1950 Census News

Ancestry just released their entire index for the 1950 Census! 

You can now search for ancestors by name. The best part is that the census is free to search on Ancestry. 

May Webinars on Legacy

Let's take a look at the offerings from Legacy for May. www.familytreewebinars.com.

Tuesday, May 3 - "Government Gazettes as a Genealogical Resource" by Helen V. Smith.

Wednesday, May 4 - "Quickly Organize Your DNA Matches with the Leeds Method" by Dana Leeds.

Friday, May 6 - "McMasters’ Will: The Scheme That Made Us Virtually Free" by Calvin Dark.

Tuesday, May 10 - "Drawing Insights from Your Family Photos" by Daniel Horowitz.

Wednesday, May 11 - "Finding Your Delaware Ancestors" by Irene Heffran Monley.

Tuesday, May 17 - "Five Wives & A Feather Bed: Using Indirect and Negative Evidence to Resolve Conflicting Claims" by Mark A. Wentling.

Wednesday, May 18 - "Indirect Evidence – A Case Study" by Pauline C. Merrick.

Friday, May 20 - "Working More In-Depth with Mexican Civil Registrations" by Colleen Robledo Greene.

Tuesday, May 24 - "Jump-starting Your 1950 Census Research with Census Helper™" by Uri Gonen.

Wednesday May 25 - "The Staff of the U.S. Census" by Seema Kenney.

Tuesday, May 31 - "The Bones – New Zealand Civil Registration" by Fiona Brooker.

FindMyPast 1921 Census Offer

All 1921 Census purchases on Findmypast are 50% off from Friday 22 April to Monday 25 April. 

If you have been waiting for a deal, here it is! www.findmypast.com

Arizona Genealogy Day

Last week I attended the second online Arizona Genealogy Day, and it was well worth the time. I know of at least one more club member who took advantage of this opportunity. Registration was required, but the classes were free. Think about attending if they continue for a third year.

J. Mark Lowe talked about locating migration routes to the western part of the country. His session was full of maps--many of them included migration trails in the east. He provided many suggestions for tracing ancestors who moved from the southeast to parts further west.

Colleen Robledo Green gave us an introduction to Mexican research. I had thought to skip this class, as I don't have ancestors there. But she was an excellent speaker and provided great information.

Brittany Styles and Janelle Breeveld collaborated on the topic of genealogy gems in government documents. Brittany covered the Arizona Archives collections, and Janelle spoke about federal documents.

Thomas MacEntee presented his genealogy do-over project: "a year of learning from my mistakes."

March 29 Workshop - Planning a Research Trip

 

Our final workshop presentation provided suggestions for a research trip--something we may finally be able to do this summer. 

If you can travel to your ancestors' home town, try to visit the courthouse, library, local historical society or cemetery. Be sure to plan ahead regarding hours of operation, parking, copy charges, etc. Print a pedigree chart, descendant chart or other lists of research ideas.

Many of us might choose to visit the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, the Allen County Library in Fort Wayne or other state archives or libraries. 

Let Annie know of your successes for blog posts or plan to report to the group when we begin workshop meetings in November!

 

Webinar Marathon Topics

Here are the topics for the Legacy Webinar Marathon taking place on April 7 and 8. Visit www.familytreewebinars.com for more information.

Thursday, April 7

Everything You Need to Know About the 1950 Census - Lisa Louise Cooke

Confirming Smart Matches™ and Record Matches at MyHeritage - Daniel Horowitz

What’s New in Jewish Genealogy 2022 - Ellen Kowitt

Smarter Searching: Refining Search Parameters for Genealogists - Cyndi Ingle

The Geography of Genealogy in Europe - Dave Obee

Using Macs and iPads for Genealogy - Nancy E. Loe

Supercharge your Research Spreadsheets with Airtable - Francine Crowley Griffis

Writing as You Go is the WAY to Go! - Elissa Scalise Powell

In Your Ancestor’s Kitchen: Researching the Items You Remember - Gena Philibert-Ortega

Friday, April 8

Analyzing My DNA Matches - Gal Zrihen

Clans and Families in Scotland - Dr. Bruce Durie

Who were the Scots-Irish? - Natalie Bodie

Introduction to Swedish Military Records - Kathy Meade

Searching for My Ancestors’ Records - Moshe Etlis

Sons of the Soil: researching our British agricultural labouring ancestors - Janet Few

The Lady of the Scrapbook: A Newspaper Case Study - Mary Kircher Roddy

Simply using timelines will make a difference in your research! - Shelley Viola Murphy

Organizing My Photos - Keren Dotan

Spinsters and Widows: Using Women to Reconstruct Families - Shannon Green

Doing Time – Prison Records as Genealogy Resources - Judy Russell

Hard drive and SSD drive failure rates and what to do - Andy Klein

Family Discoveries in Minutes - Devin Ashby

Baptists, Methodists and Presbyterians–Oh, My! - Sunny Morton

April Webinars at Legacy

April will be a busy month at Legacy with several webinars scheduled around the big "24-Hour Webinar Marathon" set for Thursday and Friday, April 7-8. I will post titles of the presentations for the marathon separately.

Visit www.familytreewebinars.com to register or learn more about each presentation.

Wednesday, April 6: "The Beginner’s Guide To DNA Testing For Genealogy" by Michelle Leonard.

Friday, April 15: "Expelled from Nova Scotia: Researching the Acadian Diaspora to the Colonies" by Ann G. Lawthers.

Tuesday, April 19: "Proving Parentage Two Centuries Later Using DNA Evidence" by David Ouimette.

Wednesday, April 20: "Unlocking Stories of Our Female Ancestors through Effective Research Methodology" by Denyce Porter Peyton.

Wednesday, April 27: "Wringing Every Drop out of Mitochondrial DNA" by Roberta Estes.

New York City Research

Last month the New York City Department of Records and Information Services announced that they would be providing free access to a vital records database. 

The new online vital records platform lets visitors search and view historical New York City records of births (1866-1909), marriages (1866-1949) and deaths (1862-1948). High-quality copies can be downloaded and printed from the site at no charge.

Visit https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/ to explore.