Researching Maryland, USA and Colonial

 Our main focus was on Researching Maryland as a US State.  You can access the slides here: Click Here and watch the recording here: Click Here

For some of the weblinks used, please see the list at the bottom of this post.

We also covered the suggested topics for our DIRT meetings in 2022 (please refer to the e-mail sent on 1/27/2022 and reply with additional suggestions and/or preference in the suggested topics to help me prioritize when they will be presented in 2022).

Suggested topics for 2022

Our zoom sessions do cost money, so if you want to pay the membership dues of $15.00 per family, please send check or cash to Lynn Baker, 1145 Turtle Watch Lane, Seabrook Island, SC 29455

Bob Silkett has joined: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.  He has offered do do some lookups in their database if you need assistance.  Reach out to Bob at: bsilkett1955@gmail.com

For those of you who are interested in enhancing or colorizing your photos, Ellie Burnaford submitted this new blog site: Improved Color Restoration for Phots on MyHeritage

Our next meeting is on February 9th and will focus on "Planning a trip to Ireland"

Websites used:

• Familysearch.org
• FamilySearch Wiki Page
• Ancestry.com
• Genealogy Research Checklist
• Genealogy Research Log / Template
• The Family History Guide
• Internet Archives
• Maryland State Archives
• History of Maryland Wikipedia
• Archives of Maryland Online
• Digital Maryland
• Maryland Genealogical Society

Setting Genealogy Goals for 2022

We shared amongst the group our genealogy activities, holiday gatherings and covid stories. It is always wonderful to hear what others are doing and how they are approaching the genealogy challenges. We then focused upon spending time to write our individual accomplishments for 2021. After a brief overview of future possibilities, we spend time setting some of our goals for 2022, then sharing those goals amongst the 11 attendees. 

To view the zoom recording of second part of the session: Setting Genealogy Goals: click this url link:

  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v9YZWAyGwoNy5ARv50tQiEOaXsqd3zql/view?usp=sharing

Computer Tips was our main topic today. for replay: click here

Also, on 9 Nov 2021 at the Family History Center Evening Program, Lisa Weakland presented on Military Records, click here for replay.

 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