This photo collection offers over 18 million photos of rural America spanning five decades. You can search addresses, key words, counties, states, etc.
Take your time with this. What a treasure it would be to find your ancestor's farm or homestead!
Sunday, January 31, 2021
Friday, January 29, 2021
PGS Events for the Week of 1-6 February 2021
All scheduled PGS classes are posted on the society calendar at https://pinellasgenealogysociety.com/ which also has information on using Zoom (Zoom Orientation tab).
Monday, 1-Feb-21 at 6:00 PM. RootsMagic-Part 5. This is the last of a series of five classes. This class explores the use of this popular genealogy software program. The intent is to take the student from the basics of initial entry of family information to the more detailed topics of incorporating images in your family history, citing sources, and generating various reports. The class will be most effective if all sessions are attended in order. Summers, Online Class – Webinar
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsceGqrjMiGdGtX9KkiT6F_8MSuxhWXfgE
Tuesday, 2-Feb-21 at 6:00 PM. Family Tree Maker 2019 Basics--Part 5. This is the last of a series of five classes. This class explores the use of this popular genealogy software program. The intent is to take the student from the basics of initial entry of family information to the more detailed topics of incorporating images in your family history, citing sources, and generating various reports. The class will be most effective if all sessions are attended in order. Hahn, Online Class – Webinar
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwodOCupzgjG9UBxe0m08Cy_ZWJcdFkH_gM
Thursday, 4-Feb-21 at 7:00 PM. DNA Basics I (Ethnicity): This one-hour class defines DNA, gives examples of DNA inheritance patterns and discusses the different types of DNA tests and the companies that provide them. It gives ideas for the best ways to make the most of your DNA dollars and how you might want to "target test" some of your relatives. In addition, the class provides information on the ethnicity estimates provided by each company and how you might use them in your research. Manning/Luce, Online Class – Webinar
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpc-qorTooE9JW5OMnaJJkM9Fh1VeHegJM
Saturday, 6-Feb-21 at 10:00 AM. Family Tree Maker User Group. Questions & Answers and Demonstration of how to use the Family Tree Maker genealogical database software. Bryan Online Class – Webinar
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uJIqcuusrjgj-d8heG8CDgJP3UdqO8QVYw
Very Important Reminder…
The Pinellas Genealogy Society will present our annual all-day seminar in an online format on 20 February 2021. Thomas MacEntee will be the featured speaker. See the PGS website at pinellasgenealogysociety.com for details. Be sure to register soon as attendance is limited.
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Interactive Massachusetts Tax Inventory for 1771 Available Online
From the website: "The following collection of data contains the names and descriptions of taxable property of nearly 38,000 individuals who resided in 152 Massachusetts towns in 1771. Data include enumerations of the type and value of real estate and buildings, as well as tabulation of livestock and farm commodities produced.
This on-line version allows you to browse the data by selecting items to view and "drilling down" through totals for counties and towns to the holdings of individual taxpayers."
You can search by name or by use of several other filters.
NOTE: In order to use the interactive map, you have to have the Flash plug in for your browser. A link to download it is provided. You do not need the download to search the database.
