Several free genealogy webinars will be offered this week.
The Halton-Peel Branch of Ontario Ancestors will present “Researching Your 20th Century Canadian Ancestors” on Sunday, March 21 at 2 p.m. Long closure periods of records make finding information about recent ancestors difficult. Finding information after 1939 can be tricky but there are resources available if you know where to look. Discover where to find more recent records that will help you add details to your 20th century Canadian family.
To register, go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tf-uupjssHNUiCzm6mB8CHmFb94uZfTUf
The Genealogical Society of Bergen County (NJ) will present “What is Social History and Why Should a Genealogist Care?” on Monday, March 22 at 7 p.m. Social history is the history of ordinary people and how they lived their daily lives. It seeks to fill in the rich details of the past. Learn how social history can both improve your research skills and help you better understand and tell the stories of your ancestors’ lives.
To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4569625713539592461
JewishGen Talks will present “How to Research your Jewish Roots in Hungary, Slovakia and Transylvania” on Tuesday, March 23 at 2 p.m. Since beginning researching her own family from pre-Trianon Hungary more than 25 years ago, the presenter has identified and used a wide range of archival, print,and on-line resources to research families from Hungary, Moravia, Slovakia, Romania, and Galicia and has made research trips to Hungary, Slovakia, and Romania.
To register, go to: https://tixoom.app/jewishgen/vhjuserv
Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “20th Century Immigrants to the West Coast” on Wednesday, March 24 a 2 p.m. 20th-century immigrants to the west arrived by ship through Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii, and overland through Canada and Mexico. Vast numbers of these immigrants were Asian. This lecture will examine the ports of entry, the records generated, and the laws which impacted those immigrants.
To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5629926556901462287
The Germanic Genealogy Society will present “FamilySearch.org – A Place of Learning” on Thursday, March 25 at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Beyond records, there are education opportunities within the FamilySearch website and offerings. Discover more about the FamilySearch Wiki, tutorials, webinars, help features, and their YouTube channel and how each can assist you in learning how to achieve your research goals.
To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8150627332318076428
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