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Ancestry.com provides remote access to library patrons for July

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Some good news for local genealogists — Ancestry.com is providing free remote access now through the end of July 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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MyHeritage.com continues Facebook Live webinars in July

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MyHeritage.com is continuing its free Facebook Live sessions in July. All the programs begin at 2 p.m. Eastern time with the exception of July 6.

If you have missed previous Facebook Live sessions, they are available in the video section of the MyHeritage Facebook page. Simply visit the Facebook page when the session is scheduled to start and look out for the live video broadcast at the top of the feed. You’ll be able to ask questions in the comments, and the speakers will respond to them live.

July 1 – Canada’s Top Resources on MyHeritage

July 6 – 8 a.m. – Genealogy Q&A

July 8 – New Ways to See Your Photo Clues on MyHeritage

July 13 – Diving Into Eastern European Historical Records on MyHeritage

July 15 – The Missing Piece: The Story of Two Sisters, Reunited Thanks to MyHeritage DNA

July 22 – Preserving Old Family Letters

July 27 – DNA Q&A with Diahan Southard

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Free genealogy webinars feature DNA research, census research

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The Mount Prospect Public Library in Illinois will present “Find Your Czech and Slovak Ancestors” on Monday, June 29 at 4 p.m. Eastern time. Finding your Czech and Slovak ancestors can be challenging. This webinar will outline simple steps to help determine where to look and review translating aids for reading documents.

This is a Zoom meeting. To register, go to the library calendar at https://mppl.evanced.info/signup/ and click on the link for the program. You must register in order to receive the link for the Zoom meeting.

New Jersey State Library will present “Genealogy in Quarantine: What You Can Do From Home” on Tuesday, June 30 at 12 p.m. Trying to do genealogy from home, but not sure what you have access to during the current pandemic? Learn about what is available in the New Jersey State Library, New Jersey State Archives and county offices as well as tips and tricks for using FamilySearch and Ancestry at home. There will also be discussion about free websites that will help your genealogy research.

There is a limit of 99 participants. To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1455342584885964558

The Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN will present “Finding and Using State Census Records” on Tuesday, June 30 at 2:30 p.m. Some states and territories took a census to count the number of residents or to answer other questions vital to the state’s operations. While not all of these state enumerations survived, those that did can offer substitutes for missing federal census, additional information between the federal census years, and answer questions not included on the federal census. Join us as we learn how to determine if state census is an option in your research, and how to locate these valuable records.

This is a Zoom meeting. To attend, link on: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwlf-6przspEta_348suq-sI7zLd05MjFYT

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Finding a Father for Molly – Using DNA,” on Wednesday, July 1 at 2 p.m. Oral tradition told the story; DNA identified the father. The case study illustrates using matches on Ancestry and GEDmatch to narrow the number of candidates, developing and implementing a targeted testing plan, hypothesis development and using documentary evidence to support the conclusion—while complying with genetic standards. The use of the X-match, not often employed is utilized as well. It’s a simple case to illustrate basic principles without jargon.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6534079148873353218

The Allen County Public Library will present “One Woman’s DNA Results: DNA Ethnicity Estimate Comparison” on Thursday, July 2 at 6:30 p.m. Sara Allen and Allison DePrey Singleton will present a program discussing and comparing DNA results from five different companies. Attendees will learn how the companies differ and have a better idea of which test to choose for their purposes.

Register in advance for this program. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the program.

To register, go to: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwuf-iurz8uG9QtNPy_TAC3XEcok8aalRx1

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Ancestry Canada offers free access to many of its records

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From now until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, July 1, Ancestry.ca is providing free access to a large selection of Canadian records.

These include: Quebec’s Drouin Collection (baptisms, marriages, burials), Ontario births, marriages, deaths, and border crossings between Canada and the US.

You will need to set up a free user name and password. After the free access period ends, you will only be able to view the records in the featured collections using a paid Ancestry.ca membership.

To get started searching, go to: https://www.ancestry.ca/cs/canadaday

To see a list of the free collections, go to: https://www.ancestry.ca/search/categories/canada_day_2020/ and scroll down past search box.

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JSTOR free online reading program is extended

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JSTOR, a digital library for researchers, students and genealogists, will expand its free online reading program until the end of 2020.

You can read 100 articles for free each month without needing an institution affiliation. All you need to do is set up a free account.

