Events
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Date: October 21, 2023
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Using Online Gazetteers and Maps for Polish Genealogy presented by Julie Szczepankiewicz
History and geography are inextricably linked, so genealogical research requires an ability to accurately identify and locate places mentioned in historical documents. It is also important to understand the administrative hierarchy for the government of a place, since different types of records were created at different levels of government. Julie will help us unravel this so we can understand our Polish family roots.
Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz is a genealogist, writer, and speaker with nearly 30 years of experience in researching her family's origins in Poland, Germany, the U.S. and Canada. She holds a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from the State University of New York in Buffalo and a master's degree in endocrinology from the University of California, Berkeley. Her passion for genealogical research started when she was a graduate student, after she was given a copy of her great-grandparents' marriage record as a gift. After reading the names of a previously-unknown generation of ancestors on that document, she was hooked. She currently volunteers as administrator to several genealogy-related Facebook groups, and serves as President of the Polish Genealogical Society of New York State, Vice-President for the New England Regional Genealogical Consortium, Inc., and Secretary for the Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts. Her articles have been published in the journals of the Polish Genealogical Society of America, the Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts, and the Western New York Genealogical Society, and she is the author of a genealogy blog, From Shepherds and Shoemakers.
Date: October 19, 2023
Time: 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Researching Italian Genealogy Online with Suzanne Russo Adams
Join Suzanne as she talks about Italian civil registration research online. FamilySearch and the Italian government (Portale Antenati) have partnered to digitize millions of civil registration records. She will explore what civil registration records exist, how to research and how to locate them online. These records are an amazing way to start researching your Italian ancestors.
Suzanne Russo Adams is an accredited genealogist in Italian research and has been researching Italian roots for more than 20 years. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a BS in sociology and a BA in family history/genealogy specializing in Southern European research, specifically Italy. She also has a Masters degree in European History (December 2008) from BYU. Her experience ranges from research to genealogy technology to conferences and speakers.
Suzanne has served as a board member for the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), Utah Genealogical Association (UGA), and as a commissioner for the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogist (ICAPGen). She was a lead researcher for NBCs U.S, season 1 of Who Do You Think You Are?. She is also the author of Finding Your Italian Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide (Ancestry, 2008).
Date: October 18, 2023
Time: 07:00 PM to 08:30 PM
DNA SIG Meeting for MSOG Members Only
MSOG members, we are changing the way we run the DNA SIG meeting. These will be every other month starting in October. These will be for Members Only and instead of a lecture, these will be a discussion with a different person leading the group at each meeting.
Seema Kenney has offered to lead our first meeting the topic will be: The Shared Centimorgan Project: A Tool for Working With Shared Matches.
We'll look at its origins, contents, and the many places you can find it and then discuss how it can help in determining a more accurate relationship estimate.
Date: October 07, 2023
Time: 09:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Internet Archive presented by Dan Earl
Genealogists spend a lot of time in archives, but have you been to the Internet Archive? Come find out how to use this invaluable tool that will change the way you do research online. This lecture will cover what the Internet Archive, or 'Wayback Machine' can do to help genealogists with their online research. The Internet Archive is a treasure trove of information. Participants will learn how to find old webpages that have changed or been taken down, search thousands of texts, videos, audio recordings, and more!
Dan Earl is a popular genealogy educator. He lives near Lansing, Michigan with his family. He is a teacher in an inner city school district. Some people think he’s funny.
Date: October 03, 2023
Time: 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
The Ruin of All Witches by Malcolm Gaskill
Date: September 23, 2023
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
"Evander MacIver" A Living Autobiography Created Using DeepStory on MyHeritage presented by Linda MacIver
Come along for an introduction to DeepStory, MyHeritage's groundbreaking new AI-based tool which enables your family hsitory to come alive. Built upon their previous photo enhancement and colorization tools. MyHeritage has added very realistic animation and audio, allowing your ancestors to tell thier own personalized stories. You can edit and expand the basic narrative, and by adding photographs and maps, provide context in time and place. If you have struggles with attempts to provide afun and easy way to reach out to family members. DeepStory's simple template creates and exciting and unique product to document, preserve, and share your most treasured family memories.