Saturday, December 5, 2020

VGS News & Events: December 6 through December 12, 2020

 

Learn more about the seminar here...

Coming Events:

Monday, December 7
Jewish Genealogy SIG Meeting 
10:00 am
Online Zoom Meeting
Herb Siegel, Coordinator
Phil Goldsmith, Programs
Topic: “Patronymic Naming and Cemetery Records - Their Importance in Jewish Genealogy.” - Nolan Altman
Monday, December 7
RootsMagic Special Interest Group Meeting
2:30 pm
Zoom Meeting
George Zitterell, Coordinator
Topic: Ken Macomber Presentation on various RM Tasks
Fixing media links
Merging and/or removing duplicate records
Adding a new database into one family tree database
Splitting one database into multiple family database
Comparing databases
Importing lists
Using database tools
Tuesday, December 8
Preserving Family History SIG Meeting
2:30 pm
Online Zoom Meeting
Nancy Schultz and Sharol Lewin, Coordinators
Topic: "The Vietnam Wall of Faces Project"
Description: This season of giving let’s talk about how our genealogy skills can be used to commemorate the lives of others. Beth Braun will speak about her participation in the Vietnam Memorial Wall of Faces Project and the genealogy skills she has refined doing so.
Thursday, December 10
German Genealogy SIG Meeting
9:30 am
Online Zoom Meeting
Dianne Fedderson & Steven Buhrow, coordinators
Friday, December 11
Genetic Genealogy SIG Meeting
10:00 am to 11:50 am
Zoom Meeting
Sherry Bean and Diann LaRosa, coordinators
Topic:  "Questions and Answers"
We need your questions:  It can be a simple question or a more complex question about Genetic Genealogy  We will try to do our best to answer them.  We need your questions submitted to us by November 27, 2020.  
Note: SIG members should receive an from their coordinator
Contact the coordinator, through their SIG web page, for the link to these meetings.

Gen News and Announcements:

New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch: Week of 30 November 2020

FamilySearch
"Search over 2.7M new records added to FamilySearch this week for the Norway 1891 Census, along with nearly 4M Catholic Church records for Mexico, Oaxaca 1559–1988, and Mexico, Nayarit 1596–1967.  Look in expanded country collections  for Austria, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Peru, S. Africa, Sweden, Uruguay, Venezuela, and the United States (CA, LA, MS, NY, VA and WA). "

French Man Discovers Half-Sister in Texas and Finds Their German Roots

MyHeritage Blog
"With many people around the world stuck at home last spring, many turned to genealogy and began delving into their roots. Gian Carlo David-Faliva, a 74-year-old MyHeritage user from France, jumped on the bandwagon and started to dig deep into his family’s past, with a mission of finding his father’s family. After so many years not knowing what had become of his father, thanks to his MyHeritage DNA results, his family mystery was finally solved. "


 


NEW RECORD COLLECTIONS

 

NEW

Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current

This database consists of facts extracted from obituaries found on Newspapers.com™ dating from the early 1800’s to current.

TOTAL RECORDS: 30,877,928   View this collection

 

NEW

Iowa, Records of Persons Subject to Military Duty, 1862-1910

This collection is an index of persons subject to military service.

TOTAL RECORDS: 5,075,844   View this collection

 

NEW

Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, 1835-1998

This collection is an index to grave registrations from the Iowa Commission of Veterans Affairs. The grave registrations contain information on United States military veterans buried in Iowa, ranging from Revolutionary War veterans (ca. 1835) to

TOTAL RECORDS: 908,654   View this collection

 

NEW

Web: U.S., Mining Accidents, 1839-2006

All data in this third-party database was obtained from the source’s website. Ancestry.com does not support or make corrections or changes to the original database. To learn more about these records, please refer to the source’s website.

TOTAL RECORDS: 520,498   View this collection


Finding Your Ancestors in Legal Notices

Genealogy's Star
"Historically, many government and private entities were required to publish legal notices in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the event occurred. These notices included meetings of government agencies or committees, auctions, bankruptcies, convictions, court claims, divorces, forced sales, and probate matters. "

Technology:

Holiday 2020: 8 Subscription Boxes Perfect for Kids

How-to Geek
"It’s the season of gift-giving, but why not treat your favorite kiddos to a gift that gives all year? Whether it’s a monthly recipe kit, a box of new books, or some cool science experiments, we’ve got something for everyone."

Education:

What Were Your Ancestors Doing in the 1940s?

Ancestral Findings
"What were your ancestors doing in the 1940s? This interesting decade saw America enter WWII and also brought an end to the war. It is best known for that, but other things were going on then, too. Here are some things that may have impacted the everyday lives of your 1940s ancestors–or maybe even you, if you were there. "
Listen now...  4.03 minutes

Webinars:

The Most Prominent Citizens: Using County Histories

Legacy Family Tree
"County histories bring rich possibilities to our research through biographical and historical sketches. They provide an abundance of FAN Club members and research clues. We will examine county histories through the use of a case study."
Wednesday, December 9, 2020, 2:00pm Eastern
Presenter: Cari Taplin, CG
Learn more or Register for this event...



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