PGS Event for the Week of 1-6 June 2015

Only one class this week...

Monday, 1-Jun-15 at 10:00 AM--Census tracking--Probably the fundamental way of using the US Federal Census is to track ancestors from one census year to the next. In that process we seek to uncover relationships and lost or heretofore unknown ancestors. This class shows a strategy on how to do that, using an actual family as an example. In addition it also shows how to uncover hints on using resources outside of the census itself. Summers, Local History Room, Largo Library.

New Albany-Floyd County, Indiana Public Library Records Online

The New Albany-Floyd County Public Library in Indiana has several indexes available on line for those of you with ancestors from that area.

There are links on the landing page for city directories, family bibles, and more. Don’t overlook the link on the left side of the screen to a newspaper index. This includes several newspapers with dates ranging back to the mid-1800’s.

New Albany-Floyd County Public Library | » Indiana History Room

A Treasure Trove of Irish Resources

Check out this link leading to no less than seventy links to resources to assist in your Irish research.

The links are categorized for convenience. Some of the categories are “Church Records,” Military Service Records,” and “Newspapers, Magazines & Online Collections,” to name a few.

Check it out at:  Irish Genealogy: 70 Resources for Finding Irish Ancestors

SCGS Jamboree Available Live, Online, and Free

The Southern California Genealogical  Society's Jamboree will be streamed live for those interested. There is no cost for this.

The sessions topics are varied and run from Friday, 5 June to Sunday, 7 June. You must register if you wish at participate. The link to do that is at the left of the landing page. If you can't watch the sessions live, you will be able to watch at your convenience before 5 July from the special Jamboree archive. Be aware, however, not all of the sessions will be available in this manner.

Here is the link advertising the live sessions. If the hot link is not active, copy the link and paste it into your brower's address field:
     http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=62eb8a2a-3e4c-439e-ba78-16e33844d02e&c=5ba0eeb0-aa61-11e3-a94a-d4ae528ecd49&ch=5ca2ce50-aa61-11e3-a9ef-d4ae528ecd49

Here is the link to the SCGS website that will give you more information on the society and the event:
     http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/index.html


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Greenwood Cemetery (Petoskey, Michigan) Records Online

Greenwood Cemeter, located in Petoskey, Michigan has made an index of interrment available on line. If you have ancestors who lived in that area, it is worth checking out.



When you land on the home page, click on "Genealogical Research" listed in the panel to the left of the screen. You will be presented with an alphbetized listing of interrments. To the left of each name is a link that will take you to additional information about the person and perhaps a copy of the obituary.



Check it out at:  http://gwood.us/

PGS Events for the Week of 25-30 May 2015

Here is what's going on at PGS this week:

Tuesday, 26-May-15 at 6:00 PM--Living Persons--suggested methods and tips for finding living people--kinfolks you never knew. Bryan, Local History Room, Largo Library.

Wednesday, 27-May-15 at 6:00 PM--Library of Congress Website--what genealogy help it provides, veterans’ information, historic newspapers, digital collections, photographs, and use of the catalog, Summers, Local History Room, Largo Library.

Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920, Online

The Seeking Michigan website has a collection of nearly one million death records searchable and online. The records run from 1897 to 1920.

To search the records, select advanced search from the search field at the top of the landing page. “Death Records” will be preselected. Needless to say, take a  moment to look at the other types of records you can search on this site. The list is impressive and you may want to spend some time here.

Check it out at:  Death Records, 1897-1920 « Seeking Michigan

PGS Events for the Week of 18-23 May 2015

Monday, 18-May-15 at 7:00 PM--Genealogical Proof, Summers, Tarpon Springs Public Library.

Tuesday, 19-May-15 at 1:00 PM--Italian Genealogy Interest Group, LeConte, Local History Room, Largo Library.

