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23 November 2022 Websites for information on Mayflower descendants

Websites for information on Mayflower descendants

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Do you think you may have ancestors that came over on the Mayflower? If so, you may want to check out these websites.

The Society of Mayflower Descendants, https://themayflowersociety.org/join/join/, has genealogy resources to help determine if you are one of the descendants.

There is a New York chapter of the Society at: https://www.mayflowernewyork.org/

Another interesting website is Mayflower History at:  http://mayflowerhistory.com/museums-and-societies. There is the Mayflower Passenger List, links to Mayflower Society chapters, and a research library.

The New England Historical and Genealogical Society has several databases such as  “General Society of Mayflower Descendants Membership Applications, 1620-1920,” “ Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880” and 50 years of the Mayflower Quarterly journal.

You can do a search on the databases without a subscription but you will need a subscription to view the records.

In addition, FamilySearch.org has a free searchable database that was created from two data sources: the 30-volume publication “Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, December 1620” and the documented applications for membership in the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, submitted from 1896 to early 2019.

You can search this database at: https://www.familysearch.org/en/collection/mayflower-descendants/

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Free genealogy programs to cover naturalization, photograph dating

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Several free genealogy programs will be offered this week covering topics such as dating photographs, Native American Research and naturalization records.

The Midwest Genealogy Center will present “Native American Research – The Five Civilized Tribes” on Monday, Nov. 21 at 3 p.m. Eastern time. Do you have Native American ancestors that lived in Oklahoma? If so, they may have been members of one of the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, or Seminole. Learn how to research your ancestors using U.S. Census and Dawes Rolls records.

To register, go to: https://www.mymcpl.org/events/80061/native-american-research-five-civilized-tribes

The North San Diego Genealogical Society will present “Dating Your 20th Century Family Photos” on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. Eastern time. Do you have a shoebox full of photos of people you can’t identify? Using the presenter’s extensive collections of late -19th and early 20th century photographs, you will learn how to identify which clues in each photo can help you pinpoint when and where the photo was taken and who the subjects might be.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3950388470318240272

The Museum of Jewish Heritage and JewishGen Talks will present “Enemy, Alien, Declarant…Grief: Learning from Missteps in the Naturalization Process” on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. Naturalization is a legal procedure whereby an alien becomes a citizen. Records created before, during or after the citizenship process may provide additional understanding of the legal and societal challenges faced by immigrants. There will be a short summary of the United States naturalization process in the early Twentieth Century. The majority of the presentation includes several unusual cases whose records provide a deeper understanding of the context of our ancestors’ experiences both in the old country and in the United States.

To register, go to: https://898a.blackbaudhosting.com/898a/JewishGen-Talks-Enemy-Alien-DeclarantGrief-Learning-from-Missteps-in-the-Naturalization-Proce

 

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Free genealogy programs will cover obituaries, DNA painter

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Several free genealogy webinars will be offered this week covering DNA research, church records and Polish genealogy.

The Tewksbury Genealogy Group will present “FAN Out! Using Cluster Records To Break Through Genealogical Brick Walls” on Monday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. Got a brick-wall ancestor? FAN research—research into an ancestor’s Friends, Associates and Neighbors – might help you answer your research questions. Sometimes the paper trail fails us and crucial information about place of origin or parents’ names is not found in documents pertaining to our ancestors. However, research into our ancestor’s social network and extended family can often help us to break through these brick walls. The presenter will use case studies to illustrate the process in action, and identify some of the best FANs on which to focus for one’s research.

To register, go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2916657572888/WN_yJ2dvNouTVKb8dLqYfaYsg

Wisconsin Genealogy Society will present “Preserving Your Family History” on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Preserving your family history starts with you. What’s the point of calling yourself a family historian, if you don’t make it easy for future generations to know about your life? Gain some ideas on how to organize your personal archive beyond the family treasures of your ancestors including the following: dealing with physical photographs and papers; digitization (photographs and old film); and how to incorporate social media into your personal archive for future generations.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6268062222573796623

Genealogical Society of Bergen County (NJ) will present “Using DNA Painter’s What Are the Odds Tool” on Monday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. The What Are The Odds (WATO) tool on the DNAPainter website is a specialized What-If tool used by adoptees and others to find where they fit in a family tree based upon two or more DNA autosomal matches. Learn how to become familiar with and how best to use the WATO tool, providing 3 examples as well as a “cookbook” on how to proceed. Details from two of the examples are provided in the handout, allowing the student to recreate and explore these examples as a way of becoming more comfortable with WATO. This is aimed at experienced DNA researchers.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1760216285821765132

Florida State Genealogical Society will present “Putting Your Ancestors in Their Place” on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. Locality research is key to making progress in genealogy research. An understanding of the history, geography, records, and repositories for the research locality is the foundation for building a solid research plan and finding additional information about your ancestor.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1797798694989913615

New York Public Library will present “Introduction to Polish Genealogy” on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. Tracing Polish ancestry can be challenging, especially navigating border changes, language barriers, and political turmoil. This webinar aims to provide introductory historical context and strategies to research Polish family history.