There are more than 12 millions academic journals articles, books and primary sources across 75 disciplines. For genealogists, JSTOR is a source to understand local history during the time their ancestors lived.

There are many journals available from state historical societies. Try searching on keywords for places and occupations. Or browsing by topic in the History category may also unearth interesting articles.

To get started searching, go to: www.jstor.org

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National Institute for Genealogical Studies celebrates anniversary

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The National Institute for Genealogical Studies will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with several free webinars this Saturday, June 27.

Gena Philibert-Ortega, director of Genealogy Services at the institute, will be presenting:

It Helps to Know: Better Ancestry.com Searches – 10 a.m.

https://www.facebook.com/events/356394215324619/

A Genealogical Exploration: New to You Resources for Your Research – noon

https://www.facebook.com/events/340642580239101/

10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started – 2 p .m.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1084869268552206/

In addition, anyone can choose one of three courses offered by the institute for free. Use code ngsFree at checkout. This code expires on June 30, 2020. The courses are:

Google for the Wise Genealogist

Social Media Tools for Genealogists

Connecting Family Online and Virtually

For more information about this event, go to: http://blog.genealogicalstudies.com/2020/05/celebrating-our-20th-anniversary-year-in-2020/

To sign up for one of the free courses go to: https://www.genealogicalstudies.com/

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Free webinars to cover New Jersey research, DNA testing and HathiTrust

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Several free webinars will be offered this week with topics on New Jersey, DNA testing and HathiTrust.

The New Jersey State Library will present “New Jersey Vital Records, Adoption and Divorce” on Monday, June 22 at 12 p.m. Learn about vital record additions and corrections; delayed vital registration; New Jersey adoption records and recent adoption legislation; and New Jersey divorce records. In webinar will focus on availability and restrictions, present-day organization of the records, online and on-site indexes and records, alternatives for restricted or non-existent records, out-of-state resources, and methods for using vital records, adoption records, and divorce records to solve problems.

There is a limit of 99 participants. To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8481264766534170381

Utah Genealogical Association will present “How to Choose or Not to Choose to Do a Y-DNA Test,” on Tuesday, June 23 at 8 p.m. This webinar delves into the different tests offered (primarily by Family Tree DNA). Learn which test or tests might help you solve your particular genealogical questions. Additionally, learn how useful a Y-DNA test is likely to be for you before you spend your hard-earned money on the test.

This is a Zoom meeting. To attend, go to: https://ugagenealogy.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IoU_xOP0RAOgxMlDgsoEMg?timezone_id=America%2FNew_York

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Utilizing the HathiTrust Digital Library for Family History Research,” on Wednesday, June 24 at 2 p.m. This digital repository is packed with digitized publications from academic and research institutions that are relevant to your family history. This webinar walks you through HathiTrust’s discovery and access tools, showcases U.S. and international collections that are particularly relevant to genealogists, and demonstrates search strategies to help you find those valuable sources.

To register for this webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9144735368366104579

The Anderson Public Library will present “Finding Your Female Ancestors”  on Saturday, June 27 at 11 a.m. Join Sarah Pfundstein, genealogy librarian at Indiana State Library, will discuss the history and civil practices that make finding women in records so difficult. She will also discuss specific governmental and personal records and effective research methods that will help in your search to find female ancestors.

This is a Zoom meeting. Go to: http://andersonlibrary.evanced.info/signup/  and click on the program link for June 27.

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British “Family History Show” to take place virtually June 20

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The British genealogy magazine “Discover Your Ancestors” is sponsoring The Family History Show online on Saturday, June 20 from 5 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Eastern time.

There will be five lectures:

Breaking Down Brick Walls in Your Family History Research

The Genetic Genealogy Revolution

Tracing Your Military Ancestors

Tips and Tricks for Online Research

Tracing Your House History

There will also be an Ask the Experts panel. Submit your questions to our panel of experts before the show. Either book a free 1-to-1 session or watch the live stream question panel at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time where you can ask your questions live.

All lectures and live streams will be available for 24 hours, plus you can submit your questions to the experts in advance.

There will be over 75 exhibitors to visit online including genealogy and historical societies from all over England as well as book publishers.

Tickets are approximately $7. There will be a virtual goodie bag for all participants

For more information, go to: https://thefamilyhistoryshow.com/online/

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Free webinars on Jewish genealogy research to be offered

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JewishGen.org will be offering a series of free webinars in June and July called “JewisghGen Talks.” All webinars will be offered on Wednesdays at 3 p.m.

