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Several free webinars cover New Zealand records, DNA matches

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Several free genealogy webinars will take place this week covering New Zealand research, DNA, and African-American research.

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “New Zealand Civil Registration” on Tuesday, May 31 at 10 p.m. Eastern time. Birth, Marriage and Death information provides the bones of our family history skeleton from which we hang the rest of our research about a person. Learn more about the New Zealand records that give your research structure.

To register, go to: https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/the-bones-new-zealand-civil-registration/

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Using DNA to Solve Interlinked Mysteries” on Wednesday, June 1 at 2 p.m. Sometimes when trying to solve family mysteries using DNA, we discover that the best matches on the mystery line also have recent mysteries of their own and the connection between the two lies on their respective mystery lines. It’s exciting when there are close DNA matches on a mystery line but, equally, it can be frustrating if those matches also have recent blanks or brick walls and it’s tempting to treat these kinds of matches as dead ends. In this webinar, learn about some extraordinary case studies where multiple mysteries linked together and only by investigating them all could answers ultimately be uncovered. She will demonstrate the best techniques for navigating these tricky situations and provide her top hints and tips for working with interlinked mysteries.

To register, go to: https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/using-dna-to-solve-interlinked-mysteries/

Minnesota Genealogical Society will present “Finding Your Ancestors’ Pre-Immigration Origins” on Wednesday, June 1 at 8 p.m. Unless you are sure you know the locale of your ancestor’s origin outside North America, it is best to thoroughly research your ancestor’s American or Canadian life before jumping across the ocean (or border). It is not enough to know your ancestor came from Norway or Italy – you will almost certainly need to know at least a province or county, if not a specific locality in which to search. This webinar focuses on European origins, but the same principles apply for immigrants from other parts of the world.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4138168562009918990

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Studying Free People of Color in Apprentice Records” on Friday, June 3 at 2 p.m. This webinar will discuss the institution of apprenticeship – documents, laws, and resources relating to free people of color before the Civil War.

To register, go to: https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/studying-free-people-of-color-in-apprentice-records/

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MyHeritage offers free access to military records collection

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In honor of Memorial Day, MyHeritage.com will ooffer free access to its military collections now through Monday, May 31, 2022.

MyHeritage is home to 694 collections of 74 million military records from all around the world — including draft, enlistment, and service records, pension records, and other military documents. Several important military record collections have been added in the past few months, including collections from France, Germany, and the United States. The collections contain records going back as far as the mid-1700s, providing information on people across the globe who were involved in the major armed conflicts of the past few centuries.

Usually, most of these records can only be accessed by users with paid subscriptions.

To start searching the records, go to: https://www.myheritage.com/research/catalog/category-3000/military

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Several free webinars cover New England research, genetic genealogy

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Several free genealogy webinars will be offer this week covering UK research, genetic genealogy and New England town records.

North San Diego County Genealogical Society will present “Discovering Your Irish/UK Roots Online: Resources for English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish Ancestry,” on Tuesday, May 24 at 1 p.m. Eastern time. There is no such thing as “one stop genealogy shopping”! This program will lead you through the resources and search techniques for the three big UK and Irish databases: FindMyPast, ScotlandsPeople and RootsIreland. Learn what’s new on these databases, how you can apply them to your research and how privacy and information rights impact your quest for records.

To register, go to: https://nsdcgs.org/program-meetings/

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present  “Targeted Testing for Genetic Genealogy Proof” on Wednesday, May 25 at 2 p.m. In genetic genealogy research problems, the evidence we use is the test results of living descendants of a research subject, and pursuing the best evidence requires targeted testing of those whose DNA is most likely to help address the research question. In this webinar, learn to identify, prioritize and invite the best testing candidates to address a research question.

To register, go to: https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/seeking-the-best-evidence-targeted-testing-for-genetic-genealogy-proof/

American Ancestors will present “New England Town Records” on Thursday, May 26 at 3 p.m. Town records from New England can contain a wealth of genealogical information. These records can contain records of births, marriages, burials, mortgages, name changes, and more that can help you fill in the details of your ancestor’s life.

To register, go to: https://hubs.americanancestors.org/new-england-town-records

 

 

 

 

 

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Several free webinars will cover map research, probate records

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The Midwest Genealogy Center will present “Czech and Slovak Genealogy Research” on Tuesday, May 17 at 3 p.m. Eastern time. Did your ancestors come from Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia, Czechoslovakia, Austria, or Hungary? Learn the basic methods for completing your Czech and Slovak genealogy research. A brief history of the two nations will be presented, as well as research resources available.

