Pension Records

Our meeting today focused on discussing personal genealogy research and pension records.

For the replay of the Pension Records: Click here

 Genealogy Angst

Our main topic was based upon the FamilyTreeWebinar "Never Give Up: 5 Strategies for overcoming Genealogical Angst" which is available free to all until the end of September 2021: Click Here

For the handout from that session: Click Here

For a link to the Google Sheets referenced in this session: Click here, then download as an Excel file to your hardfile

For the video of this session: Click Here

There was great discussion before and after the meeting.  Here are some of the items:

1) Organizing your research by using the application forms for various societies (thank you Brenda):

• Colonial era Clergyman 
• Descendants American Prisoners of War Application

2) Guilds: Guild of Colonial Artisans and Tradesmen 1607-178

3) Simple Research Logs (thank you Michele): LisaAlzo.com/articles/2015/Blank Research Log.xls

 Research Tips and summer review

We had a great first meeting after summer and learned what other genealogists in our group had been doing with their research discoveries.

Our Main topic was Research Tips, the replay is here: Click Here

Brenda Larsen introduced us to a new society that just started: Descendants of American Prisoners of War: https://dapow.weebly.com/

We talked about North Carolina Research (the Genealogy Website spreadsheet has been updated).  A fun story telling site for Appalachia is: Blind Pig & the Acorn.

I have also created a new category in our Genealogy Websites called : Women, where I have added a number of great websites for finding your Female Ancestors.

Michelle suggested several good books "Bound Away" and "Viking Heart".

 New England Research

I have created a handout for the web links presented in today's session.  Click here

 First in-person meeting since March 2020

We had our first "Hybrid" meeting of DIRT, this was a combination of In-person at the Lakehouse and virtual using zoom.  I appreciate all of you that joined and helped to identify some of the concerns with doing this combination of delivery vehicles.  I will work out these issues for the next Hybrid meeting. 

In July we will start having these "in-person" and zoom meetings on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 1:30-3:30 pm at the Lakehouse, Osprey 2 and also virtually using zoom.  (July 14th and 28th).  Come join the fun, bring your questions and your computer.

During the session today we covered: (There is no recording for this meeting)

1. Using the new information available on the blog: Blog Index and Listing of Genealogy Websites.
2. We also reviewed MyHeritage photo enhancement/colorization and animation.
3. Then covered some resources available from Family Tree Magazine: US Migration Map, US Naturalization Laws, Women Naturalization Laws and State Vital Records Summary.

I have updated the List of Genealogy Websites to include ones identified in the "Researching Your Pennsylvania Ancestors" webinar hosted by the Southern California Genealogical Society on 16 June 2021.

 Geni.com "How to Use"

Our main topic for today was How to use Geni.com a collaborative World Genealogy tree. If you get a chance to read J.A. Jacobs book "It's All Relative" he describes building this tool to connect the world through relatives.  For video replay of session: Click Here

Other topics: 

Southern California Genealogical Society has a Jamboree of webinars, to find out more Click Here

  - June 16 Free - Researching Pennsylvania Ancestors

Virginia Genealogical Society: Click Here

The Conestoga Wagon: Click Here

 Library of Congress for Genealogy

Our meeting today focused on how to use the Library of Congress for genealogy.  Here is a link to the recording: Click here

We will start having an in-person DIRT meeting starting June 16th at the Lakehouse from 1:30-3:30 pm.  

Hope to see you there.