January Topics

We're looking forward to some informative meetings in January. The first Tuesday comes early in the month, so we'll be starting with a workshop. Here's the scoop!

January 2 - During this workshop we will begin with a few suggestions for genealogy goals for the year, but the main focus will be a review of the many ways to find records on FamilySearch.

January 9 - Pam Ingermanson, who gave such a great presentation over Zoom in 2021) will join us to talk about Family Search Memories and the Family Tree App. She has also agreed to answer any questions members may have about the FamilySearch website. Start making a list!

January 16 - This week's workshop topic is census research with tips for locating information beyond names, ages and birthplaces.

January 23 - Diane's presentation is about using Find A Grave. We'll learn about any recent changes in the site and how to use it most efficiently.

January 30 - The month's final workshop will be a review of vital records, including why they are important research targets, what information they may provide and where to find them.

December 5 Workshop

During our final workshop of 2023 Maureen gave us an overview of the 1931 Canadian census released last spring. She outlined the various questions that were asked, including whether the household owned a radio. Maureen advised us to be aware that indexing was done using OCR and there are some issues with locating your ancestors because of that. Be persistent, however.

The census is available on Library and Archives Canada, Ancestry and FamilySearch. Our Canadian members still cannot recommend using the National Archives site as it continues to need work!

Thanks for another enlightening presentation, Maureen!

Legacy Software and Webinar Sale

Legacy is offering both its software and webinar memberships for half price from December 10 through December 15. Maureen says "This is a great deal!" Use the link below for more information.

https://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/happy-holidays-2023-c322.php

November 28 Workshop

This week Pam brought the scrapbooks she's been working on for years and gave a great presentation on how we could use our research to create similar family books. She reminded us where we could locate much of the information to include and suggested places where we could buy supplies.

Pam recommended Mixbook.com (ca.) as an online resource where she is presently recreating her first scrapbook so that it can be reproduced for family members. Her handout included an outline to follow for setting up our personal genealogy scrapbooks.

Thanks for the interesting presentation, Pam!