To register, go to: https://www.mymcpl.org/events/74864/czech-and-slovak-genealogy-research

The Wisconsin Genealogical Society will present “Maps Galore: Finding and Using Online Maps from the Library of Congress” on Tuesday, May 17 at 8 p.m. Maps can be important for our research and can also help us make our ancestors’ stories come to life. The Library of Congress has over 56,000 maps available online, covering the Colonial era to the present day and including fire insurance maps, landowners maps, battlefield maps, and many more. Learn how to find and use these maps to understand the world of our Midwestern ancestors and help tell their stories.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3415043953262426128

New York Public Library will present “Getting Started in Genealogy Research” on Wednesday, May 18 at 11 a.m. Experienced librarians demonstrate the steps involved in starting your family history research. 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://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2022/05/18/getting-started-genealogy-research

The Western New York Genealogical Society will be presenting “Jewish Genealogy 101” on Wednesday, May 18 at 7 p.m. This talk gives a comprehensive overview of genealogy resources available for Jewish genealogy. The presentation will include online sources and documents not yet online for both the United States and Europe; she will also cover some basic knowledge critical to researching one’s Jewish roots.

To register, go to: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYoc-uhpjMrGNdAxYdyFeuB16yWw1pdKpUq

South David Chapter of the Utah Genealogical Association will present “Dying to Get in: Digging Up U.S. Cemetery Records” on Wednesday, May 18 at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. Your ancestors are probably buried in one of the more than 140,000 cemeteries in the United States. Each of these cemeteries maintains various records including headstones, burial registers, maps, and more. Come learn about these cemetery records, their genealogical value, how to find them, and what they can tell you about your ancestors.

To register, go to: https://ugagenealogy.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yiEfODumSK6CMx3WcffP1A

Allen County Public Library will present “Finding and Using Probate Records” on Thursday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m. Wills and probate records can offer a wealth of information for family historians, but finding your ancestor in these court records and deciphering historic legal jargon can be challenging. Join us for an introduction to using probate records in your research. Please note that there will be no legal advice given during this talk.

To register, go to: https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6590390

Legacy Family Tree Webinar will present “Working More In-Depth with Mexican Civil Registrations” on Friday, May 20 at 2 p.m. Mexico implemented federal registration of births, marriages, and deaths in the 1860s. These records are packed with genealogical information about your ancestors. This presentation will help you make the most of understanding and analyzing these records.

To register, go to: https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/working-more-in-depth-with-mexican-civil-registrations/

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Free genealogy webinars will cover Delaware ancestors, immigration law

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Several free genealogy webinars will be offered this week covering the topics of Delaware ancestors, passports and city directories.

Genealogical Society of Bergen County will present “City Directories” on Monday, May 9 at 2 p.m.  City Directories as a tool for genealogy research. They can be quite useful in tracking families in urban areas, particularly when people moved frequently between Census years. They can also be useful in identifying neighbors and neighborhoods. Learn why City Directories exist, their history, what they contain, what info they provide, where to find them and the time periods they cover.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8651199800829061388

The Villages Genealogical Society will present “Chasing Ancestral Locations” on Monday, May 9 at 7 p.m. Whether you seek a place of birth, a destination, or where they went to church, discovering ancestral locations presents a huge challenge because the information we need is often vague, missing, or inaccurate. Using gazetteers, the law, image searches, collateral research, maps, and some unexpected resources, we’ll explore practical strategies for tracking down our ancestors’ whereabouts.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5820075008471429131

Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington State will present “Exploring Your Roots in the Russian, Prussian, and Austrian Empires” on Monday, May 9, 2022, at 10 p.m. Eastern time. For 27 years, JRI-Poland has served as the premiere finding aid for the Jewish records that survive in the archives of Poland today. Its vast collection of over 6 million records includes information about individuals, families, and towns within Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Germany, Russia, and the former kingdoms of Galicia and Prussia. Through understanding the contents of the database and how to improve your search results to exploring preserved Holocaust-related records, this lecture will focus on how you can be more successful with your genealogical searches.

To register, go to: https://jgsws.org/meetings.php

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Finding Your Delaware Ancestors” on Wednesday, May 11 at 8 p.m. Nestled along the Eastern seaboard of the US, Delaware has a long history. From Native Americans, arrival of Europeans in 1609, boundary disputes and immigration, to migration to near and distant locations, Delaware’s history affects how to find your ancestors. Learn when records became available and where to find them to research your roots in the First State.

To register, go to: https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/finding-your-delaware-ancestors/

The Georgia Genealogical Society will present “Free People of Color” on Thursday, May 12 at 8 p.m. In 1860, there were more than 4 million enslaved people of African descent living in the United States. At the same time, there were nearly 400,000 free people of color (FPOC) living in the U.S. Learn more about this often not talked about group and how you may have FPOC in your own lineage.

To register, go to: https://gagensociety.org/genealogy-events/the-ten-percent-free-people-of-color/

San Diego Genealogical Society will present “Passports and Immigration Laws” on Saturday, May 14 at 1 p.m. Eastern time. Learn about how to obtain copies of passport applications, and what other related records may exist. Also, Immigration and naturalization law has constantly changed over the years, and sometimes, ancestors were caught in the crosshairs – both native-born citizens and immigrants alike.

To register, go to:  https://casdgs.org/event-4549736

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