You are here: Home / 2021 / Archives for September 2021

Archives for September 2021

Several Long Island genealogy groups offer October programs

posted by Leave a Comment

Several organizations of the Genealogy Federation of Long Island will be offering free genealogy programs in October.

Saturday, Oct. 1 – “Holdings of the Suffolk County Historical Society” – Huntington Historical Society – 11 a.m. – In person –

South Huntington Public Library

Wednesday, Oct. 6 – “Break Through Genealogical Brick Walls” – Patchogue Medford Public Library – 10-11 a.m. –  Hybrid

Go to: https://pmlib.org/ and click on Events and Classes to register.

Wednesday, Oct. 6  – “Little Known and Rarely Used Google Resources” – Connetquot Public Library  7- 8 p.m. – Virtual

Email familyhistory@connetquotlibrary.org to receive the link for the webinar

Thursday, Oct. 7 – “Choosing the Right Family Tree Software” – German Genealogy Group – 7:30-8:30 p.m. – Members only

Friday, Oct. 8 – “Go West! Following Your Pioneer Ancestors” – Brentwood Public Library – 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Virtual

To register, go to: https://brentwood.librarycalendar.com/events/brentwood-genealogy-group-go-west-following-your-pioneer-ancestors

Saturday, Oct. 9 – “Find Those Long Lost Cousins: Descendant Tracing” –  Italian Genealogical Group – 11 a.m. – noon – Virtual

Check the Italian Genealogical Group website for a link to the meeting

Wednesday, Oct. 13 – “Using Forverts for Researching Family History” – Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island – 7-8 p.m. – Virtual

Check the JGSLI website and Facebook page for link to the meeting.

Saturday, Oct. 16 – “Using Vital Records” – Irish Family History Forum – 11 a.m. to noon – Hybrid

Check the Irish Family History Forum website for more information.

Wednesday, Oct. 20 – Virtual Genealogy Research Discussion Group – 10-11 a.m.

Go to: https://pmlib.org/ and click on Events and Classes to register.

Friday, Oct. 22 – “Family History in Quarantine” – Brentwood Public Library – 3:30-4:30 p.m. – Virtual

To register, go to: https://brentwood.librarycalendar.com/events/brentwood-genealogy-group-family-history-quarantine

Sunday, Oct. 24 – “Researching Relatives in Subcarpathia and Russia” – Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island – 2- 4 p.m. – Virtual

Check the JGSLI website and Facebook page for link to the meeting.

For more information on the Genealogy Federation of Long Island, go to: gfli.net

Filed Under: Meetings Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

Website updates its New York historical newspaper titles

posted by Leave a Comment

Several newspapers have recently been updated on the New York State Historic Newspapers website.

Recent updates to newspapers in Suffolk County include: the Southampton Press; The Times of Northport and East Northport; Suffolk County News; the Long-Islander; the Northport Journal; The Observer and the Southampton Press.

To see all the titles available, go to: https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/

Filed Under: Websites Tagged With: ,

Several free webinars to cover Civil War, Ukrainian research

posted by Leave a Comment

Several free genealogy webinars will be offered this week covering Ukrainian research, Civil War research, and Scottish research.

The Genealogical Society of Bergen County will present “Global Reach Without Airfare or Postage” on Monday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. Learn how to utilize expanding international resources, available by subscription and free, to facilitate research into “old country.” Also covered will be what foreign documentation, directories and indices are available from home and at libraries and archives. Learn what can be accomplished without investing in travel.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/146148601494022415

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Beginning Ukrainian Research” on Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. Learn which records are available to assist you in determining your Eastern European ancestor’s home village and their emigration to the United States. Discover the resources for Ukrainian genealogy using regional resources and online tools. Examples of many different types of records and their importance, both from North American and from Europe, will be discussed.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7385006599589840142

The Midwest Genealogy Center will present “Researching Your Civil War Ancestor” on Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 4 p.m. Eastern time. Did your ancestor serve in the U.S. Civil War? Discover the resources you will need to find your ancestors and learn where those records are located.

To register, go to: https://www.mymcpl.org/events/70122/researching-your-civil-war-soldier-zoom

The Southern California Genealogical Society will present “Community Research Using the National Register of Historic Places” on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. Eastern time. The National Park Service provides valuable information on historic places, tribal lands, homes, or even an area. Coupled with the “The Historical Marker Database”, these two sites can take you to your ancestors’ area of residence from the comfort of your home.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4611131176144427279

The London and Middlesex Branch of Ontario Ancestors will present “Beginning Scottish Research” on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 10 a.m.  The presentation will focus on the basic records such as post-1855 birth, death and marriage records on ScotlandsPeople – what information is recorded and how to search these records. She will also look at some money-saving tips on ScotlandsPeople by understanding references.

