Legacy Webinars - February

Let's take a look at some of the new webinars available on Legacy this month. Remember, they are free to view in real time and for the week following the presentation. Visit www.familytreewebinars.com for more information. Be sure to note the time of each presentation.

Wednesday, February 2 - "CensusGenie: Down to the Wire 1950 Census Prep" by Pat Richley-Erickson and Russ Worthington.

Friday, February 4 - "The Trifecta: The Secret Sauce of Researching the Formerly Enslaved" by Nicka Smith.

Wednesday, February 9 - "Researching in Colonial New England" by Ann G. Lawthers.

Tuesday, February 15 - "It Goes with the Territory! Find Your Ancestors in Pre-statehood Records" by Alice Hoyt Veen.

Friday, February 18 - "Genealogical Gold in British Columbia" by Dave Obee.

Wednesday, February 25 - "From Piles to Files: Organize Your Genealogy" by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin.

February Topics

We have set the topics for the month of February. Mark your calendars!

February 1 Genealogy Club

    United Emirate Loyalists: Rick Wood will talk about the Loyalists, people who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War. He will also explain the process necessary to earn a certificate as a descendant of a United Empire Loyalist.

February 8 Workshop

    We'll find out what Persi means and how to use it for your genealogy research.

February 15 Genealogy Club

    Melanie Sturgeon, former head archivist at the Arizona State Library, will be talking about newspaper research. Her presentation is titled "Extra! Extra! Read All About It; Finding Your Family in the News of the Day."

February 22 Workshop

    Let's compare the "Big Four" to see which website might be most helpful for your own research.

    

Workshop - January 25 - Cite Your Sources

This week it was time for our (5-year) reminder to always "Cite Your Sources." Dick reviewed the common types of sources including birth, marriage and death records, and he explained the differences between primary and secondary sources. He also shared a website that is set up to build your source for you. Visit www.Cite-Builder.com to learn more.

Citations should include:

WHO created the information?

WHAT is the title of the source?

WHEN was the record created or published?

WHERE IN refers to the place in the source.

WHERE IS means the physical location of the source.

Now if we can just remember to cite our sources each time we find new information!

Do You Want To Get Organized?!?

 

No registration required. FREE. Even the syllabus is free Saturday. One class is new and the other four are from the subscription webinar library at Legacy.

Visit http://www.familytreewebinars.com/Conference

FindAGrave Announcement

After analyzing recent complaints, FindAGrave has made some changes in its policies. Here is a clip from their recent announcement.

"Over the years, we’ve heard from members about the timing of memorials for people who are recently deceased. The time directly following the loss of a loved one can be challenging and when a family member finds that an unrelated person has created a Find a Grave® memorial for their loved one before the family has had a reasonable time to mourn, it can add to the emotional strain.

We’ve made some changes on the site that we hope will help close relatives, while still supporting the Find a Grave community’s efforts to catalog death and burial information. These changes include:

Limits on what is shown on memorials for people who have died in the past 3 months.

An option for memorial creators and managers to indicate their relationship to the person memorialized.

A simplified process for family members to request management of memorials of people who have died in the past year.

Other updates to support these changes.

These changes will apply to memorials added after January 11, 2022."

They are also updating transfer guidelines to include some close relatives that are not in a direct line.

Read more at:

https://news.findagrave.com/2022/01/11/memorials-for-the-recently-deceased/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Newsletter-Jan-2022

January 18 Genealogy Club

This week was DNA week for our genealogy club. Diane began her DNA presentation with a brief review of some DNA basics, including the types of tests and where they can be ordered and uploaded. 

The main focus of Diane's presentation was the DNA tool called Autoclusters that is available on the MyHeritage website. She demonstrated the features of the tool and explained how she had used it for research on her own ancestors. 

Diane also answered several questions posed by our group. Thanks for educating us once again!

The Historical Marker Database

Do you ever stop along the side of the road to read one of the many historical markers that have been erected? There was an interesting article in the recent Internet Genealogy magazine about a database project that holds over a half-million photos of  markers in the U. S., Canada and several other countries.

The five states with the most markers on the site: New York, Virginia, Texas, Pennsylvania and California. Foreign countries with the most include Canada, United Kingdom and Mexico.

The site is run by volunteers, and anyone can become a contributor by creating a free account. Visit www.hmdb.org to explore this website.

Workshop January 11

1921 Census!

Maureen did extensive research into the 1921 British census that was released last week. We can search now for ancestors who were living in England and Wales; Scotland's and Ireland's records will be available at a later date.

The date of the census was scheduled for April of 1921. Due to a strike that occurred at that time, it was actually taken in June. If you do not find your relatives "at home," check workhouses, hospitals and prisons. 

The census information is only available on Find My Past. You can search for names but will need to pay a fee to access (and download) either the record transcript or the original image. There is a 10% discount for Find My Past members, but you can take a look at the census without paying for a subscription.

Thanks, Maureen, for an extremely interesting and educational presentation!

Palm Creek Club Expo

Bone Apart was extremely excited to be out of his cabinet for the first time in two years. He helped Maureen E., Diane, Mary Anne and Annie greet residents who were exploring all the club options this year. Dick also helped to set up and take down. Thanks, everyone!

Genealogy Club - January 4

Last night we explored the FamilySearch website. (www.familysearch.org) This was not a first visit, but there were a few new options to view.

One suggestion is to use the search box on the opening page before you sign in! It is called "start discovering your family story." Enter an ancestor's name, a location and a date and see what FamilySearch finds. It will be divided into four parts: Family Tree profiles, historical records located on FamilySearch, memories (photos of the person) and last name information. 

We also reviewed the research help section--found through the site map at the bottom of the home page. The Family History Library continues to provide a way to sign up for 20-40 minute consultations to assist researchers with a genealogy problem.

We took a quick look at the choices under the "search" tab but mainly concentrated on the Family Tree section of the website. We advise using this website for your tree, especially if you do not have your own genealogy software. We looked at all parts of the Family Tree home page and then used one particular ancestor to demonstrate all facets of the tree, including adding sources and fixing a duplicate.

Legacy's January Webinars

Let's take a look at this month's webinars at Legacy. Remember, these are free for viewing at the time of the presentation and for the following week. Visit www.familytreewebinars.com to register for any session or for more information.

Wednesday, January 5 - "The Only Thing You Need to Know About DNA and Genealogy" by Diahan Southard.

Friday, January 7 - "Researching during the slave era (1817-1865)" by Shelley Viola Murphy.

Wednesday, January 12 - "They Drew A Crooked Line and Formed a Border" by J. Mark Lowe.

Tuesday, January 18 - "Using Historical Fiction and Social History to Support Your Narrative" by Beth A. Stahr

Wednesday, January 19 - "An Additional 50 Websites Every Genealogist Should Know" by Gena Philibert-Ortega

Friday, January 21 - "Mexican Catholic Parish Records, Part I: Baptisms, Confirmations & Burials" by Colleen Robledo Greene

Wednesday, January 26 - "An Introduction to Tracing your Greek Ancestry" by Gregory Kontos