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Virtual genealogy meeting to take place on April 1

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In lieu of its regular in-person Genealogy Research Discussion Group meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, the Patchogue-Medford Public Library will be hosting a virtual Genealogy Research Discussion Group from 10-11:30 a.m.

Get help researching your ancestors. Come discuss strategies and learn how others have succeeded. This meeting will be conducted using GoToMeeting.

Join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

https://www.gotomeet.me/PatchogueMedfordLibrary/genealogy-research-discussion-group

You can also dial in using your phone:

646-749-3122 AccessCode: 280-900-605

 

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Several free genealogy webinars available this week

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Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Stop Thief! British Crimes and Punishment” on Tuesday, March 31 at 9 p.m. This webinar begins by discussing the big picture question of the British criminal justice system, including the contemporary attitudes to criminals and the policy of transporting them abroad. It then covers the types of records that deal with the crimes and punishments of British criminals.
To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8000354870105359363

Minnesota Genealogical Society will present “The Professor was  Revolutionary” on Wednesday, April 1 at 8 p.m. In this webinar, learn the importance of the Genealogical Proof Standard’s “thorough analysis and correlation” of the information we collect. Using the case study of Professor Craven, learn how paying close attention to a single word on one document eventually uncovered the revolutionary past of Professor Craven, revealed his true identity, and solved the mystery of his death.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/755050432014168589

Ontario Genealogical Society will present “How to Trace Your Family History Using the Archives of Ontario Collections” on Thursday, April 2 at 7 p.m. This webinar will give an overview of the various genealogical resources available in the Archives of Ontario’s holdings. Learn about potential sources of information in both government and private records and advice on the best way to access them.

To register, go to: https://ogs.on.ca/zoom-meetings/webinar-2020-april/

Southern California Genealogical Society will present “Foundations to Researching in Europe” on Saturday, April 4 at 1 p.m. Learn the broad elements of researching a European surname and then expand outwards to include other important factors such as culture, geography, borders and links with other areas outside of Europe, including the influence of European Empires. Topics covered will include: religion, history and languages including alphabet and dialects.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3279865579418123266

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Ancestry.com provides remote access from home for local libraries

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Some good news for local genealogists — Ancestry.com is providing free remote access now through the end of April to anyone with library cards in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Just go to your home library website, go to the database section and look if your library subscribes to Ancestry.com.

As previously mentioned in another post, Ancestry.com is also providing free remote access to anyone who has a New York Public Library card.

For anyone outside of the Long Island, New York City area, check with your local library to see if you can use your library card for free access to Ancestry.com.

 

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Ancestry.com provides free access to National Archives records

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Ancestry.com and The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration are providing FREE access to search nearly 500 million records and images on Ancestry starting today.

You will need to set up a free username and password to access the records.

This includes nearly 300 different collections, including ship passenger and crew lists, naturalization and citizenship records, immigration records, and key military collections such as WWI and WWII draft cards.  Some other collections include:

  • WWI and WWII U.S. Draft Cards
  • New York, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1957
  • California, Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999
  • U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
  • U.S. Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783
  • U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865
  • U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960

In addition, for those new to Ancestry.com, several videos are also available on Ancestry Academy™, a free program offering online courses to help families get started on their family tree building.

A library of educational videos can be found at: www.ancestry.com/academy.

  • Your Family History Online: Laying the Foundation
  • Beginning Your Search for Irish Ancestors
  • What Is a Census Record?
  • Whiskey, Farming and the Choices to Move: Understanding Family Migration
  • Getting Started on Ancestry: Starting Your Family Tree
  • German Genealogy: The Basics
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Genealogy marathon webinars available free through Apr. 6

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If you missed the 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon sponsored by Legacy Family Tree Webinars and MyHeritage.com, there is still time to watch the sessions for free.

Normally the webinars at Legacy Family Tree Webinars are only available for free for 7 days, however, sessions from the marathon will be available for free through April 6.

To start watching any of these sessions, go to: www.familytreewebinars.com/24

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Free genealogy webinar to discuss Fold3.com

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Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Using Fold3.com to Your Advantage” on Wednesday, March 25 at 2 p.m. With every subscription service, there are nuances. What is free? What will you have to pay for? How can I best use this tool, efficiently, but effectively? How can I find what I need, even when I can not seem to find it? Come learn the tricks about Fold3.com

To register for the webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3601609069777662210

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New titles added to NYS historic newspapers collection

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The New York State Historic Newspapers website added more titles to its collection in February.

New Titles:

The Candor Courier – Candor

The Commercial Advertiser –  Sandy Hill

The Fort Edward Advertiser – Fort Edward

The Journal-Register – Medina

Tangerine – Utica

The Times of Northport  and The Times of Northport and East Northport – Setauket

Tioga County Courier- Owego

Utica College Oracle and Utica College News – Utica

Updated titles:

The Glens Falls Times – Glens Falls

The Granville Sentinel – Granville

The Long Islander – Huntington

Northport Observer – Northport

The Observer – Massapequa Park

Southampton Press – Southampton

To start searching the collection, go to: https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/

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Family History Library to offer free webinars

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The Family History Library in Salt Lake City will be sponsoring a series of webinars in the month of March.

All times listed are Eastern Time.

Tuesday, March 24 – noon – Overview of FamilySearch.org

Tuesday, March 24 – 1:30 p.m. – Germans from Russia: Tracing Our Family to Germany

Wednesday, March 25 – 3 p.m. – Locating Your Immigrant’s Hometown

Thursday, March 26 – 3 p.m. – Descendancy Research

To participate in any of these webinars, go to:  https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/3/35/March-2020.pdf and click on the appropriate link

 

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NYPL offers remote access to Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com

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The New York Public Library system is temporarily closed through at least Tuesday, March 31 due to COVID-19. However, to help serve its patrons, some of its database vendors are allowing the library system to offer home access to some of its normally on-site only databases.

Of interest to genealogists, the following databases can now be accessed from home using a NYPL library card:

*Ancestry.com Library Edition

*Newspapers.com

*JSTOR

*America’s Historical Newspapers

*Wall Street Journal, 1889-present

*New York Times, 1851-2016

To access these databases you will need your NYPL library card number and PIN.  After the library system re-opens, these will not longer be available from home.

To start searching, go to: https://www.nypl.org/collections/articles-databases and type in the name of the database. You will be prompted for your card number and PIN.

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Local Genealogy Groups cancel early April meetings – Update

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Several genealogy meetings have been cancelled for early April.

The meetings already cancelled are:

Wednesday, April 1 – Genealogy Research Discussion Group – Patchogue Medford Library

Thursday, April 2 – German Genealogy Group

Saturday, April 4 – DNA Genealogy Group of Long Island

Saturday, April 4 – Huntington Historical Society

Saturday, April 11 – Italian Genealogical group

In addition, the lecture by Dr. Spencer Wells, scheduled for April 25, 2020 at the African American Museum of Nassau County in Hempstead, has been postponed. The African Atlantic Genealogical Society (TAAGS)  will attempt to re-schedule for Fall/Winter 2020 after the current health crisis has passed.

Until further notice, The African American Genealogy Society meetings will be held via conference calls. For dial in instructions, call 516-379-5466.

More updates will be provided on this blog as they are announced. In addition, check the Genealogy Federation of Long Island website at http://gfli.net and click on the monthly calendar tab.

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