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Two local genealogy groups to meet this weekend

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Two local genealogy groups will be meeting this weekend.

The DNA Genealogy Group of Long Island will meet at the Sachem Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 10:30 a.m.

This month’s program will be “DNA Cluster Headaches” presented by Merrill Loechner.  Have you tried any of the several auto-clustering programs out there? This program will go over some of the options for auto-clustering, including programs by Jonathan Brecher (Shared Clustering) and Evert-Jan Blom (Genetic Affairs, also licensed by My Heritage and GEDMatch). Learn how they work, the information you can get from the results, and what else you can do with the data. We’ll also talk about manual clustering and why this is sometimes the better option. Finally, learn about other tools that can give you various ways to look at your DNA matches.

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

The Huntington Historical Society will meet at the South Huntington Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 11 a.m.

This month’s topic will be “Tracing the History of a House” and the presenter will be Robert C. Hughes, Town of Huntington Historian.  For more information, go to: https://www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org/genealogy-workshop.html

For more information about other genealogy meetings on Long Island, go to: http://gfli.net and click on the monthly calendar tab.

 

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New titles added to NYS historic newspapers website

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The free website New York State Historic Newspapers has recently added new records to its database. This is created and administered by the Northern New York Library Network in partnership with the Empire State Library Network.

New titles added include:

Glens Fall Times and Messenger

The Herald (Hudson Falls)

The Johnstown Daily Republican

Northern Journal (Lowville)

Washington County Advertiser

Washington County Chronicle

Whitehall Chronicle

Whitehall Times

Two updated titles are: The Glens Falls Times and The Granville Sentinel.

To start searching these newspapers, go to: https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/

 

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‘Finding Your Roots’ continues on Tuesday

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The PBS series “Finding Your Roots” with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., continues with new episodes on Tuesday nights in January and February.

Jan. 28 – Sigourney Weaver, Amy Ryan and Justina Machado

Feb. 4 – Harold Varmus, Francis Collins and Shirley Jackson

Feb. 11 – Questlove, S. Epatha Merkerson and Ava DuVernay

Feb. 18 – Marisa Tomei, Jimmy Kimmel and John Turturro

Feb. 25 – Laura Linney, Lisa Ling and Soledad O’Brien

For more information, go to the show website at: https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/

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NYS Genealogical Research Death Index recently updated

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The New York State Genealogical Research Death Index had been updated and now includes deaths up to  Dec. 31, 1969.

The index starts at 1957. However, the index does not includes deaths for the five boroughs of New York City.

The index provides the date of death, gender, age at death, New York State file number and residence code.

In order to interpret the residence code number, you must go to the far right of the page and click on the red tab that says About. Scroll down to attachments and open either the third attachment for Out of State codes or the fourth attachment for New York State Gazetteer.

To search the index, go to: https://health.data.ny.gov/Health/Genealogical-Research-Death-Index-Beginning-1957/vafa-pf2s/data

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Two local genealogy 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, Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. at the Brentwood Public Library. This month’s topic will be “Italian Genealogy” and the speaker will be Alec Ferretti.

For more information, call 631-273-7883.

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island will meet this Sunday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. at the Y-JCC in Plainview.

This month’s topic will be “The Key to Our Future Is to Remember… Our Past: The Veterans’ Testimonial Project” and the speaker will be Edna W. Susman. A longtime reference librarian at the Half Hollow Hills Community Library in Dix Hills, Edna Susman created the library’s Veterans Testimonial Project in 2014, to preserve the memories and experiences of veterans. Since the inception of the project, over 115 veterans from every military branch and conflict since World War II have been interviewed and their stories recorded.

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

For more information about other genealogy meetings on Long Island, go to: http://gfli.net and click on the monthly calendar tab.

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Two free webinars to focus on deeds, technology tools

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Two free genealogy webinars will be offered this week.

The Wisconsin State Genealogical Society will present “Deed You Hear About These Underutilized Records?” on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 8 p.m. Deeds are just one of many underutilized record sets genealogists need to use. Warranty and quit-claim deeds hold vital information that will lead you to great discoveries in your family tree. Also discussed will be estate packets, guardianship records, civil case files, and more.

To register for this webinar, go to:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1630742173670037516

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “New Tools and Ideas in Research” on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 2 p.m. The field of genealogy is constantly changing and evolving.  Each day new techniques, resources, and tools are developed to assist in searching for one’s ancestors. Learn technological developments (including gadgets and gizmos), newly discovered resources for genealogical research and more.

To register for this webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/318965427809917442

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‘Finding Your Roots’ to continue on Tuesday

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The PBS series “Finding Your Roots” with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., continues with new episodes on Tuesday nights in January and February.

Jan. 21 – Terry Gross, Marc Maron and Jeff Goldblum

Jan. 28 – Sigourney Weaver, Amy Ryan and Justina Machado

Feb. 4 – Harold Varmus, Francis Collins and Shirley Jackson

Feb. 11 – Questlove, S. Epatha Merkerson and Ava DuVernay

For more information, go to the show website at: https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/

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Two local genealogy programs scheduled for this week

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The Patchogue-Medford Public Library will offer a Genealogy Research Discussion Group on Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 10-11:30 a.m.  Get tips and tricks and help with researching your ancestors. Come discuss strategies and learn how others have succeeded.

For more information, call 631-654-4700.

The Irish Family History Forum will meet this Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Bethpage Public Library.

At 10 a.m. Tips and Tricks with Kathleen McGee will feature a discussion on the Irish Civil Registration of Marriages.  At 10:45 a.m. there will be Ask the Experts where participants can meet one-on-ine with an experienced genealogist to ask a basic genealogy question.

The program this month will be “Cemetery Research: Eternity is Not Forever” presented by Susan Jaycox Murphy. Cemetery research can be rewarding for family historians, providing them with information that they cannot find anywhere else.  Discoveries can include missing children, unknown relatives, dates and places of births, marriages, and deaths, relationships, group associations, friends, and even photographs.  Learn about the law, the practices of cemeteries, what can be found in cemetery research, where we can find records, and what we can do to preserve our family memorials.

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

For more information about other genealogy meetings on Long Island, go to: http://gfli.net and click on the monthly calendar tab.

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‘Finding Your Roots’ continues on Tuesday

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The PBS series “Finding Your Roots” with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., continues with new episodes on Tuesday nights in January.

Jan. 14 – Queen Latifah and Jeffrey Wright

Jan. 21 – Terry Gross, Marc Maron and Jeff Goldblum

Jan. 28 – Sigourney Weaver, Amy Ryan and Justina Machado

For more information, go to the show website at: https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/

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Two local genealogy groups to meet this weekend

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Two local genealogy groups will be meeting this weekend.

The Italian Genealogical Group will meet on Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Bethpage Public Library. This month’s program will be “Naturalizaton Research at the New York Public Library” presented by Philip Sutton. Learn the history of how our ancestors became citizens, the kinds of records they generated and when they did so, what information those records contain and where you can find them.

The Help Session begins at 9:30 a.m. and the meeting begins at 10 a.m. For more information, go to the club website at: https://italiangen.org

The Connetquot Public Library will present “Reclaim the Records” on Saturday. Jan. 11 at 2 p.m.. The presenter will be Alex Ferretti. Reclaim the Records is a nonprofit that seeks to restore public access to genealogical documents. Reclaim the Records has succeeded in obtaining and publishing, for free, decades of vital records indexes from New York City, New York State, and New Jersey and is currently working on projects across the country. He will explain the many ways to access these newly-available collections.

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

For more information about other genealogy meetings on Long Island, go to: http://gfli.net and click on the monthly calendar tab.

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