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Upcoming Monday Evening Webinar
Live Webinar / Dec. 4, 2023 – 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Be a Super Sleuth: Finding Image Records in FamilySearch
Featured Guest Speaker: Jill Morelli
Description: We know that FamilySearch has been aggressively digitizing and posting online their holdings; we also know that indexing is lagging behind. What you may not know is that for the past couple of years, FamilySearch has been placing these freshly digitized records first, not in the catalog, but filed under Images. You perhaps have never used Images before. We will explore the records and how they are filed and categorized so you can be a super genealogical sleuth and perhaps even amaze your friends.
Presenter Info: Jill Morelli, CG, CGL, is a writer, lecturer and researcher specializing in Midwest and Scandinavian research and methodologies. She lectures nationally and has been published in the NGSQ, Swedish American Genealogist, and others. In 2017 she founded the Certification Discussion Group, sharing her journey to receive the credential, is past president of the Seattle GS, program director for the Puget Sound chapter of APG, and is a co-founder of Applied Genealogy Institute, whre the focus is on practicum-based learning.
For more details, and to register to attend, visit our Coming Events listing.
January General Monthly Meeting
In-Person at the Savannah Center or via Zoom
Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 / 10:00 a.m.
Featuring: Drew Smith
Topic: Organizing Your Genealogy Research Process
The research process includes goals, questions, sources, information, evidence, and conclusions. Learn to use task management software, research logs, and other tools to keep track.
Speaker Bio:
Drew Smith is an associate librarian emeritus at the University of South Florida Libraries in Tampa, specializing in genealogical research. He is the co-host of The Genealogy Guys Podcast and the host of the Genealogy Connection podcast, and founder and administrator of The Genealogy Squad Facebook group. He writes a regular productivity column for the Association of Professional Genealogists, and co-authored Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques.
For more details, and to register to attend, visit our Coming Events listing.
Admission to in-person meetings of The Villages Genealogy Society
is limited to VGS members and paid guests.
You must be a resident of The Villages, FL for membership.
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December 1, 2023
9:30 am to 11:20 am British SIG Monthly Meeting
Topic: TBD Coordinators: Pat Adams & Ruth Mason
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December 4, 2023
10:00 am to 11:50 am Jewish Genealogy SIG Meeting
Prior to the meeting date, SIG members will receive an email about the upcoming meeting. Coordinator: Herb Siegel Programs: Phil Goldsmith
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December 4, 2023
2:30 pm to 4:20 pm RootsMagic Special Interest Group Meeting
Topic: Back to Basics Reminder: Bring your laptops Coordinator: George Zitterell
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December 4, 2023
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Be a Super Sleuth: Finding Image Records in FamilySearch
Guest Speaker: Jill Morelli Topic: Be a Super Sleuth: Finding Image Records in FamilySearch We know that FamilySearch has been aggressively digitizing and posting ...
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December 5, 2023
10:00 am to 12:00 pm Adoption & Missing Kin Special Interest Group Meeting
Coordinators: Marcella Zorn & Bill Canavan SIG members will receive an e-mail with the Zoom link. Others please contact the coordinator, through the ...
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A time line begins with your ancestor's birth and is filled in with various events in his life. Continue to fill this in as information becomes available to provide a picture of your ancestor's life. Several of the genealogy software programs assist you with this.
[Basic Genealogy]
STATE Land States are states that owned and distributed their lands. This includes the original 13 colonies, Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, Vermont and West Virginia, Hawaii and Texas. They use "metes and bounds" to survey the land.
[Land Records]
Remember to source (document) everything you find on your ancestors. Undocumented genealogy is mythology. Most genealogy software will get you through the basics, Elizabeth Shown Mills has authored several very good books on the subject.
[Sources & Evidence]
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