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“The Results are In! Using Your DNA To Find Answers” The excitement of receiving your DNA results can quickly turn to confusion. Understanding how to use this information can further your genealogical research. This presentation will help you learn how to interpret your DNA results to make them more useful. Mary […]Read more »

Please join us on February 23, 2023 at 10:00 via Zoom to hear Dr. Deborah Abbott, PhD present “You Only Have a Death Announcement — Now What?” This lecture will ask attendees to put on their “CSI” hat and utilize their “detective” skills to solve a genealogical research project when little […]Read more »

Please join us on January 27, 2023 at 10:00 am, as our own Cynthia Turk will talk about “Tree Surgery.” Tree surgery is the repair of a family tree which has gone awry.  When that happens, it needs to be fixed immediately.  If a tree is online, it needs to […]Read more »

Come join us to learn about “The ABC’s and 123’s of Researching Your Ancestor’s School Records” from Melissa Barker. Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Manager and Public Historian currently working at the Houston County, Tennessee Archives & Museum. She lectures, teaches and writes about the genealogy research process, researching […]Read more »

Come join us for our meeting with Lisa Alzo presenting “No More Excuses: 10 Steps to Finally Write Your Family History” Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A., is a freelance writer, instructor, and internationally recognized lecturer, specializing in Eastern European genealogical research, writing your family history, and using the Internet to trace female and […]Read more »

We were very happy to have our own Carla Cegielski help us learn how to navigate the recently released 1950 Census at out September meeting! In case you didn’t know, Carla S. Cegielski is a full-time family history researcher specializing in Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia research. She has […]Read more »

Please join us on July 28, 2022 at 10:00 when Bryna O’Sullivan will present “Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors”. Bryna O’Sullivan is a Middletown, CT based professional genealogist and French to English genealogical translator. As proprietor of Charter Oak Genealogy, she specializes in lineage society applications. She holds a Bachelor […]Read more »

Please join us at 10:00 when Sara Cochran will speak on “Getting Around the 1890 Census.” Sara is a full-time professional genealogist with over twenty-seven years of research experience. Her research has taken her into nearly every State in the USA and Ireland, Italy, Austria, and Britain. She holds a […]Read more »

Please join us at 10:00 to hear Joy Neighbors present, “A Grave Interest: Searching in the Cemetery for Clues.” Joy Neighbors is a Tombstone Tourist with an avid interest in cemeteries, history, and genealogy. She’s the author of The Family Tree Cemetery Field Guide, published by Penguin-Random House, and is […]Read more »

Please join us at 10:00 to hear Bob Taylor give us an “Introduction to The Family History Guide.” Bob Taylor has been actively doing family history for over 25 years. He has combined his passion for genealogy with his background in instructional design to produce an industry-leading learning resource for […]Read more »