SYLLABUS Kay Haviland Freilich and William B. Freilich, Genealogy and the Law: A Guide to Legal Sources for the Family Historian (Arlington, Virginia: National Genealogical Society, 2014). [Book available from the publisher at http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/genealogy_and_the_law ]
WHEN ARE STUDY GROUP SESSIONS TO BE HELD? All chapter reading and homework is to be done before the session, so we can discuss which portions are most intriguing or challenging as follows:
Fridays beginning: 23 Jan 2015 - Chapter 1 Understanding the Law 30 Jan2015 - Chapter 2 Understanding the Terminology 6 Feb 2015 - Chapter 3 Types of Law Break for FGS/RootsTech 2015 19 Feb 2015 (Thursday) - Chapter 4 Finding the Pertinent Law Resuming Fridays 27 Feb 2015 - Chapter 5 Sources to Use 6 Mar 2015 - Chapter 6 Where to Research 13 Mar 2015 - Chapter 7 Citing Legal Sources 20 Mar 2015 - Chapter 8 Applying the Law to Ancestral Events
I thought I knew a lot about spreadsheets. And then I watched Mary Kircher Roddy's brand new webinar, "Spreadsheets 101: Excel-lence in Genealogy". In addition to seeing ideas of how spreadsheets can help in the analysis of our genealogy research, I learned some advanced tips including the Control+" shortcut, the conditional formatting tool, and the wrap text shortcut. Hmm...maybe my resume just got better too! If you've never used a spreadsheet, the first part of the webinar will get you up to speed.
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Are you afraid of spreadsheets because you don’t know how or where to start? Or are you comfortable with spreadsheets but know there’s a trick or two still to learn? In this webinar, Mary Kircher Roddy will get beginners up to speed, and share with experienced users tricks she’s learned in more than 25 years of spreadsheet use as an accountant, writer and genealogist.
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You will never see Google the same way again after watching Lisa Louise Cooke's webinar, "New and Must-Have Google Tips for Genealogy". You will work smarter, faster, and more effectively with her tips. The recording of today's webinar is now available to view for free at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for a limited time. Lots of great comments:
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Best webinar I've ever attended! Great host & facilitator!! Thanks to both of you.
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The Google Toolbox Bundle by Lisa Louise Cooke, 43.85
The Genealogist's Google Toolbox Second Edition printed book and both Google Earth for Genealogy video CDs Volume 1 and 2 are available to you at one low cost. All three of these products are designed to guide and educate your journey through finding your family history and virtually walking in your ancestors foot steps.
Looking for those bad girls in your family tree? Then join us on March 10, when Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A. will share her tips and tricks on finding those corrupt cousins and naughty nieces in her presentation Finding Your Femme Fatales: Exploring the Dark Side of Female Ancestors.
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2014, 8:00 pm Central
Description: Male ancestors weren’t the only ones who had secrets, or got caught behaving badly. Whether we like it or not, the black sheep of our family may have been the women, and they leave fabulous records! Through sample case studies, this session will show how to use court, census, newspaper, and other key records, and study social history to explore the law breakers, vigilantes, and other scandalous female ancestors. Through sample case studies, learn how to use key records and social history to explore law breakers, vigilantes, and other scandalous female ancestors.
Presenter: Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A.
Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A., is a freelance writer, instructor, and internationally recognized lecturer, specializing in Slovak/Eastern European genealogical research, writing your family history, and using the Internet to trace female and immigrant ancestors. She is the author of nine books and numerous magazine articles. Lisa shares her thoughts about genealogy and writing on her blog, The Accidental Genealogist http://www.theaccidentalgenealogist.com, where you can also find her popular Fearless Females blogging prompts series every March in celebration of Women's History Month.
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Google continues to evolve and change every day. In Wednesday's webinar, Google Guru Lisa Louise Cooke will give you an update on the most recent Google changes, and then unleash advanced search strategies for genealogy that you probably aren’t using, but you must-have in order to get the best results possible. It will be an exciting hour full of tips and tricks you can put into practice right away.
Join us for the live webinar Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 2pm Eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. Before joining, please visit www.java.com to ensure you have the latest version of Java which our webinar software requires. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion.
