Our working session today covered:

We are revamping the BLOG, note our new tabs which are described below.

1) RootsTech 2021 - how to use and explore the hundreds of offerings for free: 

• Click here to register,
• Click here for video replay of our session.

2) Offer to help our members use the College of Charleston student facilities to do Research, Click here for replay.

3) Index of our DIRT Blog.  We have completed (thank you to our club members) the excel spreadsheet that provides Category, Titles and hotlinks to the resources we have covered from 2017 to present on our Blog.  Click here for access.  This will be updated as more materials are available or presented.

4) a new tab on our DIRT blog of Genealogy Websites has been created.  This is a growing list of resources and hotlink websites for genealogy research.  Again, we are collecting any additional onews from all of you.  Please send your useful websites to Lynn Baker at bakerlynnd@gmail.com.  Click here

 DIRT Blog Index

We are working on an Excel spreadsheet to give you an index of all the materials available through this blog in the last 3 years.  It will give you an opportunity to do an easy search for information we have shared - when you need it.  First draft will be available next week.

We had a discussion on using Software programs to organize your current digital photos (all those photos taken on the phone, downloaded from facebook, etc.

 Nurturing your family Tree

Our session today covered the following topics:

1) Revolutionary Era

•     Valley Forge youtube video : Click here
•     Sex in the Revolutionary War youtube video : Click here

2) Discussed creating an index for all the materials on the DIRT Blog for easy access

3) Nurturing your Family Tree: Video replay: Click here

   - for comparison table: Click here

Brenda suggested a book on Women who were at Valley Forge: "Following the Drum" by Nancy K Loane

 Irish Genealogy

This session was on Irish Genealogy

• To see replay: Click Here
• For access to Charts used in presentation: Click Here
• For latest Genealogy Websites with new Irish recommendations: Click Here

 Genealogy Websites

We had a great meeting with the following subjects:

1. General discussion
2. Recap of 7 years war in colonial America
3. Genealogy Websites: Click Here for replay
4. For excel file listing 317 websites: Click Here

 DIRT Meeting with focus on Finding your Immigrant Ancestors town of origin

1) We discussed my College of Charleston "History of American Revolution 1763 - 1815", there will be updates each DIRT Meeting.  During this session we discussed the Religions during the Colonial period.  Click here

2) We discussed what members were currently working on and shared some of our 2021 Goals, Click Here

3) Main topic: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors Town of Origin, Click Here for replay

          For the Research Links used: Click here

 DIRT Meeting, beginning a new year.

We had a good meeting on January 6th and focused on:

- Discussing current member progress on their genealogy and suggesting some alternatives

- Overview of accomplishments for DIRT in 2020, meetings, video recording and much more

- Setting Genealogy Goals for 2021: to view recording: Click here