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Several free webinars to cover immigration, DNA research

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The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society will present “The New York Gateway: Immigration, Emigration and Migration,” on Monday, June 8 at 7 p.m. Discover the origins of key immigrant and emigrant groups and settlers and where they went through 1940. Learn the New York migration routes and transportation modes that your New York ancestors may have taken.

To register, go to: https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/events/new-york-gateway-immigration-emigration-and-migration-0

JewishGen.org will present “Getting Started with JewishGen.org and Jewish Genealogy,” on Wednesday, June 10 at 3 p.m. JewishGen.org offers both archival and networking components. In this webinar, Avraham Groll will discuss common challenges that people encounter when researching their family history, and how JewishGen can help.

To register, go to: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7H3uNZPsTuGeBZ71E2fZkg

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Using DNA to Answer Real Research Questions,” on Wednesday, June 10 at 8 p.m. DNA tests provide opportunities for researchers to solve specific research questions. The presenter will demonstrate how to combine DNA results with traditional research methods to make those fascinating DNA results useful.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8952906873445480706

Georgia Genealogical Society will present “Using Timelines and Tables to Analyze Your Research,” on Thursday, June 11 at 8 p.m. Learn about analysis methods using tables and timelines to solve problems such as comparing census records, determining if you’re looking at one person or two people of the same name, identifying a woman’s maiden name, and more. The presenter will examine the use of spreadsheets, word processors, and time line software as well as some hints, tips and techniques for creating timelines and tables.

To register, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4402314121794838286

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Several free webinars to cover obituaries and heraldry

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Several free webinars will be offered this week covering topics such as African American research, obituaries and heraldry.

The Illinois State Genealogical Society will present “Illinois Servitude and Emancipation Records” on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 9 p.m. A friend of John Brown, her husband’s activities in the Abolitionist Movement were legendary but Louisiana Bell’s own tale of freedom was extraordinary. Through a series of case studies,  participants will get an overview of this database, which contains a wealth of genealogical information for anyone researching Free People of Color.

To register for the webinar, go to:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2879115575287113475

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “Grandma’s Obituary Box” on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. Obituaries are a genealogical resource that help document our ancestors and bring them to life. This webinar examines the clues and types of information found in obituaries as well as where and how to locate them. A discussion of obituaries through the past three centuries will show what values were important to our ancestors and how those values have or have not changed through the years.

To register for the webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/9135168509970861827

The Georgia Genealogical Society will present “An Introduction to Heraldry for Genealogists” on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. This webinar illustrates the connection between genealogy and heraldry, and demonstrates with examples and applications how heraldry can become “the genealogist’s most colorful tool.” Included are a brief overview of the history of heraldry from its earliest days into the 21st century, the various parts of an heraldic “achievement,” methods of identifying coats of arms, and where to look for heraldry.

To register for the webinar, go to:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7869481099669859851

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New episode of ‘Finding Your Roots’ to air Oct. 15

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Season Six of “Finding Your Roots” will continue on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. on PBS stations.

This week’s episode will feature Melissa McCarthy and Eric Stonestreet.  In January 2020, eight more episodes will air.

For more information, go to: http://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/home/

 

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Two local libraries to offer genealogy programs this week

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Two local libraries will be hosting  genealogy programs this week.

The Patchogue-Medford Public Library will be presenting “Exploring Family History with Your Relatives” on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. The presenter will be April Earle.

For more information, call 631-654-4700.

The Brentwood Public Library will be presenting “Introduction to Hispanic Genealogy” on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. The presenter will be Alec Ferretti.

For more information, call 631-273-7883 ext. 131.

 

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Three local genealogy groups to meet this week

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Three local genealogy groups will meet this week.

The Brentwood Genealogists will meet at the Brentwood Public Library on Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 7-8 p.m.

This month’s topic will be “What to Do After the DNA Test,” a live webinar presented by Blaine T. Bettinger. For more information, call 631-273-7883 ext. 131.

The Irish Family History Forum will meet on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Bethpage Public Library.

This month’s program will be “Finding Irish Place of Origin in U.S. Records” presented by Kathleen McGee. Everyone on this side of the Atlantic who researches an Irish ancestor hopes to discover the place in Ireland where he or she was born. It’s a search that starts, not with Irish sources, but with U.S. records. This presentation will focus on American sources that show birthplace, such as draft registration records; birth, marriage, and death records; gravestones; probate records; death notices; some census records; and more.

