April Webinars

Let's take a look at Legacy's April webinars. You know the drill: visit www.familytreewebinars.com to learn more about each presentation or to sign up to view in real time. Webinars are available free for seven days after they are first presented.

Selections for April 8 and 9 will not be listed, as they are accessible at the March 16 blog post about Legacy's annual webinar marathon.

Friday, April 2 - "In Their Own Words: Genealogy in the Slave Narratives" by Renate Yarborough Sanders.  Beginner, Intermediate

Tuesday, April 6 - "Four More Sources for New Zealand Family History" by Fiona Brooker.  Beginner

Wednesday, April 7 - "DNA for Dog Lovers" by Shellee Morehead.  Beginner

Tuesday, April 13 - "The new and improved Legacy Family Tree Webinars website" by Daniel Horowitz.  Beginner

Wednesday, April 14 - "Jewish Genealogy with JewishGen.org" by Deborah J. Kroopkin.  Beginner, Intermediate

Friday, April 16 - "An African Canadian Family History Mystery" by Mags Gaulden.  Intermediate

Tuesday, April 20 - "Turning Raw Information into Evidence: Tips for Drawing and Explaining Conclusions" by J. H. Fonkert.  Intermediate

Wednesday, April 21 - "3 Ways to Advance Your Research with Correlation" by Shannon Green.  Intermediate

Wednesday, April 28 - "94% European and 6% Nigerian - Tracing My Missing Nigerian Ancestor" by Yetunde Moronke Abiola.  Beginner

German Genealogy Conference

The International German Genealogy Partnership is holding a virtual conference in July. The On-Demand package includes more than 50 pre-recorded lectures from around the world and will be available for viewing in July. 

Early bird pricing of $179 for 50+ sessions with 12-month OnDemand access is available through March 31. Beginning April 1 the price increases to $229.

If you are doing German research, you might want to take a look at the information at the following website.

https://iggc.info/

FamilySearch Wiki: Part 2

Tuesday we had our final meeting of the 2020-21 season via Zoom. Pam finished her presentation on how to use the Wiki, and it was amazing to learn how much information is contained in this part of the FamilySearch website.

She showed us how to find the collections that have been digitized but are still not indexed by starting with the "Browse all Collections" button on the search page. 

Pam also explained how to use the new "Guided Research" feature that helps to focus on the most useful collections for a selection of 15 countries. Records suggested here can come from websites other than FamilySearch. Countries available for guided research—remember the criteria=significant amount of online indexes for birth, marriage and death records. The goal is to have you get quick positive information! The areas available for guided research include Canadian provinces, Costa Rica, Denmark, England Counties, Finland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, States in the US, and  Wales.

Pam demonstrated the process of helping FamilySearch by indexing records that have been digitized so that they become searchable by all.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

http://irishgenealogy.ie/

http://www.johngrenham.com/

http://genealogy.nationalarchives.ie/

http://www.nli.ie/

http://www.proni.gov.uk/

Second Annual 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon

Mark your calendars for April 8-9, 2021!

Visit http://www.familytreewebinars.com/24 to register for this free webinar series. You will be able to see the list of webinars and presenters. Although the audience for watching the webinars in real time is limited, you can watch any or all of the presentations for the week following.

Cyndi's List

I learned from the Eastman newsletter today that Cyndi's List is celebrating its 25th anniversary! Even if you feel that you disappear down a rabbit hole when exploring her website, it is amazing that one person has been able to maintain a site of that size for 25 years. 

Google Cyndi's List to take a look.

DNA Painter

This week Diane gave us an overview of DNA Painter, a website where you can give yourself a visual picture of your DNA results. She walked us through the process of chromosome matching that can show you which pieces of DNA you may have inherited from specific ancestors. 

Diane has been using DNA Painter for quite some time and highly recommends the website. Visit www.dnapainter to check it out.

Thanks for sharing your expertise, Diane!

March Webinars: Legacy

Go to www.familytreewebinars.com to register to watch any of these videos in real time.  Be sure to pay attention to the times, as they change depending on the day of the week. They are also available for 7 days following the original presentation. Let's take a look.

Tuesday, March 2 - "British Genealogy Online: The Top English & Welsh Family History Websites" by Rick Crume.  Beginner, Intermediate

Wednesday, March 3 - "La Madre Chiesa - Italian Catholic Parish Records" by Suzanne Russo Adams.  Intermediate

Friday, March 4 - "The Ten Percent: Free People of Color" by Nicka Smith.  Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Wednesday, March 10 - "Researching Ancestral Locations in Prussian Genealogy Records" by Nancy E. Loe.  Intermediate

Tuesday, March 16 - "Reporting on Research: Standards Encourage Better Communication"by Nancy A. Peters.  Intermediate

Wednesday, March 17 - "FamilySearch.org - 10 Links You Have to Try" by Devin Ashby.  Beginner

Friday, March 19 - "Tracing Your War of 1812 British Soldier" by Paul Milner.  Intermediate      "O Canada"

Wednesday, March 24 - "20th Century Immigrants to the West Coast" by Linda Harms Okazaki.  Intermediate

Wednesday, March 31 - "Fifty Overlooked Genealogical Resources in Fifty Minutes" by Diane L. Richard.  Beginner, Intermediate