To register, go to: https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2022/11/17/introduction-polish-genealogy

Sacramento Public Library will present “Obituaries: The Dead Said” on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Obituaries can be a goldmine of information: they can  clarify family relationships;  pinpoint place of burial;  find living relatives;  give clues to migration, etc.

To register, go to: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAvc-GurjwjG9PurVjL3vMMQpb8ohSZARMo

The Midwest Genealogy Center will present “Czech and Slovak Genealogy Research” on Saturday, Nov. 19 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/80025/czech-and-slovak-genealogy-research

The Western New York Genealogical Society will present “Finding Your 19th Century Ancestors on Fold3.com – Is There a Better Way” on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 10:30 a.m. Learn what records are available for your 19th century ancestors and pick up some search strategies to narrow down what you’re looking for.

To register, go to: http://www.wnygs.org/meeting-2022-11.html

The Colorado Genealogical Society will present “Faith of Our Fathers” on Saturday, Nov. 19 at noon Eastern time. Churches were an anchor for many of our ancestors. A general understanding of the role faith played in the lives of our ancestors and the effect on communities, states, and our nation will aid your understanding and may guide you to unexpected records.

To register, go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpdO-qrjstG9wvT3oDf-VMwIikgoYD6KG8

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Free websites to research your military ancestors

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In honor of  Veterans’ Day, here are some websites that may help you with research on your military ancestors.

https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm – Database of Civil War soldiers and sailors

www.koreanwar.org/html/Korean_war_databases.html – Database for Korean War soldiers and those missing in action.

www.thewall-usa.com/index.asp#search – Listing of those killed in Vietnam who are included on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pow/powhome.html – Vietnam era POW/MIA database from the Library of Congress

www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2/navy-casualties/ – List of World War II casualties by state for the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard from the National Archives

www.archives.gov/research/military/ww2/army-casualties/index.html – World War II Honor List of dead and missing by state for Army and Air Force from the National Archives

http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov – Nationwide grave locator for all U.S. veterans’ cemeteries. Provides birth and death dates, military service branch, where buried and dates served.

www.abmc.gov – American Battle Monuments Commission has links to databases of American military buried on foreign soil.

www.wwiimemorial.com – National World War II Memorial, on left side click on WWII Registry to search for Americans who served in World War II

www.militaryindexes.com/worldwartwo – Online World War II indexes and records

www.suvcwdb.org – Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War grave site database. Search for Union or Confederate soldiers.

www.archives.nysed.gov/research/res_topics_mi_civilwar_dbintro – New York State Civil War Database. Search names of over 360,000 men including New York State Volunteers and US Sharpshooter units.

http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/ – American soldiers buried at the overseas American War Cemeteries at Ardennes, Henri-Chapelle and Margraten.

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Genealogy websites offer free access this weekend

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In honor of Veterans’ Day, the genealogy website, Fold3.com, will be available for free from now through Sunday, Nov. 12, 2022.

Fold3.com is known for its military records. You will need to set up a free username and password to view the records.

To get started, go to: https://www.fold3.com.

Also, to honor the world’s veterans, free access will be available to Findmypast.com starting today and continuing until 5 a.m. Eastern time o n Monday, November 14, 2022.

After the free access ends, you can only view records with a valid subscription. You will need to create a free username and password to view the records.

The 1921 Census of England and Wales is not included in the free weekend.

To get started, go to:  https://www.findmypast.com/

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Free genealogy webinars to cover lineage societies, historic maps

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Several free genealogy webinars will be offered this week covering lineage societies, historic maps and researching your veteran ancestors.

The Villages Genealogical Society will present “The Ins and Outs of Lineage Application Research” on Monday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.  Lineage societies are a unique feature of the genealogical community in the United States. The reasons you may be interested in them are numerous. Perhaps you have a long line of relatives who are members. Perhaps you are interested in using their resources for your genealogy. Or, perhaps you are looking into joining one as a validation of years of research. Come learn how to use applications for your research, locate a society to join, or even learn a bit about the history of why there are over 500 of these organizations in the United States.

