Thanks to The Ancestor Hunt Blog for this informative article on U.S. Naturalization records and especially for the many links to free, state-by-state naturalization record collections.
From the landing page, scroll down a bit to get past the advertisements to the article, and scroll even farther for the list of links.
All scheduled PGS classes are posted on the society calendar at https://pinellasgenealogysociety.com/calendar/
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.
Tuesday, 30-Nov-21 at 1:00 PM. War With Spain- This class is an exploration of the causes, conflicts, and results of the United States’ war with Spain in 1898. In addition to the history of the conflict and its consequences, the types of records generated during the conflict will be discussed along with guidance on where to find those records. Summers,
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Thursday, 2-Dec-21 at 7:00 PM. DNA Basics II (Shared Matches): This class focuses on how to use DNA "cousin" matching in your research. Whether it is called "Shared Matches", "In Common With", or some other title, all of the primary DNA companies have tools that allow you to analyze your matches based on the groups that have DNA in common. DNA Basics I is recommended, but not required before attending Basics II. Luce/Manning
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Saturday, 4-Dec-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
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The seminar theme is "Finding Your Elusive Ancestors." Do you have an elusive ancestor? — An ancestor that has become an obstacle or a proverbial “brick wall?” We all do. This seminar is Saturday, January 29, 2022, 10:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. (EST) and features four nationally recognized genealogical speakers who will focus on this theme in their programs. You will be able to submit your questions to the speakers for expert guidance, and you will also have the chance to win prizes from major genealogical companies such as Ancestry, Family Tree DNA, My Heritage, and others.
The speakers and topics are:
• D. Joshua Taylor, “Bridging the Gap: Finding
Ancestors in the U.S. Between 1780 and 1840.”
• Judy Russell, “No Vitals? No Problem!
Building a Family through Circumstantial Evidence. A Family for Isabella
(tracing a woman married before the 1850 Census).”
• Karen Stanbary, “Weaving DNA Test Results
into a Proof Argument.”
• Gena Philibert-Ortega, “Desperately Seeking
Eleanore: Finding an Elusive Female Through an Interdisciplinary Approach.”
COST: Members - $40; Non-members: S50.
View the program flyer online to learn more about our speakers and the schedule and register at our website: https://mgsfl.org/
Thanks to the Porter County Public Library in Michigan for several genealogically relevant indexes. From the landing page scroll down a bit and click on the "Indexes" tab. From there take your pick of the various indexes available.
The offerings are tantalizing if you have ancestors who lived in this area of the country: military records, obituaries, marriages, divorces, coroner's inquests, newspapers, etc.
Check it out at: https://pcpls.org/services/genealogy/
All scheduled PGS classes are posted on the society calendar at https://pinellasgenealogysociety.com/calendar/
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.
Tuesday, 23-Nov-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. Luce/Manning
Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocO2hrDIiH9VDe2BaW6l0D-bC2kaQ3ycl
Saturday, 27-Nov-21 at 10:00 AM. RootsMagic User Group--Questions and answers and demonstrations of how to use the RootsMagic genealogy database software program. Summers
Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/upMpf-2rqT4uDsD_bqYog2joIPrnT_FVqg
Thanks to Lisa Cooke for this tremendously helpful article on how to browse records at Ancestry.com. Yes, "browse" rather then "Search."
Sometimes the record set you found has not yet been indexed by Ancestry so browsing the images is the only recourse you have. But other times the records are searchable and you are still given a browse capability.
Lisa discusses both scenarios and shows how browsing can work to your advantage. She gives step-by-step instructions on how to do it, and provides lots of pictures to be sure you don't get lost along the way.
This is a great read...don't pass it up.
https://lisalouisecooke.com/2019/11/17/browse-only-records-at-ancestry/
Thanks to the Ida Public Library in Belvidere, Illinois for this listing ranging from1851 to 2018. The entries are drawn from three local newspapers of the era. For the obituary listing, scroll down the landing page a screen or two and then click on the title.
The listing is alphabetic, and entries provide name, dates of birth and death, date of paper and burial place.
Take your time to find the obituaries and notice that also available of birth and death records and a collection of yearbooks.
Check it out at: https://idapubliclibrary.org/local-history-genealogy/indexes-materials/#
All scheduled PGS classes are posted on the society calendar at https://pinellasgenealogysociety.com/calendar/
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.
Classes for the upcoming week.
Monday, 8-Nov-21 at 1:00 PM. Writing Brief Narrative Sketches – Sharing Interesting Ancestors with Family--Do you want to share your family history research and enthusiasm with your relatives, but find that their eyes tend to glaze over when you pull out your pedigree charts and family group sheets? Try presenting the information to them in bite-size chunks, one interesting ancestor at a time, using brief, 1-3 page narratives with visual impact. Fortin
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Wednesday, 10-Nov-21 at 1:00 PM. Familysearch.org—the class will demonstrate how to search the vast databases available on this rapidly-expanding site made available from the LDS (Mormon) genealogy collection. Bryan
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Saturday, 13-Nov-21 at 1:00 PM. DNA-Advanced Genetic Genealogy. This is a series of discussions led by David Vance, author of The Genealogist's Guide to Y-DNA Testing for Genetic Genealogy. Each month will address a different chapter in the book, starting with Chapter 5 on July 10th, 2021. Learn how Y-DNA is helpful in your genealogy (and how it is not!), understand Short Tandem Repeats (STRs) and Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) and how they can be analyzed to help solve genealogy problems; examine how to evaluate and use DNA Projects; Develop testing strategies and much, much more. Attendees are expected to have read the monthly chapter(s) prior to the session. The book is available on Amazon.com, free through Kindle Unlimited, $28.60 for digital Kindle purchase or $48.94 for the print version. Luce/Manning
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Thanks to the Kinsley Public Library for this wide-ranging collection of historical and genealogy records. The offering includes birth records, marriage records, cemetery records. The cemetery collection contains records from sixteen Edwards County cemeteries as well as three located in neighboring Ford County.
If you cannot find what you are looking for, you can email your request to the library and they will provide assistance as time permits. There are slight charges for the service.
https://kinsleylibrary.info/about-the-library/edwards-county-genealogy-local-history-research/
