All FMRL programs you must register in advance whether you are attending in person or virtually. Contact Bryan Mulcahy at 239-533-4626 or email him at bmulcahy@leegov.com.
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 […]
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 […]
Join us at our 50th anniversary Watch Party - U.S. and Canada Newspaper Resources and Strategies. While online newspaper resources are plentiful for United States and Canada research, finding the best websites and tools to collect data can be a treasure hunt. Learn how to find the best historic newspaper sites (free and paid) and […]
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Join us along with Debra Dudek as she presents her program "Mixers and Shakers - Tracing Your Bootlegging, Shimmy-Shaking, and Repeal-Seeking Ancestors During and After Prohibition." Temperance advocates celebrated victory when America went dry in 1920. For a short time, the great experiment appeared to curb the ills associated with imbibing alcohol. However, American drinking […]
Join us along with Maureen Brady when she presents her program on What's New at FamilySearch. FamilySearch’s resources are much more than searching records. This presentation will review the little used options of FamilySearch, such as the Research Wiki, Digital Library, Genealogies and the FamilySearch Labs. This is a genealogy workshop and is virtual only. […]
When researching family history, making use of court records will eventually become a necessity. Since most genealogical research is organized along county boundaries, researchers must educate themselves in knowing what records are available at American county courthouses. This is especially true with reference to utilizing land/tax, probate, and vital records, which, in the opinion of […]
Join us along with Drew Smith as he presents his program "Your Ancestor's FAN Club: Using Cluster Research to Get Past Brick Walls." Our ancestors were each surrounded by family, associates, and neighbors. By researching them, we discover additional records pointing to our own ancestors. Speaker will be remote. To attend in person, see directions below. […]
This program explores the major waves of German immigration to the United States from the 17th through early 20th centuries. Participants will learn about key migration periods, including early colonial settlers, the large influx following the Revolutions of 1848, and later economic migrations. The session highlights common regions of origin, settlement patterns in places like […]
All FMRL programs you must register in advance whether you are attending in person or virtually. Contact Bryan Mulcahy at 239-533-4626 or email him at bmulcahy@leegov.com.
Join us along with Annette Burke Lyttle as she presents "Probate Records: Wills and a Whole Lot More." Probate records can be some of the richest genealogical resources. Yes, they can contain wills, but often the best information comes from the other records in the packets – and our ancestors didn’t even have to die to […]