Lisa's new book: The Genealogist's Google Toolbox, 2nd Edition 24.95
The completely updated second addition of the national bestseller! When it comes to tracing your family tree online, you need the right tools to get the job done! In The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox, renowned genealogy podcaster Lisa Louise Cooke helps you stuff your genealogy toolbox with FREE state-of-the-art Internet tools that are built to search, translate, message, and span the globe. You’ll travel outside the genealogy community and straight to the folks who dominate the online world: Google. A lot has changed since the first edition was published in 2011, and it's all documented step-by-step in this new edition.
The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox includes:
Google Search: Get all the latest on how to get the best search results possible. New chapter on searching for common surnames!
Google Alerts: Yous personal genealogy assistant.
Gmail: Never lose another email. Expanded!
Google Books: The world’s history at your fingertips. Includes expanded instructions on using My Library.
Google Translate: Explore foreign language websites and documents.
YouTube: Find your family history in action on video. And all new: Build your own free YouTube channel.
Brand new chapters on Google Scholar and Google Patents!
Google Earth: Rock your ancestor’s world!
Published 2015, Perfect-bound Paperback: 203 pages, 8.5" x 11", black and white with illustrations
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About the presenter
Lisa Louise Cooke is the owner of Genealogy Gems, a genealogy and family history multi-media company. She is producer and host of the Genealogy Gems Podcast, the popular online genealogy audio show as well as the Family History: Genealogy Made Easypodcast, both available at www.GenealogyGems.com, in iTunes, and through the Genealogy Gems app. Her podcast episodes bring genealogy news, research strategies, expert interviews and inspiration to genealogists and have been downloaded over 1 million times.
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Join your friend in genealogy, DearMYRTLE for Mondays with Myrt. It's a 90-minute Hangout on Air with a panel of ten discussing what's trending in the world of #Genealogy. Practical, down-to-earth advice for family historians. Cousin Russ will be on hand to weave your comments into the conversation. WHERE http://bit.ly/MyrtsNext
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The recording of today's amazing webinar, "Researching Ancestors in the Era of Freedom" by Angela Walton-Raji is now available to view for free at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for a limited time. Lots of great comments:
THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!!! The information was VERY, VERY, VERY well presented, information packed, and absolutely engaging. I'm someone who considers herself well versed in AA family history resources, yet still I learned more. Thanks so much for asking Ms. Raji to present this webinar. Now I'm going out to tell as many people as possible about the webinar.
Angela Walton-Raji is ALWAYS a joy to listen to because she has SO MUCH genealogy knowledge to offer. The host Geoff is awesome as well. He did an excellent job showing in real-time the many additional resources available for researching ancestors of African descent. BRAVO!!
Excellent. Such a nice balance of information, presentation style, and enthusiasm. One of the best I have attended. Thanks!!
Angela is such a great storyteller and so informative on where to search for African-American Ancestors.
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Legacy QuickGuide: African-American Genealogy by Angela Walton-Raji 2.95
There is no question that African American genealogy research has many challenges. Many families are rooted within the system of American Slavery that ended officially in 1865 presenting many hurdles for descendants of those enslaved families. Fortunately in recent years, the community of researchers has expanded and there are more resources for African Ancestored researchers than ever before. Whether your ancestors were enslaved, Free People of Color, or immigrants to this country, a handy set of tools and resources is needed. The African-American Genealogy Legacy QuickGuide™ guide will assist you, whether you are sitting at your computer looking for online resources, or trying to connect with other researchers. And as you plan your next research trip, this handy 4-page PDF guide can be used on your computer or mobile device for anytime access to direct you to facilities with significant African American collections and will serve as a useful reference while on the road.
Date:Thursday, February 19, 2015 Time: 8:00 p.m. EASTERN
Cost: Free!
Webinar Description: Calling all genealogy speakers! That includes those of you who are considering dipping your toes into genealogical speaking as well. This presentation by Julie Miller—who has years of experience both as a presenter and as one tasked with selecting conference speakers—will discuss the methods to use when writing and submitting speaker proposals for genealogical conferences and seminars. It will cover details about the proposal process, what to include in a proposal, and will offer some tips about how to get your proposals noticed by organizers.
