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Thursday, May 16
Florida State Genealogical Society (Webinar)
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Research Stalled? Leads Might Me Lurking in Land Records - Gerald (Jerry) Smith, CG
Take a tour through various kinds of land records (not just deeds!) and see the genealogical evidence they have to offer. The talk highlights records you’ll see in different jurisdictions; county-level records; proprietors’ records; bounty land records, and more.
The time listed for this webinar is Pacific time.
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Thursday, May 16
Utah Genealogical Association (Webinar)
6:00 pm
Zeroing in on a Place through FAN Club Research - Mary Kircher Roddy
It’s hard to do genealogy well without studying your ancestors’ Friends & Family, Associates, and Neighbors - their FAN club. If your ancestors are Irish, you might have no luck at all without those FAN principles. But if you combine FAN club research with DNA, you might have just the winning ticket to get you back to your Irish ancestor’s origins. In this case study presentation, learn how focused research pointed the way from Ohio to townlands in County Mayo for an 1850s era Irish immigrant.
The time listed for this webinar is Pacific time.
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Friday, May 17
Legacy Family Tree (Webinar)
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
The Mexican National Archive (AGN) - Nefi Arenas Salazar, AG®
Housed in an old prison, the Archivo General de la Nación (or AGN, General Archive of the Nation), is home for the historical memory of Mexico. Its origins date back to the late eighteenth century when a royal decree ordered the creation of an archive to preserve documentation from the Viceroyalty. Today, the documents at AGN are a genealogical treasure waiting to be discovered by a wider audience of researchers. In this presentation you will learn about how to navigate the archive, and some of the information you could find there.
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Saturday, May 18
Massachusetts Society of Genealogists (Webinar)
9:00 am
DAR, Genealogy, and the Country's 250th Birthday - Olivia Millunzi
The Daughters of the American Revolution Library in Washington D.C. isn’t just for descendants of Revolutionary War soldiers! As one of the largest genealogical libraries in the country, the Daughters of the American Revolution [DAR] Library has something for everyone tracing their family history. DAR will also be fully involved in celebrating our country’s 250th birthday in 2026.
The time listed for this webinar is Pacific time.
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Monday, May 20
Pinellas (FL) Genealogy Society (Webinar)
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Homestead Act: History and Records - Maridell Hahn
A review of the historical and political significance of the 1862 Homestead Act and associated legislation. Includes a discussion of the process followed to establish a homestead on public domain land, and an understanding of the method of legally surveying and describing the land. The presentation will also cover an examination of the records that were created in establishing a homestead, their genealogical value, and where those records are found today. This is an in-depth treatment of the Homestead Act, which is briefly referred to in the presentation on Property Research Basics in the US.
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Tuesday, May 21
Legacy Family Tree (Webinar)
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Editing Your Own Writing: Part 1 - Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG
Genealogists write. Their written narratives include stories of ancestral families, biographies of individual ancestors, and explanations supporting genealogical proofs. For their writing to succeed, genealogists—like all effective writers—repeatedly self-edit everything they write. The process results in polished products that the genealogist’s readers will understand, enjoy, and cherish.
Emphasizing genealogical narrative, these two webinars will addresses the self-editing process. Part 1 will focus on “big-picture” editing, including stages of self-editing; focus; keeping the writer out of the narrative; editing the writing’s overall structure, organization, and flow; and improving major and minor subdivisions of written genealogical narratives, including paragraphing. Part 2 will focus on “nitty-gritty” editing, including capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling, word choice, and reducing word count.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/editing-your-own-writing-part-1/
The time listed for this webinar is Pacific Time.
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Tuesday, May 21
Wisconsin State Genealogical Society (Webinar)
5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Ten Resasons Why History Resources Solve Our Genealogical Puzzles - Paula Stuart-Warren
Many of the answers we seek in our family history research can be solved with use of historical background and details. It could answer why your family moved to that new place, why they moved in a specific year, which church they attended, why they married in a different state, why they aren’t on a certain census, or what happened to Granduncle Elias.
Free and open to the public; Members have access to the recordings following the presentation.
Registration link will be available closer to the webinar date.
For details see wsgs.org/upcoming-webinars
The time listed for this webinar is Pacific time.
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Wednesday, May 22
Legacy Family Tree (Webinar)
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
A Tour of Goldie May's Genealogy Power Tools - Richard Miller
Come see a variety of tools available in genealogy research software Goldie May. Organize your research into projects, keep an automatic research log (seriously!), write citations easily, analyze your research, quickly navigate to relevant record collections, and untangle knots in your family tree. Keep the family tree software you already have and see how Goldie May can help you with organization, visualization, and quick navigation.
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Thursday, May 23
Family History Society of Arizona (Webinar)
5:30 pm
World War I and World War II Draft Cards
The history, how the draft was conducted, what the code numbers represent, and their significance for family history. Tips and tricks will be included.
The time listed for this webinar is Pacific time.
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Tuesday, May 28
Wake County (NC) Genealogical Society (Webinar)
3:30 pm
Are You Calling My Granddad a Liar? Family Lore and What to Do towith It
Oral family history can be spot-on accurate, or rife with misconceptions. Combining genealogy and pop psychology, we'll discuss some real examples of family lore that have come up in my research over the years, examine why and how misinformation gets repeated, and look at some ways to tease out the truth in our family trees.
The time listed for this webinar is Pacific time.
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Wednesday, May 29
Legacy Family Tree (Webinar)
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Capturing Their Stories, Part II: Next Steps with Your Family History Interviews - Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS
You’ve recorded that video or audio interview, now what? This presentations builds on the best practices covered in Colleen’s part one webinar. We will explore ideas and tools for trimming out mistakes or sensitive content, and for adding a title screen and ending credits screen before sharing with others. We will also look at ways to enhance your recordings by weaving in relevant supporting visual imagery like photos, maps, and historical documents. Finally we will review options for generating full text transcriptions of your interviews.
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Wednesday, May 29
Midwest Genealogy Center (MO) (Webinar)
12:00 pm
Finding Your Italian Ancestors: Italian Civil Registration Records
If you have located where in the home country your ancestors are from, this class will show you how to find and request Italian civil records online to discover more about them. Learn about the history of recordkeeping in Italy, the types of records available, and how to extract information from them. This class will be held in person as well as virtually via Zoom simultaneously. Registration is required and closes one hour before the start of the program. Please indicate whether you will be attending in person or virtually when registering. An email address is required when registering to attend on Zoom.
The time listed for this webinar is Pacific time.
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