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  • 50th Anniversary Watch Party ~ Don’t Chop Off That Branch! A Genealogy Arborist’s Handbook Thomas MacEntee

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    Join us at our 50th anniversary Watch Party - Don’t Chop Off That Branch! A Genealogy Arborist’s Handbook with Thomas MacEntee. Discover strategies to correct genealogical research errors without deleting family tree branches. Using real examples, learn multiple approaches to resolve faulty research and salvage valuable information you’ve spent years building. Handout available. This is prerecorded program […]

  • FMRL ~ Overcoming Brickwalls, Research Challenges and Dead Ends with Bryan Mulcahy

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    All FMRL programs you must register in advance whether you are attending in person or virtually. https://leelibrary.librarymarket.com/event/online-overcoming-brickwalls-research-challenges-and-dead-ends-130415 Contact Bryan Mulcahy at 239-533-4626 or email him at bmulcahy@leegov.com.

  • June Meeting ~ Passing the Baton with Sue Styx (Virtual Only)

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    Join us along with Sue Styx as she presents her program "Passing the Baton."  What will happen to your genealogy research and family treasures when you’re gone? This class explores practical steps genealogists can take now to preserve their work. Learn how to organize research, select a genealogy heir, manage digital accounts, and use tools […]

  • The Book Club at LCGS (Virtual for LCGS members only)

    Join us via Zoom for a discussion of Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate. Based on the notorious real-life scandal of Georgia Tann—the Memphis adoption director who kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families—this riveting novel weaves together two timelines. In 1939 Memphis, twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her siblings are snatched from their family's Mississippi […]

  • July Meeting – Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Recreating Life in a Community using Death Certificates with Karen Fortin (Virtual Only)

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    Join us along with Karen Fortin as she presents her program "Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Recreating Life in a Community using Death Certificates."  Death certificates can tell us a lot about how our ancestors lived and died. When looked at as a group they can also tell us  about life and death in their communities. […]

  • AI and Genealogy: Using AI to Create Better Family Stories and Narratives with Thomas MacEntee – Watch Party – 50th Anniversary Celebration –

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    Join us for a 50th Anniversary Celebration as we watch AI and Genealogy: Using AI to Create Better Family Stories and Narratives with Thomas MacEntee. Transform genealogical facts into engaging family stories using AI responsibly and ethically. Learn to overcome writer’s block, improve narrative flow, and bring ancestors to life in family history books, blog […]

  • Hiding the Past by Nathan Dylan Goodwin – The Book Club at LCGS

    Hiding the Past by Nathan Dylan Goodwin - A forensic genealogist investigates Peter Coldrick's mysterious past, uncovering dangerous family secrets spanning World War II to the present day. Book 1 of the Forensic Genealogist Series. Discuss the book with other LCGS members who appreciate family history.  Consider how the themes in this book may relate […]

  • August Meeting ~ Mixers and Shakers – Tracing Your Bartending, Saloon, and Tavern keeping Ancestors before Prohibition with Debra Dudek (Virtual Only)

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    Join us along with Debra Dudek as she presents her program "Mixers and Shakers - Tracing Your Bartending, Saloon, and Tavern keeping Ancestors before Prohibition." Taverns and saloons have been a crucial American institution, and the men behind the bar were the social rock stars of their era.  This program will lead you through the […]

  • The Book Club at LCGS – A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier by Joseph Plumb Martin

    Join us as we discuss A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier by Joseph Plumb Martin.    This event is virtual only. Book Overview Published anonymously in 1830 (and later republished under titles like Private Yankee Doodle), this memoir is one of the most famous, frequently cited, and uniquely grounded first-hand accounts of the American Revolutionary […]