Weather and Family History
Maureen discussed how weather events such as droughts, dust storms, floods, etc. impacted our ancestors. These examples caused immigration, migration and sometimes deaths. Her handout included a list of historic weather events in both the U. S. and Canada for us to consider.
She also demonstrated several websites where we could learn more about specific conditions for a particular time period.
Very interesting, Maureen! Thanks for the presentation.
During our first meeting of 2026 we explored many online resources for adding to our knowledge of genealogy research.
FamilySearch: find your ancestors using the "find" selection under "Family Tree"
Webinars: Legacy Webinars, BYU YouTube and RootsTech all provide free videos
Genealogy on Facebook: Google the term to find a long list of links
Cyndi's List: another resource for links to all sorts of genealogy-related information
Blogs and Podcasts
Google: Use a name or location "+genealogy"
U.S. GenWeb
