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| 22 - 22 October 2022 | CDGS - "Up the Hudson: Tracing Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Ancestors from NYC to Canada on the Champlain and Erie Canals" | Zoom | |||||||
Details: The creation of the NYS Canal system in 1825 made many things possible--from moving people and cargo, to transporting language, religion, and ideas. Beyond the census, finding ancestors who did business alongside the canals, owned boats, or worked as laborers may seem like a challenging task. Find out how to trace their most likely routes and pathways from Albany to Buffalo, from New York City, up the Hudson River, the Champlain Canal to Canada, and how the canal families traveled, and where they were likely to stop en route to Buffalo. Learn about the types of records you should look at, where to find the records, and how to analyze them (from 1817 to 1918.) Pamela Vittorio is a professional historian and genealogist. She manages the "Finding Their Routes - Family History & Genealogy" Facebook page, does research for a variety of clients, and is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Note: Non members may register for program after the 15th of each month. Simply sign up for a free account at our website. Members have access to most programs online in the members-only section of the website following the presentations. | |||||||||
| 22 - 22 October 2022 | Leaping the Pond: Online Research in Great Britian with Paul Milner | Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Details: Come join us, either virtually or in person, as British Isles specialist Paul Milner shows us the ins and outs of researching the British branch of your family online. | |||||||||
| 22 - 22 October 2022 | Making Sense of the Census: An In-Depth Look at Census Records by Gena Philibert-Ortega | Camarillo, California | |||||||
Details: VENTURA COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Please join us for our 2022 Annual Seminar Presenting: Making Sense of the Census: An In-Depth Look at Census Records by Gena Philibert-Ortega
Saturday, October 22, 2022 8:30 am to 3:30 pm PDT Zoom Webinar Seminar Topics: 20th Century Censuses: What do they Say About Your Ancestors? Searching the Census: Tips & Tricks There’s More to the Census Than Names: Non-Population Schedules The Other Censuses: State, Territorial, and More Connect with us for this year’s annual seminar, featuring one of the most sought-after speakers in genealogy. Learn how to search census records more effectively. REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Registration fee: $30. https://venturacogensoc.org/2022-annual-seminar/ Videos of the presentations will be available for a limited time after the seminar to everyone who registered. Door Prizes will be awarded throughout the day! You do not need to be present to win. | |||||||||
| 22 - 22 October 2022 | NHSOG 2022 Fall Conference (hybrid) - "County Farms, Convicts, and Witches: An Ancestral Trick-or-Treat | Meredith, New Hampshire | |||||||
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| 21 - 22 October 2022 | VGS 2022 Fall Virtual Conference | Webinar | |||||||
Details: Sit back, relax, and enjoy from the comfort of your home eight nationally known speakers presenting a variety of lectures on research logs, documentation, research reports, writing, women, African American research, and mapping. The Registration Process
1. Purchase a "ticket" through EventBrite and receive a confirmation email with instructions for registering at GoToWebinar. https://tinyurl.com/2aycm67f
2. Register at GoToWebinar and receive an email with the "join link."
3. Enjoy the conference!
All attendees will receive an email from EventBrite on 19 October 2022 with instructions for downloading the syllabus and a reminder to register at GoToWebinar if you have not already done so.
Refund requests (less EventBrite fees) will be accepted through 11:59 PM EST on 14 October 2022. To request a refund, please email [email protected].
If you are unable to join us for the live sessions, you have 90 days after the conference to view the recordings. You will receive an email from EventBrite when the recordings are available.
FRIDAY, 21 OCTOBER
Research Logs: Write or Regret It! – Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG®,CGL℠
Organizing is key to understanding. If you can’t find something, how can you compare and analyze the facts and clues in your ancestor’s life? This presentation introduces research log styles and other organizational tools to improve your analytical skills to assist the researcher in finding needed answers.
Documenting Your Sources: The Key to Credible Genealogy – Megan Clark Young
Does the thought of documenting your sources seem daunting and tedious? Have you reviewed your own work, or someone else's, and not been able to determine the origin of the information? Participants will learn strategies and tools to simplify source citations that meet current genealogy standards.
Research Reports: Reporting Our Research and Discoveries – Mary O’Brien Vidlak, CG®
The research we conduct as family historians is of limited value without a written, detailed document that communicates the results of our hard work. Research reports are not just for professionals – they are the fundamental work product for all of us who spend our time seeking to know our ancestors.
Writing Their Story When They Left No Stories – Mary Kircher Roddy, CG®
You've spent years (or decades) working on your genealogy. It's time to take that data and weave it into a story that your relatives - yes, even your spouse and children! - will want to read. Learn how to take your data and "fluff it up" with the kinds of details that draw your reader into the story of their ancestors' lives.
SATURDAY, 22 OCTOBER
The Hidden Half of the Family: Identifying the Women in Your Family Tree – Barbara Vines Little, CG®, FNGS, FUGA, FVGS
Her name may be Elizabeth, Mary or Polly, Sarah or Sally, or even Mrs. John Smith, or she may be completely unnamed and known to exist only because a child was born. However, even if we don’t know her name, she often leaves us clues that allow us to attach her to her family and ultimately learn who she was. To do so we need to understand the law that dictated her rights or lack thereof, identify the social and religious surroundings in which she lived, and unearth the clues that her husband and children’ lives provide. This lecture outlines a methodology that can help us uncover the hidden half of our family tree.