There will be a Help session at 10 a.m. followed by “Ask the Experts” at 10:30 a.m. The program will begin at 11:15 a.m. For more information, go to the club website at:  www.ifhf.org

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island will meet on Sunday, Sept. 22, at the Y-JCC in Plainview.

This month’s program will be “Two Horses in Lubin.” The presenter, Dan Oren, will describe how he used unanticipated local records to investigate genealogy and family history which revealed unthinkable discoveries. Dan is Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Adjunct) at Yale University and president and founder of The Friends of Jewish Heritage in Poland.

For more information, go to the club website at: http://jgsli.org

For more information about all the genealogy meetings on Long Island, go to: http://gfli.net and click on the monthly calendar.

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25 July 2019 Ancestry.com.au offers free access to records this weekend

Ancestry.com.au offers free access to records this weekend

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Ancestry.com.au, the Ancestry.com affiliate of Australia, is offering free access to its records from now until 7:59 a.m. (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) on Sunday, July 28.

This free access covers all its Australian and New Zealand records. The collections include census images and indexes; birth/marriage/death records, obituaries and more. Even if you already have a free account set up for Ancestry.com, you may need to create an account at Ancestry.com.au.

To start searching records, go to: www.ancestry.com.au

If you get a pop-up asking if you want to go to Ancestry.com instead, make sure to click to continue to the Australian website.

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Family History Center to offer free webinars in July

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The Family History Center Library in Salt Lake City will be offering several free webinars in July. All times listed are Eastern time.

Thursday, July 18 – 1 p.m. – Obituaries: A Family History Goldmine

Tuesday, July 23 – noon – Tips and Tricks for Finding Elusive Records on FamilySearch.org

Tuesday, July 23 – 1:30 p.m. – Germans from Russia: Locating the town with websites and gazetteers

Tuesday, July 23 – 3 p.m. – German and Danish research: Schleswig-Holstein Censuses

To attend any of these webinars, go to: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/c/cf/07-July_2019.pdf and click on the appropriate date.

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Free genealogy webinar to cover technology tips

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Legacy Family Tree Webinars will present “A Month’s Worth of Must-Have Tech Tips to Start Using Today” on Wednesday,  June 26 at 2 p.m.

What technology tips can help you with your genealogy research? Make a goal this month to try a new technology tip each day and this webinar will help you! Learn about tips to help you enhance your email, use shortcuts, conduct better searches, and use your cell phone for genealogy. Through this webinar, you’ll be able to do more with less time and learn tools that will help you in your research and personal life.

To register for the webinar, go to: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6488050284901649154

 

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Two local groups to meet this weekend

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Two local genealogy groups will be meeting this weekend.

The Brentwood Genealogist will meet this Saturday, June 22, at the Brentwood Public Library at 10 a.m. This month’s program will be “Roots and the Genealogical Proof Standard” presented by librarian Peter Ward.

For more information, call 631-273-7883, ext. 131.

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island will meet this Sunday, June 23, from 2-4 p.m. at the Y-JCC in Plainview.

This month’s program will be “The Trip of a Lifetime: Refugees Find Safe Haven Via Japan” presented by Mark Halpern. In the summer of 1940, diplomat Chiune Sugihara – known as “the Japanese Schindler” – issued transit visits that enabled over 6,000 Jews to escape Europe.  Halpern will describe one Polish Jewish woman’s journey from Poland to California, with stops in Lithuania, Russia, Japan, China, and Canada.

Mark is the founder of the Bialystok Area Jewish Genealogy Group. He was the winner of the IAJGS’s 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award.

For more information, go to the club website at: http://jgsli.org

There will be on club meetings in July or August.

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Two local genealogy groups to meet this Saturday

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Two local genealogy societies will meet this Saturday.

The DNA Genealogy Group of Long Island will meet at 10 a.m. at the Sachem Public Library. This month’s program will be the Second Anniversary Members Celebration.

For more information, go to the club website at:  http://dggli.com

The Huntington Historical Society will meet at 11 a.m. at the South Huntington Public Library. This month’s program will be “Local Online Databases” presented by Don Eckerle.

For more information, call 631-427-7045.

To see a listing of other genealogy meetings for June, go to the Genealogy Federation of Long Island website, http://gfli.net,  and click on Monthly Program Calendar.

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