About the Presenter:Julie Miller, CG, is a Northern Kentucky native who lives in Colorado. She is a full-time professional genealogy researcher, lecturer, and award-winning writer. Julie is chair of the NGS conference committee, was chair of the 2010 and 2012 NGS conferences, and served on the NGS board for eight years from 2006-2014. She has been active in genealogy society management for over fourteen years serving on the boards of APG, ISFHWE, NGS, Colorado Genealogical Society, and Colorado Chapter of APG. Julie has been a volunteer at the National Archives at Denver for seventeen years. REGISTER NOW:https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/769109865
This free webinar is sponsored by the Association of Professional Genealogists and is part of the ongoing APG Professional Development webinar series. We look forward to having you join us!
The recording of today's "wow!" webinar, "Researching Your New Zealand Ancestors" by Jan Gow is now available to view for free at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for a limited time. Lots of great comments:
WOW is correct! Jan was outstanding!
Definitely had the wow factor going today. Gave me other ideas for other areas of research.
FANTASTIC!!! I had NO idea there were so many easily-accessible resources. Now I'll resume searching for my missing man! Thanks, Jan and Geoff.
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Join us this Wednesday AND Friday for two exciting genealogy webinars presented by Jan Gow and Angela Walton-Raji. On Wednesday Jan will present "Researching Your New Zealand Ancestors" and on Friday Angela will launch our Freedom Webinar Series with her presentation, "Researching Ancestors in the Era of Freedom."
Wednesday - Researching Your New Zealand Ancestors by Jan Gow
You may not have a family member (sibling of your ancestor) who was born, married and died in New Zealand, but if you do - lots of footprints for you to find. If they had just one of these events in New Zealand -there is a gold mine waiting for you. Let's look at Passenger Lists, Civil Registration (our unique, amazing Historical B, D, M's), Church Records, Cemetery Records, Schools, Wills, Family Histories, Newspapers and others researching your family names.
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Friday - Researching Ancestors in the Era of Freedom by Angela Walton-Raji
The years right after the Civil War were critical years for all southerners white and black. Amazing records reflect that incredible time during those years. This session will explore several amazing record sets and will point to where they can be found.
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Join your friend in genealogy, DearMYRTLE for Mondays with Myrt. It's a 90-minute Hangout on Air with a panel of ten discussing what's trending in the world of #Genealogy. Practical, down-to-earth advice for family historians. Cousin Russ will be on hand to weave your comments into the conversation. WHERE http://bit.ly/MyrtsNext
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The recording of last night's webinar, "Zigzagging through German Church Records" by Jim Beidler is now available to view for free at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for a limited time. Lots of great comments:
Excellent--Jim gave me lots of leads to follow for my German ancestors! Thank you!
Good descriptions of types and time periods for records. Samples of records seemed to represent the various quality of records to be found.
Great summary of what we might find in various types of German records
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Jim's Book: The Family Tree German Genealogy Guide - 24.99 19.95
Explore Your German Ancestry!
Follow your family tree back to its roots in Bavaria, Baden, Prussia, Hesse, Saxony, Wurttemburg and beyond. This in-depth genealogy guide will walk you step by step through the exciting journey of researching your German heritage, whether your ancestors came from lands now in modern-day Germany or other German-speaking areas of Europe, including Austria, Switzerland, and enclaves across Eastern Europe.
In this book, you'll learn how to:
Retrace your German immigrant ancestors' voyage from Europe to America.
Pinpoint the precise place in Europe your ancestors came from.
Uncover birth, marriage, death, church, census, court, military, and other records documenting your ancestors' lives.
Access German records of your family from your own hometown.
Decipher German-language records, including unfamiliar German script.
Understand German names and naming patterns that offer research clues.
You'll also find maps, timelines, sample records and resource lists throughout the book for quick and easy reference. Whether you're just beginning your family tree or a longtime genealogy researcher, the Family Tree German Genealogy Guide will help you conquer the unique challenges of German research and uncover your ancestors' stories.
Paperback: 240 pages, 9" x 7"
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