UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday, March 8
How Did My Pennsylvania Ancestors Get There? Migration Trails West
7:00 - 8:00 pm
LIVE ONLINE WEBINAR
Guest Speaker: Elissa Scalise Powell, CG, CGL
Registration is required. Visit the "Coming Events" page on our website for the registration link.
Saturday, March 13
Irish Internet Site for Genealogical Research & Services
1:00 - 2:30 pm
VIRTUAL FREE WEBINAR using GoToWebinar
Hosted by the Kentucky Genealogical Society.
Presenter: David Rencher, head of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and chief genealogical officer for FamilySearch, is one of the world’s leading Irish genealogical researchers. For more details and the registration link, CLICK HERE.
UPCOMING SIG EVENTS
Monday, March 8
Italian Genealogy SIG
Zoom Meeting 1:00 -2:20 pm
Coordinator: Mary Frances Gerace
Tuesday, March 9
Preserving Family History SIG
Zoom Meeting: 2:30 - 4:20 pm
Topic: Pins & Needles: Adding Social Media to Your Genealogy Repertoire
Speaker: Tina Beaird
Coordinators: Nancy Schultz & Sharol Lewin
Wednesday, March 10
Irish Genealogy SIG
Meeting Time: 10:00 - 12:00 pm
Meeting Location: Osceola Room @ Chula Vista Recreation Center
This will be our first in-person meeting since March 2020. We will wear masks, and tables & chairs will be arranged to accommodate social distancing.
Coordinator: Tom Voyles
Wednesday, March 10
New to Genealogy SIG
(for members with less than 2 yrs of genealogy experience)
Zoom Meeting: 2:30 - 4:20 pm
Coordinator: Carol LaSalle
Thursday, March 11
German Genealogy SIG
Zoom Meeting: 9:30 - 11:20 pm
Coordinators: Dianne Fedderson & Steven Buhrow
Friday, March 12
Genetic Genealogy SIG
Zoom Meeting: 10:00 - 11:50 am
Coordinators: Sherry Bean & Diann LaRosa
Saturday, March 13
African American SIG
2:30 - 4:20 pm
Coordinator: Carol LaSalle
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Women’s History Month
womenshistorymonth.gov
Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 . . . continue reading
Deep NostalgiaTM is an Internet Sensation!
myheritage.com
In just one week since its release, Deep NostalgiaTM, our new feature for animating family photos, has exploded in popularity and become an internet sensation. Over 10 million faces have been animated so far, and a few thousand photos are being … continue reading
Monthly Record Update for February 2021
FamilySearch.org
FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in February of 2021 with almost 34 million new indexed family history records from all over the world. New historical records were added from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Guatemala, Liberia, Mexico, Micronesia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zambia, and the United States, which includes … continue reading
familytreewebinars.com
Using Different Family Tree Views for Your Research (MyHeritage)
Tuesday, March 9 @ 2:00pm (EST) Presenter: Uri Gonen
MyHeritage offers four family tree views, each of which can offer new perspectives on your family history. Learn about the different views, the advantages of each one, and how they can be of use to you at different stages of your research.
Researching Ancestral Locations in Prussian Genealogy Records
Wednesday, March 10 @ 8:00pm (EST) Presenter: Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
Were your ancestors German in one set of records and Prussian in another? Prussian research, especially locations, can be complicated by shifting borders, languages, and religions. Discover leading and lesser-known online resources to decipher geographic locations of German-speaking ancestors from Prussia.
These are free webinars but do require registration. For more details and to register, click HERE.
Irish Genealogy & Heritage
johngrenham.com/blog
Bertie, you big eejit
I regularly berate my dog for rank stupidity (losing his ball/taking fright at the shape of a chimney-pot/barking at high-vis road signs …) But what I call him is an “eejit”. At first glance, this might seem like just a phonetic Irish-accent version of “idiot”, but it’s completely different. It’s much softer, more like an affectionate poke than an attack. Affectionately insulting people (and dogs) plays quite a large part in Irish life. What does this have to do with genealogy? Many (Gaelic) Irish surnames incorporate what appear to be tongue-in-cheek jibes. The Irish (Gaelic) for “bald” is maol, and this appears in many common surnames . . . continue reading
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