Saturday, January 23, 2021
PGS Events for the Week of 25-30 January 2021
Monday, 25-Jan-21 at 6:00 PM. RootsMagic-4--Fourth in the series. This class explores the use of this popular genealogy software program. Online class—webinar, Summers. Online class—webinar. Summers
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsceGqrjMiGdGtX9KkiT6F_8MSuxhWXfgE
Tuesday, 26-Jan-21 at 1:00 PM. DNA Interest Group--Learn how to interpret your DNA test results and apply those results to your current family history research. Join our casual group as we research and learn together. Online class—webinar. Manning/Luce
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84574929851?pwd=bTRndktHUEVKcWhSaVp0aWtTTU5uUT09
Tuesday, 26-Jan-21 at 6:00 PM. Family Tree Maker 2019 Basics--Part 4. Fourth in the series . Online class—webinar, Hahn.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kfuuorTMjHt15yZ0a68-OEkv202V3nJAv
Wednesday, 27-Jan-21 at 1:00 PM--MILITARY RECORDS --This class explores the types of military records produced from the Revolutionary War to modern times. It shows the information contained in those various records, and where to find them in print and online. Online class—webinar, Summers.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsdOyhpzwiHtxJimhCfFyHqczvZ_GRzHOV
Thursday, 28-Jan-21 at 6:00 PM--SKELETONS IN THE FAMILY CLOSET: DEALING WITH THE UNEXPECTED--We all find scandals, scalawags, and other surprises in the course of our genealogical research. This presentation some of the unexpected, and sometimes unsavory, facts that may arise and ethical considerations to keep in mind when deciding how to share them. Online class—webinar, Fortin.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlcO2tpzMrGN0qHBWme8gn3smEDT3yBmeM
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Scottish Emigration Database Available Online
Thanks to the University of "Aberdeen, a Scottish emigration database is freely available online. The information available for each entry includes occupation, residence, destination, departure date, and ship name. The index link associated with each name entry leads to even more information, as does the link embedded in the ship name.
Currently there are over 21,000 names of people who embarked at Glasgow and Greenock for non-European ports between 1 January and 30 April 1923, and at other Scottish ports between 1890 and 1960.
Saturday, January 16, 2021
Burial List for Village of Lake Delton, Wisconsin Cemetery Online
Follow the link below to get to an alphabetical list of burials in the Village of Lake Deltoon, WI Cemetery. At the landing page, click on "Burial Activity Report" under the "Burial Information" tab.
The alphabetical list provides name, age, death and burial dates, type of interment, grave location, and funeral home. Earliest burial dates go back to the mid 1800s.
https://lakedelton.org/village-of-lake-delton-cemetery/#burial-info
PGS Events for the WWeek of 18-23 January 2021
Monday, 18-Jan-21at 6:00 PM. RootsMagic-3. Third in the series. Online class—webinar, Summers
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsceGqrjMiGdGtX9KkiT6F_8MSuxhWXfgE
Tuesday, 19-Jan-21 at 6:00 PM. Family Tree Maker 2019 Basics--Part 3. Third in the series Online class—webinar, Hahn
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYld-qvpzoqG9eDkXRtE32xzJqk9VMzAil0
Saturday, 23-Jan-21 at 10:00 AM. RootsMagic User Group--Questions and answers and demonstrations of how to use the RootsMagic genealogy database software program. Online class—webinar, Summers.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/upMpf-2rqT4uDsD_bqYog2joIPrnT_FVqg
An important upcoming event
The Pinellas Genealogy Society will present our annual all-day seminar in an online format on 20 February 2021. Thomas MacEntee will be the featured speaker. See the PGS website at pinellasgenealogysociety.com for details and opportunities to register. Be sure to register soon as attendance is limited.
We apologize for some incorrect information published in last week's issue of the local weekly newspaper which indicated that this was free and open to the public. It is indeed open to the public but is not free. The recent issue corrected this error. This is the only event we have for which there is a fee.
Monday, January 11, 2021
Genealogy Tip of the Day Encourages Us to Save Our Notes
Michael John Neil in his "Genealogy Tip of the Day" Blog, reminds us that even quick, hand-written notes made during bouts of research should often be considered as assets worth saving.
Check out his tip at: http://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/2019/03/07/sketch-out-your-notes-and-photograph-or-scan-them/
Saturday, January 9, 2021
PGS Events for the Week of 11-16 January 2021
All scheduled PGS classes are posted on the society calendar at https://pinellasgenealogysociety.com/ which also has information on using Zoom (Zoom Orientation tab).
You must pre-register for each of these events. This may be done at the time of the event or earlier. Do so by following the links given after each class description below. After registering, you will receive an email with another link to use to join the event at the specified date/time.
The series of classes on RootsMagic will resume next Monday.