Wednesday, 20-May-15 at 1:00 PM--England/Wales Genealogy Interest Group, Pearson, Local History Room, Largo Library

Thursday, 21-May-15 at 12:30 PM--Fold3--Using this subscription database of military records and more. Free access from your home computer with your Pinellas County library card. Summers, Aging Well Center,  1501 N. Belcher Rd., Clearwater, FL

Saturday, 23-May-15 at 10:00 AM--RootsMagic User Group--Questions and answers and demonstrations of how to use the RootsMagic genealogy database software program. Summers, Local History Room, Largo Library.

Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001 — FamilySearch.org

I usually don’t alert you to new additions at FamilySearch.org, but this is rather unique.

Records from the Caribbean Basin are usually difficult to come by, so the Puerto Rico Civil Registration collection (1905-2001) caught my eye. This is a huge database of over 4.5 million images. Some of the records are searchable but not all have been indexed at this point. You can browse the records however, or check back occasionally as the indexing moves forward.

Puerto Rico, Civil Registration, 1805-2001 — FamilySearch.org

Muskogee County Genealogical Society Databases

The Muskogee County Genealogical Society has several indexes on line if you are searching for ancestors from Oklahoma.

On the home page click on the Databases tab, then Indexes, then your choice of obituaries, Cemeteries, funeral home records, marriage indexes, divorce records, or probates.

Marriage records run from 1890 to 1948, and divorce records run from 1907 to the 1920’s.
Check it out at:  Muskogee County                           Genealogical Society - Home

Jewish Genealogy Society of Tampa Bay Features Deanna Bennett

This was just received by our friends at JGSTB:

The next meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Tampa Bay will take place this coming Sunday May 17, 2015.  We will have an interesting program about the trials and tribulations that our Eastern European ancestors experienced in immigrating to this country. There is no charge to attend, and guests are always welcome. If you are not a member, and you wish to discover your own Jewish family history, please come and let us help you get started.

Date:          Sunday, May 17, 2015

  Time:         1:30PM   Refreshments, Schmooze & Library Access
                      2:00PM   Program

  Where:       Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services
                     14041 Icot Blvd., Clearwater, FL

 Program:   EUROPEAN IMMIGRATION 1860-1930
                    Presented by Deanna Bennett

Obituaries Research Can Reveal Family Trees

An article in the GenealogyInTime Magazine  explains “Why Obituaries Contain Hidden Family Trees.” The article is a short one, but may renew your interest in hunting down obits.

The article also provides some links to sites where obituaries can be found, including GIT’s own Genealogy Search Engine which conveniently searches FindAGrave and BillionGraves, as well as local genealogy society and library websites…places where obituaries are often put online.

Check out the article at:  Why Obituaries Contain Hidden Family Trees

PGS Events for the Week of 10-16 May

Monday, 11-May-15 at 9:00 AM--Memorial Park Cemetery Canvass—9:00-11:00 AM. Meet at the south parking lot at 5750 49th Street N (intersection of 49th St. N. and 54th Ave, west side). Bring your digital camera and sun protection. Water and other refreshments will be provided. Wear your PGS shirt if you have one. Please RSVP to Debbie Schuler: deborah.e.schuler@hotmail.com, (727) 470-9967.         

Monday, 11-May-15 at 6:00 PM--Census Tracking--Probably the fundamental way of using the US Federal Census is to track ancestors from one census year to the next. In that process we seek to uncover relationships and lost or heretofore unknown ancestors. This class shows a strategy on how to do that, using an actual family as an example. In addition it also shows how to uncover hints on using resources outside of the census itself.  Summers, Local History Room, Largo Library.

Wednesday, 13-May-15 at 6:00 PM--Newspapers in Genealogy--How to use newspapers to discover facts and human interest stories about your ancestors...obituaries, weddings, court cases, etc. We will discuss where to find the newspapers and how to look for genealogy data in them. Hostetler, Local History Room, Largo Library.

Friday, 15-May-15 at 10:30 AM--German Genealogy Interest Group, For all those interested in German genealogy research. Dietz, Local History Room, Largo Library.

