Saturday, January 15, 20221:30 pm (EST) On Saturday, January 15, Carol Ansel will do a presentation on Getting the Most Out of the Godfrey Scholar Databases. There may be resources on the Scholar that you aren’t even aware of – what’s been added recently? What’s the difference between browsing and searching? How to know […]
Researching Your Immigrant Ancestors Saturday, November 20, 2021 1:30 PM EST Al Fiacre will present “Researching Your Immigrant Ancestors.” He will cover the types of resources best suited to finding out about your ancestors’ move to this country. Different time periods call for different types of resources, which Al will demonstrate. Al is Chair of […]
Saturday, September 18, 2021 1:30 PM On Saturday, September 18, Rhonda McClure from NEHGS will present “Choosing a Genealogy Software Program.” Do you have a genealogy software program? If not, what options exist? Maybe you have a program but have thought about switching. Rhonda, Senior Genealogist at the New England Historical and Genealogical Society, will […]
Saturday, August 21, 20211:30 PM (EDT) Penny Hartzell will present “Creating Timelines.” A timeline is a chronological arrangement of events in the order of their occurrence. Last month we looked at how placing your genealogical information on a map can lead to new insights. Similarly, sketching out a timeline is another way to look at […]
July 17, 2021 – 1:30 PM (EDT) Carol Ansel, Library Director of the Godfrey, will present “Mapping It All Out: A Geographic Approach to Genealogy.” Who doesn’t love old maps? Visualizing your ancestors’ geographic location(s) with the help of maps can sometimes bring about new realizations. Carol will share a number of online sources […]
VIRTUAL EVENT ZOOM Genealogy Club – Saturday, June 19, 2021 – 1:30 PM (DST) Topic: Researching Your Italian Roots Speaker: Mark D’Ambrosi of Valentino Genealogy This presentation gives information about what civil records are available online, locating them, and the information the researcher can garner from them. Italian civil records are primary source documents […]
VIRTUAL EVENT ZOOM Genealogy Club – Saturday, May 15, 2021 – 11:30 AM (DST) Topic: The Real Life of Vital Records Speaker: Diane MacLean Boumenot Understanding when, where and why vital records were created, and the changes in those practices over the years, can help us find them today. What additional abstracts have been created […]
VIRTUAL EVENT ZOOM Genealogy Club – Saturday, April 17, 2021 – 11:30 AM (DST) Understanding Evidence, Proving Your Point Godfrey Memorial Library Board Chair and Senior Researcher Al Fiacre will discuss what is involved in doing professional quality genealogical research, something we all can aspire to. Are your sources original, derivative, or authored? How […]
VIRTUAL EVENT ZOOM Genealogy Club – Saturday, March 20, 2021 – 11:30 AM (EST) Breaking Down Genealogical Brick Walls – Brick by Brick Every genealogist eventually ends up running into the dreaded brick wall. The term “brick wall” refers to a barrier or an apparent dead-end in your research when an answer to a […]
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