Understanding and Utilizing Virginia Untold Records at the Library of Virginia – Lydia Neuroth
Lydia will describe the Virginia Untold project, how to conduct research using various record types, and provide an overview of the recent two-year NHPRC grant from the National Archives which funds her position and the processing of 40 "Free Negro Registers" and loose records from Richmond City, 1794-1865.
Analyzing Probate Records of Slaveholders to Identify Enslaved Ancestors – LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG®, CGL℠, FASG
Because enslaved people were treated as a species of property, the fates of these ancestors were determined in probate proceedings incident to the settlement of the estates of enslavers. This lecture will focus on the analysis of probate records to identify enslaved ancestors.
GIS & Genealogy: A Beginner’s How-To – Jennifer Alford, PE, PTOE
When you dig into genealogy a repeated lesson is to know your location. We’ll uncover how using GIS can connect geospatial history with your family history research. Together we’ll cover the exciting historical geospatial information that is now available for use in Google Earth and other tools available online.
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| 20 - 20 October 2022 | RGS Introduction to Genealogy Session | Irondequoit, New York & Zoom | |||||||
Details: Do you want to know who your ancestors are? Have you wondered where to start? If you're new to genealogy or want a refresher, this program is for you. If you have any questions about this new program, send them to [email protected] . Irondequoit Public Library | |||||||||
| 19 - 19 October 2022 | Tara Shymanski – "Finding American Ancestors in Canadian Land Records" - GSNJ 2022 Genealogy Webinar Series | Webinar | |||||||
Details: 8 PM - Free and Open to the Public (GSNJ Members have access to the recording for a limited time). Did you have ancestors who lived in Canada? Land records contain valuable genealogy information but can be tricky to find. By examining actual land records, you’ll discover information of value to family historians. You’ll learn which websites and indexes contain these records and the intricacies in finding them. | |||||||||
| 13 - 13 October 2022 | Fox Valley Genealogical Society Presents The Case of the Murderous D. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer by Dean Jobb | Webinar | |||||||
Details: Dean Jobb will speak about his book The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer, which recreates Scotland Yard’s pursuit of serial killer Dr. Thomas Neill Cream, a ruthless poisoner who murdered as many as ten people in Chicago, Canada and London’s Lambeth neighborhood between 1877 and 1892.“Jobb’s excellent storytelling makes the book a pleasure to read” – New York Times Book Review“Vividly written … a splendidly atmospheric journey through the halls of Victorian vice, virtue and, above all, hypocrisy” – The Times UK / Book of the Week“[An] enthralling real-life thriller … a true-crime masterpiece that will easily sit alongside The Devil in the White City” – ★ Publishers Weekly (starred review)Dean Jobb is an award-winning author and journalist and a professor at the University of King’s College in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he teaches in the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction program. He specializes in true crime and his monthly column, “Stranger Than Fiction,” appears in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. His articles and book reviews appear in CrimeReads, Inside History magazine, the Chicago Review of Books and the Washington Independent Review of Books. During his 35-year career as a newspaper staff writer and freelance journalist he has written features and commentaries on an array of subjects – history, current events, law, business, politics, media ethics, science, travel, and the craft of nonfiction.FVGS meetings are free to attend but you must register in advance for online events. Visit https://ilfvgs.org/education/programs/2022-programs/ for program and registration details. To learn more about FVGS, visit ilfvgs.org/ | |||||||||
| 12 - 12 October 2022 | FhGS Meeting: The Boulder Pioneer Project: Lessons in Community-Wide Genealogical Research | Golden, Colorado | |||||||
Details: Genealogist Dina Carson will present “The Boulder Pioneer Project: Lessons in Community-Wide Genealogical Research”. An author and local historian, she will discuss how this research helped reveal the story of Boulder's pioneers, trappers, traders, Native Americans, gold seekers and others. The Boulder Pioneers Project has been an on-going look at the original source materials for Boulder County to discover the people who arrived before statehood in 1876. Many interesting and surprising stories have come to light as a result of the research. A community-wide project may reveal much more about ancestors than looking at individual record groups. Dina is the coordinator for Boulder Pioneers Project, a comprehensive look at the original source documents for Boulder County during the Territorial period (1859-1876). She is the author of more than 100 annotated indexes of Boulder County source materials and is working with the Colorado State Archives on state-wide indexing projects. Guests are welcome at this free ZOOM presentation which begins at 1:00 p.m. MT on Wednesday, Oct. 12. Register at http://www.foothillsgenealogy.org for the ZOOM link. For 42 years, Foothills Genealogical Society has been supporting genealogical research with educational programs, classes and field trips as well as preserving and publishing historical records from Clear Creek, Gilpin, Jefferson and Park counties. | |||||||||
| 12 - 15 October 2022 | AAHGS 2022 Annual Conference | Virtual | |||||||
Details: AAHGS is celebrating its 45th Anniversary focusing on the history and genealogy of ethnic groups with a special emphasis on African Americans. With its award winning publications, AAHGS Journal and Newsletter, AAHGS has made significant contributions to the community and has hosted its annual conference for 43 years! We are celebrating this years' Sapphire anniversary with the theme "Bridging the American Colonial Divide: Resurrecting the Memory and Space of Black Patriots and History Makers". Afro-Americans have made historic contributions and achievements well over the past 400 years. There were Americans of African descent who fought during the Revolutionary War ultimately continuing their struggle for freedom and independence. History-makers founded churches, launched rebellions, and continued their fight for social injustice! We celebrate the colonial research and the lives of not only Afro-Americans in the Revolutionary War but also the lives of Afro-American history makers!
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