To register, go to: https://bit.ly/LMOA-Oct2021

 

Filed Under: Webinar Tagged With: , ,

Historic church cemetery tour set for Manhasset

posted by Leave a Comment

Christ Church Manhasset will sponsor a Historic Cemetery Tour on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021 from noon to 5 p.m.

Re-enactors in costume will speak at the graves of: Aristocrat, Grave Digger, Fire Survivor, Society Lady, WW I Doughboy, Surveyor of 1888 and more. One hour tours start every 20 minutes.

Tickets are $20 at the gate; seniors/first responders, $15 and children 5-12, $5.

Rain date will be October 9.

Christ Church is located at 1355 Northern Boulevard. For more information, go to: https://www.christchurchmanhasset.org/copy-of-history

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ,

Free genealogy webinars to cover cluster research, Google search tips

posted by Leave a Comment

Several free genealogy webinars will be offered this week covering canal records, cluster research and Google search techniques.

The North Hills Genealogists will present “The Genealogist’s Google Search Methodology” on Monday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Technology changes rapidly and keeping our search skills updated and sharp is key to search success. Come learn the latest Google Search Methodology for Genealogy. You’ll hear about the latest and best search innovations, and learn the process that will dramatically improve your genealogical search results. These skills can be used with all associated Google tools.

To register, go to: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEuc-ytrzwiG9Dt2eOqhavYvXinLZbMh48J

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Federal Records Relating to Rivers and Canals” on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. Many federal records pertain to the development and use of waterways in the United States. This lecture shows examples and explains the relevance of some of the applicable records found at the National Archives in Washington, DC, in its online holdings, and at its regional facilities. Photos and documents will be examined from diverse NARA record groups such as Records of the Office of the Chief of Engineers (RG 77), Records of the Inland Waterways Corporation (RG 91), and Records of the Bureau of Land Management (RG 49). Other examples come from holdings of the Library of Congress Serial Set and map collections.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4094106725005075470

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Cluster Research” on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. Our ancestors did not live in a vacuum. They lived, worked, socialized, and married in the midst of a larger group of people. Those people included not just family members but friends, neighbors, employers and fellow employees, fellow churchgoers, and business associates. Genealogists often refers to this group with the clever shorthand of the “FAN” club—their friends, associates, and neighbors. Researching this larger group of people often leads to greater success in reconstructing families.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7934744821291772174

The Kane County Genealogical Society will present “Locating Widows, Spinsters and Bachelors” on Thursday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. Have some of the folks on your family tree disappeared?  Pick up some new ideas on how to find widows and unmarried children and then watch these techniques in action in three short case studies.

Registration request should be sent to kcgsinfo@gmail.com

 

Filed Under: Webinar Tagged With: , ,

Free webinar to discuss New York historic online newspapers

posted by Leave a Comment

The Connetquot Public Library will be presenting a free webinar on Monday, Sept. 20, from 7-8 p.m. entitled “Historic New York State Online Newspapers.”

Learn tips to searching online newspapers as well as where to locate historical newspapers online. Topics covered will include: major free newspapers sites, college and university newspapers online, popular subscription sites and aggregator websites that offer further information.

To register, contact Diane at familyhistory@connetquotlibrary.org

Filed Under: Webinar Tagged With: , ,

Tours to be offered at Old Burying Ground Cemetery in Huntington

posted by Leave a Comment

The Huntington Historical Society will be offering tours of the Old Burying Ground Cemetery in September, October and November.

The Old Burying Ground was established soon after the Town’s founding in 1653. Tours will be given at 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 18 and at 3 p.m. on Saturdays, October 30 and November 13.

Advance reservations are required. Tickets will not be sold the day of the tour. Tickets are $10 for members, $15 for non-members and $5 for children. Face masks are required.

For more information, go to: www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org

 

Filed Under: Cemeteries Tagged With: , , ,

Index available for Town of Oyster Bay vital records

posted by Leave a Comment

The German Genealogy Group, part of the Genealogy Federation of Long Island, has recently added a birth, marriage and death index for the Town of Oyster Bay on its website.

The birth and marriage index covers the years 1847-1849 and the death index covers the years 1847-1849 and 1881-1920. There are 285 birth records, 117 marriage records and 9,673 death records.

