps, artifacts and more.

Genealogy Tips and Tricks with Kathleen McGee will begin at 10 a.m. followed by Ask the Experts at 10:45 a.m. The program will begin at 11:15 a.m.

There are no meetings in July and August.

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

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Free genealogy webinars cover DNA research, migration patterns

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Several free webinars will be offered this week.

The Illinois State Genealogical Society will present “From East to West: Ancestral Migration Through Canada” on Tuesday, June 11 at 9 p.m. How did your family get from Europe to the Prairies? Why did your ancestors migrate through Canada? What clues can be found in records to track your ancestor’s migration? What was so appealing about the Prairie Provinces? Learn the techniques and strategies to follow your ancestors from east to west and beyond.

To register for this webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7862376047580017667

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Tracking Your Digital Breadcrumbs: Boomarks, Toolbars, Notes and Other Applications” on Wednesday, June 12 at 8 p.m. Clicking links means you can start off on a web site for one specific topic and end up dozens of web sites away on many different topics. It’s easy to get lost and lose focus on what you were trying to find in the first place. And with so many web sites to use in your research, how do you keep track of them all? How do you organize what you use regularly? How can you get back to a site at some point in the future? Learn several ways to help you gain control of your digital bread crumbs.

To register for this webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3191087702520703234

 The Georgia State Genealogical Society will present “What’s in Your Toolbox: New Ways to Build with Your DNA” on Thursday, June 13 at 8 p.m. In the past several years autosomal DNA testing has exploded in use among genealogists. With the expansion of use many people have been faced with a need to organize and understand their results. Some third-party tools have been developed that help with analyzing the mass of matches that we have gathered from the testing companies.  This webinar will look at a number of the tools and show how each can be used to find a path through the mass of DNA data you have received from your tests.

To register for this webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2071648528969505794

 

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Free access to two genealogy websites this weekend

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Two  major genealogy sites will be offering free access to their collections this weekend.

Beginning today, in honor of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, Ancestry.com is providing free access all weekend to its global military records collection.

This collection contains over 250 million items. Access to the records will be free until Sunday, June 9 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

To start searching this collection, go to: Ancestry military records

In addition, Newspapers.com is offering free access to its website this weekend. There are over 500 million pages from historical newspapers from around the country and even some international newspapers.

Access to the records will be free until Sunday, June 9 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

To start searching, go to: www.newspapers.com

 

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Three local genealogy groups to meet this week

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Three local genealogy groups will meet this week.

The Connetquot Public Library Genealogy Group will host an “Informal Discussion Session” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, at the Connetquot Public Library.

For more information, contact Diane at 631-567-5079.

The German Genealogy Group will meet this Thursday, June 6, at the V.F.W. in Hicksville. This month the group will host Round Table Discussions. Table topics will include: German translations; DNA research;  database research; FamilySearch.org; land, wills and surrogate court records; finding German place of origin in American records; researching German records/websites, and church records.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., orientation begins at 7 p.m. and the program will begin at 7:30 p.m.

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

The Italian Genealogy Group will meet this Saturday, June 8 at the Bethpage Public Library. This month’s program will be the annual scholarship breakfast and a 25th anniversary celebration.

The Help Desk (offering in-person assistance for research problems) is available for beginning and advanced researchers starting at 9:30 a.m.

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

 

 

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Free webinars to cover DNA research, blogging for family history

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Several free genealogy webinars will be offered this week.

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Lessons in Jewish DNA” on Wednesday, June 5 at 2 p.m.  The hottest topic in genealogy in recent years has been genetics and many thousands of genealogists have ordered DNA tests. The situation is more complicated among Jews, who have married “within the tribe” for hundreds of years. The speaker will present a “how I did it” approach, demonstrating the successes he has had in his own families and the general lessons which are applicable to all genetic genealogy research.

To register for the webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8740692324514646530

The Minnesota Genealogical Society will present “Blogging for Family History” on Wednesday, June 5 at 8 p.m. The president of GeneaBloggersTRIBE will discuss the most popular, free, and easy blogging platforms, as well as where to find writing prompts and inspiration. The webinar will cover: how family historians can use a blog to share family stories; blogging versus sharing on social media; blogging versus other writing; and the sharing options offered by blogs.

To register for the webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3906250749169038860

The Ontario Genealogical Society will present “DNA Painter” on Thursday, June 6 at 7 p.m. The DNA Painter website provides utilities for genetic genealogists. The site has two distinct parts: profiles and tools. This webinar will focus on “profiles”, which allows researchers to “paint” their chromosomes, indicating which segments of DNA came from different ancestors. Options will be shown: painting to the grandparent level or painting to every distant ancestor whose DNA contribution is identified. It will look briefly at the tools section, which provides an interactive version of Blaine Bettinger’s Shared centiMorgan Project and a “What are the odds?” tool for testing hypotheses.

To register for the webinar, go to:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6432014775764465923

 

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