Our weekly roundup of upcoming genealogy events. Numerous associations offer online genealogy classes every week. Most are free. To register for one of the events below, click on the name of the host organization.
The CGS Annual Membership Meeting is Saturday, January 9. For details or to RSVP, see our link at EventBrite.
January 6: “Ideas for Stepping Up Your Family History Game” with Kathryn Grant
January 4: “Using the FamilySearch Catalog”
January 7: “The Research Process: An Introduction”
January 9: Family History Library Nordic Day (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden)
January 5 & 6: “Where else to look? When matches don’t reply” by Michelle Patient
January 6: “Genealogy Unplugged: When Offline Records Are the Best” by James M. Baker
New York Genealogical & Biographical Society
January 4: “Finding Samuel Fletcher in New York Records and Beyond” by Denise E. Cross
January 5: “An Introduction to Researching Hispanic Ancestry” by Colleen Robledo Greene
January 6: “Live Q&A on Central New York Research” with Holly Sammons and Pamela J. Vittorio
January 8: “Using the NYG&B Online Collections” by Frederick Wertz
Southern California Genealogical Society
January 9: “Writing About The Stars in Your Family With Ease” by Devon Noel Lee
January 9: “Searching from Home” by Tara Shymanski
Conference Keeper has a large calendar of classes (too many to list) from beginning to advanced, hosted by various genealogical organizations. New events are added often, so check the calendar frequently.
Here are a few of the coming week’s highlights:
January 5:
“Piecing the Census Puzzle Together” (Allen County IN Public Library)
January 6:
January 7:
“Sole Italiano: Italian Roots in Solano County California” (Genealogy Society of Vallejo-Benicia)
“How to Organize Your Autosomal DNA Matches at Ancestry.com” (Allen County IN Public Library)
January 9:
“Organizing Your DNA Results” and “Ask the Wife! A DNA Analysis Strategy” (San Diego Genealogical Society)
“The Aztec Empire: The Náhuatl People Through Time” (Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research)
“Tony Burroughs – The Nature of Genealogy” (Northwest Suburban IL Genealogy Society)
“Adopting the Regiment: In Search of Your Civil War Union Ancestors” (Massachusetts Society of Genealogists)
“The Evolution of Women’s Legal Rights in America” (Northland MO Genealogy Society Meeting)
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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