If you find a record of interest in the index, copies of the records can be ordered from the Town of Oyster Bay for $22 per record. Instructions on ordering copies of the records can by found by using the links below:

birth records:  https://www.germangenealogygroup.com/records-search/births_OysterBay.php

marriage records: https://www.germangenealogygroup.com/records-search/marriages_OysterBay.php

death records: https://www.germangenealogygroup.com/records-search/deaths_OysterBay.php

 

Filed Under: Websites Tagged With: , , , ,

Several free genealogy webinars scheduled for this week

posted by Leave a Comment

Several free genealogy webinars will be offer this week covering: DNA research, Canadian research and collecting family stories.

The New York Public Library will present “Getting Started in Genealogy Research” on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. Start your family history research online with librarians from The New York Public Library’s Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History, and Genealogy, specialists in genealogy reference and instruction. Learn about the library’s genealogy resources, discover essential research methods and strategies, identify relevant records and how to locate them, and organize your family research information.

To register, go to: https://nypl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1nuT5kX1Sq-sjjW_iMuKpg

The Southern California Genealogical Society will present “The Emotional Rollercoaster of DNA Testing” on Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 9 p.m. DNA testing sounds like fun, but what happens when the returning results are unexpected and cause emotional ups and downs? How do you handle previously unknown relatives? What about unexpected parentage, including donor conception? How do you react to non-responsive matches?

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1704947121583525135

The Florida State Genealogical Society will present “Organizational Strategies for DNA Analysis” on Thursday, Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. DNA test results are constantly changing and can therefore be overwhelming to analyze. In this webinar learn ways of designing organizational systems that help to answer genealogical questions and achieve genealogical objectives. Learn to organize, filter, cluster, isolate and analyze the most pertinent genetic cousins for any given research question and gain the confidence to begin making genealogical discoveries of your own utilizing DNA evidence.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2876251361699373326

The Utah Genealogical Association will present “Using Canadian Land Records to Find American Ancestors” on Thursday, Sept. 16  at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Do you have ancestors who came from Canada or emigrated there? Land was a huge draw and the records created can contain genealogy information. From Loyalists to homesteaders, learn what these records contain and how to find them. Learn the intricacies in finding land records in most of the provinces.

To register, go to: https://ugagenealogy.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tYGJVHGaSoCpwiOk1Auksg

The Connecticut Society of Genealogists will present “Finding a Future for Your Family’s Past” on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 1:30 p.m. Ancestors’ photos, stories, documents, and heirlooms are part of your family’s past, and they deserve to be protected to share with future generations. No heirs for your genealogy? Get ideas for paths forward. The PASS process can help in organizing and storing family history materials; setting priorities for keeping key items and finding new homes for other items; writing a “genealogical will” to safeguard your collection for the future; and sharing your family’s history now.

To register, go to: https://csginc.org/event/planning-a-future-for-your-familys-past-with-marian-burk-wood/

The Genealogical Forum of Oregon will present “How to Approach Your Relatives for Their Stories” on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time. The presenter will share tips on how to ask your family members about their life stories. Organization and connectivity are key. Learn some important homework to do before you actually start asking your questions and then how to ask them.

To register, go to: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lceqtpz0iHdPCZzbjt8m68b4BWqecKQwH

The Los Angeles Public Library will present “Hispanic Research Methodology with FamilySearch” on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. Eastern time. Genealogy experts from the Family History Library will show us how to find our Hispanic ancestors using a variety of search tips, finding aids, and language tips. Learn about the basic record types for finding ancestors in Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain.

This program will be streamed live on Facebook and YouTube. For more information, go to: https://www.lapl.org/whats-on/events/genealogy-garage-hispanic-research-methodology-familysearch

 

Filed Under: Webinar Tagged With: , , , ,

Free genealogy seminar offered on British colonial research

posted by Leave a Comment

The Family History Library in Salt Lake City will be offering a British Research seminar on Saturday, September 18. All times listed are Eastern time.

The following classes will be offered:

11 a.m. –  The British Empire

Noon – Birth, Marriage and Death Records of British Abroad

1 p.m. – British Naturalization Records

1:30 p.m. -Beginning Australian Research

2 p.m. – Beginning New Zealand Research

3:30 p.m. – Introduction to Jamaican Research

4 p.m. – British Caribbean Research in Colonial Office Records

5 p.m. – British East India

5:30 p.m. – British South Africa

6 p.m. – British in the South Seas

To attend any of these programs, go to: https://churchofjesuschrist.zoom.us/webinar/register/4216240196694/WN_rYYqoTvzSr60yPdunbPc0g

Filed Under: Webinar Tagged With: ,
Next Page »