Wednesday, February 23, 2022

 Preparing for trip to Ireland and Preparing for RootsTech 2022

We had a good session today with 11 participants.  Moving up in the world of genealogy.  Some key points during our meeting:

Upcoming event hosted by Ulster Foundation ($25.00): on March 24 from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at Old St Andrew's Parish Church at 2604 Ashley River Road, Charleston, SC: Researching Your Scots-Irish Ancestors.  Sign up today: Click here

Register for RootsTech 2022 (free) 3-5 March - virtual : Click Here

Book you might find interesting:

Tripod for holding smartphone: ChromLives Photo Copy Stand - bought on Amazon for $22.99

Preparing for a Trip to Ireland, including creating customized report from Family Tree Maker: 

Preparing for RootsTech 2022: Click here
    Sign up for Relatives connections at RootsTech 2022: Click here

ClipGrab application: Click here


Wednesday, February 9, 2022

 Preparing for the 1950 US Census

  • We are starting to have hybrid meetings, which means Meeting in-person at the Lakehouse Osprey 2 from 1:30-3:30 pm and also making this a live streaming zoom for those who want to join via zoom.  Pick what you are most comfortable with.
  • We had a good time talking about our individual genealogy successes and brickwalls.  We welcomed Glenn Soden as a new member of DIRT.  He coined the great phrase as a "Time Traveler" instead of genealogist.
  • Marian Chamberlain introduced a great website in Ireland for finding Griffith's Evaluations records and more called: Click here: AskAboutIreland
  • The main topic was "Preparing for 1950 Census and the replay video can be found on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/Xa-NM1gzyNM,  for the handout click here