Saturday, 16-May-15 at 10:00 AM--Computers in Genealogy--Question and answer session on the use of computers in genealogy research and record keeping. Bryan, Jenkins B, Largo Library.

Saturday, 16 May 15 at 11:00 AM—Program Meeting, Sidestep Genealogy--Brick wall research blocks are inevitable. We strive to start with ourselves and work backwards, but sometimes there are impediments that stop us in our tracks. It is then that we must use our most creative research skills, and it is essential that we move to other family members. That means researching our ancestors' siblings, uncles, aunts, cousins, and the collateral lines with which they are connected. George Morgan, Jenkins B.

Saturday, 16-May-15 at 7:00 PM-- Military Records--What records exist, what information they give us, where to find them, and how to get them. Summers, Scottish-American Military Society, 917 Louden Ave, Dunedin, FL. [NOTE: this event is not open to the public.]

New England Seamen's Identification Cards at FamilySearch.org

This reference is not for everyone, but it was so interesting, I decided to mention it.

It is a collection of ID cards of seamen associated (either by entering or leaving) various ports in New England…Boston, New Haven, and Providence to name but three.

The collection consists of some 104,000 images, but they are not yet indexed so you will have to negotiate the microfilm images. They are arranged by county name, then by town, and then by year of the record.

The interesting part is the information the records contain. Among the data fields are: citizenship, father’s name and place of birth, naturalization, ship of service, and (here’s the best part) a photograph.

To find the database any time, go to the Familysearch.org card catalog and search on the title “New England Seamen.” To check it out now, use the following link.

United States, New England Seamen's Identification Cards, 1918-1940 — FamilySearch.org

Imperial Polk Genealogical Society Features Jack Butler on 9 May

This comes from our friends at IPGS:

DATE:                   9 MAY 2015

TIME:                    1:00 PM – SATURDAY

PLACE:                 Unitarian Universalist Congregation

                               3140 Troy Avenue…Lakeland

PROGRAM:          “LAND RECORDS: THE UNDERUTILIZED RESOURCE”

PRESENTER:       JACK BUTLER

Please welcome Jack a 6th generation Floridian who is a professional  genealogist, lecturer and author.

Talk to your friends and families: tell them about IPGS!

Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast Has Marriage Index Online

The PGSCTNE has an alphabetized index of Polish marriages in various northeastern states. The list is searchable by both bride and groom surnames. The location and date of marriage are also listed.

The site offers more than the marriage index, so take some time to explore the site contents shown to the left of the landing page. “Databases” and “Links” are especially intriguing.

Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, Inc.

Hart's Annual Army List

Hart’s provides a list of serving regular, militia or territorial British Army officers that easily goes back into the mid 1800’s. A series of the books is available online at Google Books. They are readable online. The link below takes you to a list of the books, with the 1862 volume being the focus. This is a wonderful resource if your ancestor served in the officer ranks in the British Army.

The 1908 edition of the list is searchable at Ancestry.com. Go to the Ancestry card catalog and search on the title “Annual Army List.” The value of this particular edition is that most of the officers listed, went on to fight in WWI.

Hart's Annual Army List, Militia List, and Imperial Yeomanry List - Google Books

PGS Events the week of 3-9 May 2015

Monday, 4-May-15 at 9:00 AM--Memorial Park Cemetery Canvass—9:00-11:00 AM. Meet at the south parking lot at 5750 49th Street N (intersection of 49th St. N. and 54th Ave, west side). Bring your digital camera and sun protection. Water and other refreshments will be provided. Wear your PGS shirt if you have one. Please RSVP to Debbie Schuler: deborah.e.schuler@hotmail.com, (727) 470-9967. Memorial Park Cemetery, 5750 49th St N

Saturday, 9-May-15 at 12-4:00 PM     --Family History Assistance Day-- Bring what information you have about your family and receive free, one-on-one research assistance from a PGS consultant. Beginners are especially welcome. No appointment is necessary--first come, first served. Tours of the Genealogy Center will also be offered.  Jenkins A & B, Largo Library.