To register, go to: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqcOytqDopG9TZViEKCG9_1iJ31_fIsQ1m

The New York Public Library will present “Navigating World War I Maps” on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 1 p .m. Learn about access World War I maps at NYPL’s Map Division! You will learn how to locate World War I-related maps in NYPL catalogs, as well as additional cartographic digital databases that will be useful for your research. With these tools, you will see how these maps can be utilized in inquiries related to genealogy, military research, understanding changing boundaries, and many more.

To register, go to: https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2022/11/08/navigating-world-war-i-maps-map-division

The Oyster Bay Public Library will present “European and U.S. Newspapers and Directories” on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. Newspapers and directories may be the key to finding ancestors, stories and vital records between censuses. Directories give occupations, birthplace, deaths, and family relationships. Emphasis is on European records with a list of  newspaper and directory websites from both the U.S. and Europe.

To register, go to: European and U.S. Newspapers and Directories

JewishGen Talks will present “Dying to Find Out – Beyond Death Certificates” on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m.  Death is the final genealogical event, but death records are often where research begins. How to understand their contents, what it says and equally important what it does not say will determine the accuracy of your story. Learn about death records and explore various complimentary records such as: cemetery and burial records, monuments, tombstones, undertakers, yahrzeit calendars, plaques, Yizkor records, synagogue and society records as well as government issued records.

To register, go to:  https://898a.blackbaudhosting.com/898a/JewishGen-Talks-Dying-to-Find-Out—Beyond-Death-Certificates

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society will present “Using New York City’s Free Records” on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. Discover both online and onsite sources openly available to everyone.

To register, go to: https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/events/using-nyc-free-records

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Migration of European Ancestors: 1820-1920” on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. Many factors pushed or pulled our European immigrant ancestors to come to the New World. Follow in the footsteps of those who arrived between 1820 and 1920. What did our ancestors experience when they decided to leave their homes and communities to sail to America? What was the voyage like? How did they settle into their new homes? Then discover essential and unusual resources for migration research for all US and Canadian ports in this presentation.

To register, go to: https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/the-migration-of-european-ancestors/

The Midwest Genealogy Center will present “Researching Your Civil War Soldier” on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 3 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/81555/researching-your-civil-war-soldier

The Saratoga Springs Public Library will present “Saratogians in World War II” on Thursday, Nov. 10 at noon. Freelance writer and former reporter with The Associated Press in Albany, Chris Carola will tell the stories of some of the many residents of Saratoga Springs and nearby communities who served in the military during World War II.

To register, go to: https://sspl.libcal.com/event/8597413

The North Hills Genealogists will present “Preserving Veterans’ Voices” on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. This webinar will present ways to honor the memory of your military ancestors and all veterans. This step-by-step tutorial assists individuals and organizations in creating a collaborative community project to record local veterans’ stories before it’s too late. This community-wide project brings together diverse groups, using the unique resources and skills of youth groups, scouting chapters, genealogical & historical societies, libraries & museums, educational institutions, and more.

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpcu-grzwpGdR9GpxtvYuszKmWyLk4S4PC

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New York G&B to have indexing, digitizing days in November

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Join the New York Genealogical and Biography Society for a week of interactive events, including online programs, digitization days and indexing days from Nov. 14-18, 2022.

Indexing New York

Join the NYG&B for 36 hours of indexing the New York Land Records Project on Nov. 14-16, 2022. This initiative, a partnership between the NYG&B and FamilySearch, will index millions of land records from across the state.

Using FamilySearch’s web-based tools, participants can contribute either from home or in the NYG&B office.

Digitization at the NYG&B

Join the NYG&B for two days of scanning, Thursday and Friday, on site at the NYG&B offices at 35 West 44th Street, Suite 711. You will be trained to use the scanner and staff will be on hand to assist.

Webinars

On Monday, November 14 attend the webinar, “Clues in the New York Biographical Index” at 7:30 p.m. in-person and online.

How can this database of more than half a million names be leveraged to find ancestors and biographical sketches? Learn to find the clues and follow them to further information and sources.

On Tuesday, November 15 attend the webinar, “Digitizing and Searching Historic New York Collections” at 2:30pm  – online only

Throughout New York, small and large organizations hold unique manuscripts, ledgers, and other materials. The NYG&B digitizes such invaluable records, preserving the information contained within. Learn the behind-the-scenes process and tips for searching the collections.

On Thursday, November 17 attend the webinar, “Making the Most of Your NYG&B Membership” at 7 p.m.  – online only.

There are many benefits to being a NYG&B member – are you taking advantage of them all? Takes a tour of NYG&B membership and often overlooked benefits you should check out.

For more information or to sign-up for any programs, go to: https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/events/nygb-week

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