Tuesday, 12-Jan-21 at 6:00 PM. Family Tree Maker 2019 Basics--Part 2. Second in the series. Online class—webinar. A detailed explanation and demonstration of the many features of this most popular genealogy database program.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEufuurrDkqH9HjvKHkvSYodU4Fy-jO6Bk_
Saturday, 16-Jan-21 at 11:00 AM. Program Meeting--DNA Case Study presented by Teri Grey. So, you have tested, sorted, and mapped your chromosomes, now how do you use this information to break down brick walls? We will explore the use of DNA and documentary research to find the family of a 2nd great grandmother and identify a 4th great grandmother. You can use the described techniques in your own efforts to break through brick walls.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqcOuvrzkiHtbHl9fjiJlf1G3ttzDAEd9N
Another thing of importance…
Thank you for renewing your membership and supporting the society and the great programs, classes, and events we all value. PGS membership is a great value at only $17 a year for individuals and $25 a year for two members at the same street address.
If you have not done so, please take a moment now to take care of this. Here is how:
Go to the PGS website (PinellasGenealogySociety.com), mouse over the “Members” tab at the top of the page and follow the “Renew Membership” option.
If you want to become a new member, follow the same path to the “Join Us” option. If you wish to pay by check rather than online, you will find instructions to do so along the way.
We sincerely hope you will support us as we serve our members and fellow researchers.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Book Sale at Friends of the Library Book Store on January 23 to February 20
The Friends have decided not to have a big book sale in the Jenkins Wing of the Largo Library, but will instead have a small lobby sale from January 23 to February 20.
Saturday, January 2, 2021
Free, Searchable Database of documents Related to Louisiana Slaves from 1718 to 1820
This site provides a name-searchable collection of Louisiana slaves who lived there from 1718 to 1820. The search tool provides filters based not only on name, but also physical description.
The landing page gives a detailed explanation on how to craft a search and use the results.
The following comes from the introduction of the website:
"The Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy online search engine was designed to provide the general public free access to valuable historic records. Users can locate individual slaves who lived in Louisiana between the years of 1718 and 1820 through this easy-to-use, free, public database. Find valuable historical data from over 100,000 descriptions of slaves found in documents in Louisiana between 1718 and 1821 by searching identifiers such as gender, racial designation, or plantation location. Users can even search the origin of the slaves brought to Louisiana in the 18th and 19th centuries to work the New World."
Friday, January 1, 2021
PGS Events for the Week of 4-9 January 2021
All scheduled PGS classes are posted on the society calendar at https://pinellasgenealogysociety.com/ which also has information on using Zoom (Zoom Orientation tab).
Monday, 4-Jan-21 at 6:00 PM. RootsMagic -2 Second in the series. Online class—webinar. Summers
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsceGqrjMiGdGtX9KkiT6F_8MSuxhWXfgE
Tuesday, 5-Jan-21 at 6:00 PM. Family Tree Maker 2019 Basics--Part 1 . A detailed explanation and demonstration of the many features of this most popular genealogy database program. Online class—webinar, Hahn
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvd-ivqDwsHNXBKzDxubMgZAXFf1XGs-uw
Wednesday, 6-Jan-21 at 1:00 PM. Library of Congress Website-- what genealogy help it provides, veterans’ information, historic newspapers, digital collections, photographs, and use of the catalog. Online class—webinar, Summers.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZclcu-trzkpHNG3G2PKF_Ms5UbyQ4HCE_Cc
Thursday, 7-Jan-21 at 7:00 PM. DNA Basics III (Ancestry DNA): By looking at DNA test results through the lens of one of the most popular testing companies, class participants will be able to apply what they have learned in Basics I and II to their understanding of their own test results at Ancestry.com. This class reviews the tools and resources available through Ancestry DNA. While Basics I & II are recommended, they are not required prior to taking this class. Online class—webinar, Manning/Luce.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpc-qorTooE9JW5OMnaJJkM9Fh1VeHegJM
Saturday, 9-Jan-21 at 1:00 PM. Advanced Genetic Genealogy--We will be reviewing the book Advanced Genetic Genealogy: Techniques and Case Studies. We will start May 9th with Chapter 1, continuing to review one chapter a month through the year. Manning/Luce, Online class—webinar.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtce2oqzsjHdG3ngvmXUFMc62VYtGw1LmY
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