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.
CONFERENCES and SEMINARS
July 25-30: IGHR 2021 Virtual Institute
July 31: Summer DNA Conference: Genetic Genealogy and Ethnicity (Family History Fanatics)
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY GENEALOGY CENTER
July 27: “Using Maps for Genealogy Research”
July 29: “The 21st Century Bookshelf: Books, Manuscripts, & Documents in the World of Bytes”
July 27: “The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights” by Dorothy Wickenden
July 28: “Discovering Your Ancestors Using Federal Census Records” with James Tanner
July 28: “Specialized Lineage Societies – more than just DAR, Dames, and Mayflower” by Kimberly Ormsby Nagy
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:
July 27: “The Birth of Jazz in San Francisco” by Cory Combs (San Francisco History Association)
July 29: “Harris v. Sutro – An Early Civil Rights Battle at Sutro Baths” by Elaine Elinson (California State Library Foundation)
>>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:
July 26: “Lutherpalians & Presbygationalists: Where Did Grandma’s Church Go?” (Genealogical Society of Bergen County NJ)
July 27: “Online Libraries- FamilySearch, Internet Archives, Google, and more” (Louisville KY Genealogical Society)
July 28: “Federal, State and local records of the Pacific Northwest” (Puget Sound WA Genealogical Society)
July 29: “The Hello Girls: America’s First Women Soldiers” (HistoryCamp)
July 30: “Cyndi Ingle: Record As You Go, Cite As You Go, File As You Go” (Bay Area Genealogical Society)
August 1: “Discovering Your Ancestors Using Compiled Sources” (BYU Family History Library)
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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