Tidewater Genealogy Club Our Ancestors Stories, Tidewater Edition Wine & Cheese Party Tuesday, February 27, 2024 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Tidewater Amenities Center 10700 Tidewater Key Blvd Estero, FL 33928 Join Our Celebration! Meet, greet and congratulate our ten Tidewater Authors Hear excerpts from their stories, enjoy complimentary wine & cheese and have your book […]
Uncover the stories of your ancestors in “The ‘Facebook’ of Yesteryear: Exploring Newspapers for Family Research.” Learn techniques and tools necessary to locate and leverage historical news articles to build a more complete and vivid family tree. Identify the multitude of items chronicled in print that can serve as keys to the past. This presentation will offer strategies for discovering and piecing together genealogical information from the rich tapestry of […]
Announcement: GEDmatch Free Tools Workshop on March 7, 2024 1-4 pm ET Zoom RSVP FREE Invitation to GEDmatch Workshop on March 7, 2024 1-4 pm ET Zoom RSVP FREE Dear GEDmatch Users, I am excited to invite you to our upcoming 3 hour Free GEDmatch Free Tools Workshop. This workshop is designed for users who have […]
DNA Testing Companies - Pros and Cons presented by Eric Migdal. DNA testing companies will uncover what you might want to know before using any of the DNA testing companies including features and limitations. I will include information about Ancestry, 23 and Me, My Heritage, and Family Tree DNA. I will explain about DNA matches […]
Pastfinders Presents: Getting Organized: Reducing the Amount of Paper in your Genealogy Workspace. When researching your family history, it’s easy to get bogged down and overwhelmed with paper. The collection of vital records, record printouts, pictures, genealogy articles, just to name a few, can quickly become a storage nightmare. Learn how technology and simple computer programs, like […]
Meeting and Lecture Series: Two Presentations by Gena Philibert-Ortega (1) “We’re Related to George Washington? Proving Family Stories” (2) “Her Name Was Not Unknown: Finding Female Ancestors” This event is a hybrid meeting with both live and virtual audiences. See the PGS calendar link at the top of the website homepage for information on how […]
CANADIAN eSIG Date: Meets on 4th Tuesday of the month September through November and January through May Time: 2 pm to 3:30 pm EDT online via ZOOM Website: https://alsqda.wordpress.com Email: thegscccanadianesig@gmail.com We are pleased to announce that our programs will now include a live presentation at the start of each Zoom meeting; a brief presenter question and […]
Libraries and Genealogical Research - Bryan L. Mulcahy.
Time Saving Apps for Busy Genealogists presented by Lisa Alzo. "So many ancestors; so little time.” If you find yourself repeating this mantra, come learn about the best timesaving apps and tools to help you get a handle on those backed-up research or photo-scanning projects, society meetings and conferences, and never ending “to-do” lists! Session […]
Pastfinders Presents: Allison Ryall as she tells us how she used DNA to discover her great-grandfather of record was not the biological father of her grandfather. Allison Ryall will be at Cooper Memorial Library in Person for this presentation starting at 5PM. There will be a Meet and Greet in room 108B starting at 4PM. If you can […]
CANADIAN eSIG Date: Meets on 4th Tuesday of the month September through November and January through May Time: 2 pm to 3:30 pm EDT online via ZOOM Website: https://alsqda.wordpress.com Email: thegscccanadianesig@gmail.com We are pleased to announce that our programs will now include a live presentation at the start of each Zoom meeting; a brief presenter question and […]
FamilySearch, Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, and Fold3 - Database Demo and Overview presented by Bryan L. Mulcahy. This seminar will provide a very brief overview of the FamilySearch, Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, and Fold3 databases available through the Lee County Library System homepage. 2 pm - 3:30pm South County Regional Library No need to register. […]