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.

 Immigration to U.S. pre-1820

Our main topic today was on Immigration to U.S. pre-1820 and research materials available for finding your ancestors: Click here for the video replay

Resource list with hotlinks for Researching you immigrants to Colonial America before 1820: Click Here

Ellie Burnaford recommended reading the book "It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree" by A.J. Jacobs

 Immigration to US post 1820

That was our main topic for today.  For the video recording, click here

During the session, there were references to several sites:

• Just How were Passenger Manifests created? Click here
• US-Canada border crossings: Click Here
• Naturalization Records: Click here
• NARA's digitizing partners: Click Here

Charlie Black presented "Timelines and how to use them" for the FHC on Tuesday May 11, 2021, for the video recording: Click Here

Brenda Larsen suggested a site for North Carolina research called NC Pedia: Click Here

 NARA National Archives and Records Administration usage

Our meeting focused on NARA usage: Click here for replay

Upcoming free genealogy webinars:

• Southern California Genealogical Society: Click here
• May 19, Wednesday 6:00 PM PST, Using GEDmatch Basic Tools
• Jun 16, Wednesday, 6:00 PM, Researching Pennsylvania Ancestors
• National Archives and Records Administration: Click here
• May 12, Wednesday 1:00 PM EST Finding Genealogy Resources and Tools on Archive.gov

 Allen County Public Library Research

Our session today had two main topics:

1. What is new at Ancestry.com: Click here for recording
2. Allen County Public Library Research: Click here for recording

We also introduced the book "Revolutionary Mothers, Women in the Struggle for America's Independence", by Carol Berkin.  I will loan this to anyone who wants to read it, just send me an email to get on the waiting list.

Some of the 24 hr Marathon Legacy Family Tree Webinars are still 

posted as FREE.  To reach them: Click Here

RootsTech 26 Apr 2021 DNA Day Series: Click here

 Genealogy Ancestry.com Research Tips

We had a good session today and welcomed Carol Jeffery who is just joining DIRT.

Our major focus was on Genealogy Ancestry.com Research Tips: Click Here for replay

Other topics included:

• New York Public Library as a Research center: Click Here
• Linking to the Ancestry.com blog: Click Here
• Recent Ancestry Collections: https://www.ancestry.com/cs/recent-collections
• Family Tree Webinar 24 hour marathon and getting access to syllabus
• Family History Center Evening Program: April 13: Ancestors Hide and Seek Click here for replay

 Goldie May Automatic Research Log

The main topics for today's DIRT Meeting were:

1) Fifty Overlooked Genealogy Research sites: Click here for presentation

2) FamilySearch 10 Links to Try - Click here for replay

    Click here for presentation

3) Goldie May Automatic Research Log Part 2: Click here for replay

4) Also highlighted ColonialVirginiaPortraits.org site