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Online genealogy, August 9-15

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Our weekly roundup of upcoming genealogy events. Numerous associations offer online genealogy classes every week, many of them free. To register for an event below, click on the name of the host organization.

ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY GENEALOGY CENTER

August 10: “Tracing Your New York Ancestors with the NYG&B” by Josh Taylor

August 12: “Scanning and Beyond” by Kay Spears

BYU FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY Sunday Classes

August 15:
“The Timeline Grid: An Easy Way to Track, Organize, and Use Your Research” by Kathryn Grant

“Using Genealogical Periodicals” by James Tanner

“Fast, Accurate Research” by Van Celaya

LEGACY FAMILY TREE

August 10: “New Tools for DNA Matches Research” by Ran Snir

August 11: “Introduction to Researching Your Mississippi Ancestors” by Angela Walton-Raji

August 17 & 18: “Standards for Genealogical Documentation” by Tom Jones

OTHER LISTINGS

>>Sutro Library’s BAY AREA GENEALOGY CALENDAR lists a wealth of Bay Area events and exhibits, including regular genealogical group meetings. This week’s highlights:

August 11: Cyndi’s List Discussion Group (Solano County Genealogical Society)

August 11: SF Genealogy Workshop (San Francisco Public Library)

August 12: “Journey to Gold Mountain: Chinese and the Gold Rush” by Connie Young Yu (Los Altos History Museum)

August 14: Irish Genealogy Club (United Irish Cultural Center)

August 14: Tour of Cypress Lawn in Colma: virtual and in-person (San Mateo County History Museum)

August 15: Tour of Wellesley Park in Redwood City: virtual and in-person (San Mateo County History Museum)

>>CONFERENCE KEEPER has a large calendar of classes (too many to list) hosted by genealogical organizations around the country and abroad. Lots to explore, and new events are added often, so be sure to browse the entire calendar. Here’s a sampling of the coming week’s offerings:

August 9: “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” (Family History Society of Arizona)

August 10: “Reconstructing Communities Using Genealogical Resources” (Dallas TX Public Library)

August 11: “What Happened to Freeborn Nelly Scott: a focus on university and non-traditional archives” (Antelope Valley CA Genealogical Society)

August 12: “Got Germans? Beginning German Genealogy” (Sacramento Genealogical Society)

August 13: “In their own write: Punishing the Victorian pauper complainer” (UK National Archives)

August 14: “It’s All Relative: Challenges of Romanian Research” with Andrei Popescu (Romanian Genealogy Society)

August 15: “Guide to Researching Family Roots in Lithuania” (Polish Genealogical Society of America)

See our post “Genealogy Learning in the Time of Coronavirus” for links to classes archived online at Ancestry, FamilySearch, RootsTech, and more. Be well, stay safe, and happy learning!

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