January 24 Meeting

There was terrific interaction and questions at today’s session with 16 attendees.  We covered three main topics with the handouts and links available below.  Our next session will be Wednesday night, February 7^th, 7:00-9:00 PM for those beginning their genealogy journey (everyone is welcome).

1)      We did a refresh of Interpreting your AncestryDNA with focus on using the DNA Matches for cousin fishing.  To get the handout: Click here

2)      Death Certificates, what to look for and how to interpret the information,

        a.       HOMEWORK: to get the sample Death Certificate: click here

                    What information can you get from this death certificate and 

                     where would you look for more information - bring your 

                     observations and recommendations to the next afternoon meeting.

        b.      to access the International Classification of Diseases: click here

        c.       to get the Genealogy Records Checklist: clickhere

        d.      to get the spreadsheet genealogy checklist: click here

3)      Research Project : STATES

        a.       HOMEWORK: Each member of your group should be researching

               one vital record in that state

        b.      to access the FamilySearch Wiki for the homework, click here

4)      Fun Ellis Island 360: click here

       a.       Civil War: A letter from the trenches 360: Click here

       b.      Battle Road: The American Revolution 360: Click here

Quick links:

a.    For obtaining phone numbers for free use: zabasearch.com

b.    New innovations for "FamilySearch.org" in 2018: Click here