https://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/cyber-monday-c322.php
Have you used our club library? One of our members reported that he checked out one of our Irish research books last year. Since the copyright date was 2009, some of the websites were not current. However, he found one helpful site that led him to his grandfather's birth record!
Five years ago Maureen told us all about the British Home Children--relating the research she did to prove Grandma Salter's ancestry descending from one of those children.
Several years later a DNA test sent Maureen in an entirely different direction. This week we learned "the rest of the story" about Grandma Salter's origins. We learned about a marriage, a later "adoption" and the cousins that helped Maureen find Grandma Salter's real family.
What a fascinating presentation! Thanks for sharing, Maureen.
1. Spelling doesn't count!
2. Find ALL the sibling's records to verify parents' names.
3. Use every vital record available.
4. Browse the census when you cannot locate a family.
Former member Deenie (who misses Palm Creek and our club) sent a recommendation for a website to explore. Anyone who has ancestors in the County Down area of Northern Ireland should find this site useful.
Check it out at https://www.rosdavies.com/
Thanks, Deenie!
Here is an announcement from the FindmyPast website:
*Records on Findmypast (apart from the 1921 Census of England and Wales) will be free to access for all signed-in users from 10am GMT Thursday November 10, until 10am GMT Monday November 14.
During this week's workshop we looked at six (not-so-familiar) websites that some of our members might find useful. The list follows.
Small Town Newspapers: www.smalltownnewspapers.com
Genealogy Gophers: www.gengophers.com
Chronicling America: www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
Family Tree Searcher: www.familytreesearcher.com
Roots Chat: www.rootschat.com
The Ontario Name Index: https://ogs.on.ca/databases/toni/
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| Members who will be using these databases |
It was great to have a such a good group for our first workshop. This year we are going to try using a mentoring program for beginners, and it was gratifying to see that several of our members were willing to act in that capacity. The signup sheets for both mentoring and asking for help will be available at our workshops.
We reviewed the most efficient way to narrow a search on both Ancestry and FamilySearch using their census records. There was also time to view the "new" version of the Family Tree, as well as taking a look at several of the Wiki offerings.