June 17 – Researching NYC Resources Remotely
Speaker: Jordan Auslander
Forensic genealogist, title and real estate historian; Author of “Index to Jewish records in Slovakia,” and “A genealogical gazetteer of Greater Hungary.”

June 24 – Privacy and Genealogy: What Are The Rules?
Speaker: E. Randol (Randy) Schoenberg
Director of the JewishGen Austria-Czech Research Division; Attorney specializing in cases related to looted art and the recovery of property stolen by the Nazis.

July 1 – Rescue and Resettlement: Researching Refugees from Nazi Europe
Speaker: Karen Franklin
Director of family research at the Leo Baeck Institute; co-founder and president of the jury of the Obermayer German Jewish History Awards; Past president of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, and recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award.

July 8 – Manifest Destiny: Names at Ellis Island
Speaker: Dr. Joel Weintraub
Professor emeritus at California State University Fullerton; Creator of search tools for the U.S. and New York City censuses via SteveMorse.org. Currently developing locational tools for the 2022 release of the 1950 federal census.

July 15 – From DNA to Genetic Genealogy: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask.
Speaker: Dr. Stephen Morse
Creator of the award-winning One-Step Website; Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies and Award of Merit from the National Genealogical Society

July 22 – What the Jewish Genealogist Needs to Know About Jewish Names
Speaker: Dr. Sallyann Sack
Founding chair of the International Institute for Jewish Genealogy; past president of IAJGS and recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award; editor and co-owner of AVOTAYNU the International Review of Jewish Genealogy.

To register for any of these webinars, go to: https://www.jewishgen.org/live

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Many free genealogy webinars set for this week

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There are many free genealogy webinars scheduled for this week.

Genealogical Society of Bergen County (NJ) will present “Bergen Roots: Part 2 – Church & Cemetery Records, Probate & Wills, and GSBC Website Resources” on Monday, June 15 at 2 p.m. This webinar will cover all things Bergen County with the experts, historians, and genealogists who know Bergen County, New Jersey, best.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3714471742934309391

Pinellas Genealogy Society will present “Naturalization Records,” on Tuesday, June 16 at 10 p.m. Many of our ancestors became naturalized citizens and left a paper trail when they did so. This webinar will cover the naturalization process, what can be found in the records and where the records can be found. This is a Zoom meeting.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86950235505?pwd=cWxzOVZRNHZjNGlURHBEOG5pZWxmdz09,  Meeting ID: 869 5023 5505, Password: 2020

Wisconsin Genealogical Society will present “Smart Search Strategies for Genealogy,” on Tuesday, June 16 at 8 p.m. The majority of genealogists begin their research online and often become frustrated with the lack of results. The cause might not be a lack of records at the specific site, but the manner in which you’re performing the search.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3120868501376986125

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Genealogical Treasures in Irish Archives” on Tuesday, June 16 at 8 p.m. A search of record repositories in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom reveals many Irish archives of great worth. These include collections of estate papers, tenement and townland valuations, valuation revision books, tithe applotments, poor law registers, vestry minutes, ordinance survey maps, deeds and memorials, National School registers, militia lists, electoral rolls, Petty Sessions court registers, Irish Reproductive Loan Fund records, outrage papers, and much more.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/904229970025524482

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Finding Ancestors in the United States between 1780 and 1840,” on Wednesday, Jun 17 at 2 p.m. Have you lost an ancestor between 1780 and 1840? Learn how to employ probate, land, census, tax, and other compiled records to help bridge the gap.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/272767247745779970

Southern California Genealogical Society will present “The Other Census – U.S. State Censuses” on Wednesday, June 17 at 9 p.m. Frequently genealogists forget that many of the US states and territories conducted their own census at some point. Learn which states and territories have these amazing records, how to access them, and how to incorporate them into your genealogy research.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3863696358162676738

Florida State Genealogical Society will present “7 Proven Strategies-Identifying Slave Ownership & Reconstructing Families” on Thursday, June 18 at 8 p.m. This problem solving lecture presents research pathways and trails to resolve the dilemma of slave and owner identification and reconstructing slave era families.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/168448884277637388

Connecticut Society of Genealogists will present “5 Ways to Use Old Maps for Genealogy” on Saturday, June 20 at 1:30 p.m.This is Zoom meeting.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtc-uprDsvG9ytMwsE0KcQyuBnzZknT3La

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