HAPPY, HEALTHY NEW YEAR to EVERYONE!! I hope that you will join me in 2025 for a continuation of our meetings. The group has been meeting for over 7 years and let's continue our journey together. Topics to be covered: Things you need to be aware of! New features at Ancestry and AncestryDNA - ProTools-DNA - […]
Saturday, January 25, 2025 "Finding Your Elusive Ancestors" 10:00 am to 4:15 pm EST - VIRTUAL SEMINAR Registration: https://mgsfl.org/ COST: Members - $40; Non-members: $50. Learn more about our speakers and register for the seminar at our website: https://mgsfl.org/ The Manatee Genealogical Society is hosting a Virtual Seminar on Saturday, January 25, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. EST. Four nationally known speakers […]
Saturday, February 8th - Ken Weaver – Using German Language American Newspapers - South Building Meeting Rooms - 10-12 To register: email Bryan Mulcahy at: bmulcahy@leegov.com
Join us at our Monthly Meeting with our speaker, Bryan Mulcahy as he presents his program “Overcoming Brick Walls.” Dead-ends, also known as brick walls, are occupational hazards for genealogists. These challenges are an inevitable part of the genealogical research process. The good news is that many dead-ends can be overcome with patience and good […]
Thursday, March 6th Thomas MacEntee – Translating & Summarizing Documents Using AI – Go To Webinar – 10-11:30am To register: email Bryan Mulcahy at: bmulcahy@leegov.com
Join us at our Genealogy Workshop with our speaker, Bryan Mulcahy, as he presents his program “Cyndi's List.” This is a free website that serves as an excellent online version of a card catalog subject index of available genealogical websites. Cyndi’s List serve as a categorized and cross-referenced index to genealogy resources on the Internet. […]
Join us at our Monthly Meeting with our speaker, Kenneth Marks presents his program “Exploring 95 Tips for Researching Online Historical Newspapers.” This webinar is intended to expose the attendees to online newspaper research tips for genealogy and history researchers. The goal is for the audience to understand many techniques that will produce more positive […]
Tuesday, April 15th - Connie Lizak – How to Get the Most Out of FamilySearch – Go To Webinar – 10-11:30am Program Description: FamilySearch is a goldmine of genealogy resources. Unfortunately, an estimated 80% of the records available have not been indexed and can't be found through a simple search. So how can you access them? […]
Join us along with Connie Lizak when she presents her program "Preserving Family History/What to do with My Stuff." Connie will share examples from her own family history on how you might preserve your family history for future researchers. Consider Tiffany’s journal, gr-gr grandmother Kosers quilt, the family Bible, Aunt Ethel’s stories, Hitchcock chair, c1850, proven […]
DNA You say: “I just got the results of my DNA test, what do I do now?” This DNA SIG can help answer your questions! Group meets via Zoom on the third Monday of each month at 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm. All levels of DNA researchers, beginners to advanced, are invited to join. Arthur […]
America's Forgotten War - When Invading Canada Seemed Like A Good Idea (SMCGS Monthly Meetings) via ZOOM meeting. Just a few years after the United States gained its independence, America was caught up in a global power struggle between Britain and France which has been referred to as “the silliest war we ever had.” Learn about […]
Writers Group For LCGS members wishing to go beyond recording names, dates and places, to interweave interesting facts about their ancestors’ lives, placing individuals in a social and historical context. This group usually meets from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the 1st Tuesday afternoon of each month. Email Andrea for the link to join. Andrea Perisho […]