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02/06/2020 – Presidential Libraries Road Trip
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02/20/2020 – Are YOU in the Catalog?
Month: February 2020
This Month’s Articles of Interest
Canada History – 16 January 2020
Charlie Baker Wants to Restrict Access to Birth, Death and Marriage Records
www.boston.com – 31 January 2020
American Ancestors – 13 February 2020
Concerns Raised about Gov’s Proposed Limits on Access to Vital Documents
Worcester Telegram – 15 February 2020
Modern Humans May Have More Neanderthal DNA Than Previously Thought
Smithsonian Magazine – 4 February 2020
The 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon – from FamilyTree
Family Tree Webinars announces “The 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon”,
An event hosted by FamilyTreeWebinars.com and MyHeritage. The marathon will begin on Thursday, March 12 at 5pm Eastern U.S. time (Friday, March 13 at 8am Sydney time) and end on Friday, March 13 at 5pm Eastern U.S. time (Saturday, March 14 Sydney time).
Visit www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com/24 to register (free!)
You will learn how to trace your ancestors from the world’s top genealogists and educators. From advanced Googling to DNA, from The Great Lakes to Australia and Germany, there’s something for everyone… in every time zone. And thanks to FamilyTreeWebinars.com and MyHeritage, the entire event is free! Pop in for a session or two, or stick around for the full 24 hours — it’s completely up to you. There will even be time for Q&A and door prizes.
How to Listen In
Register at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com/24. Live attendance is limited to the first 3,000 attendees. If you can’t join us in real time, we’ve got you covered: all recordings will be available absolutely free for a week. Beyond that, you can watch them anytime with a webinar membership to FamilyTreeWebinars.com.
The Lectures
Viewers will enjoy a wide variety of lectures of genealogy and DNA. Each class will be 45 minutes long including time for questions at the end. The full schedule is shown at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com/24.
Free Webinar from American Ancestors
“Mayflower Resources on AmericanAncestors.org”
Thursday, March 19, 3-4 p.m. EST
AmericanAncestors.org offers the largest online collection of searchable Mayflower genealogy databases in the world, including scholarly journals, compiled genealogies, indexed GSMD applications, and study projects. Learn how to leverage these resources in your family history research at this FREE webinar.
Presented by Don LeClair, Associate Director, Database Search and Systems.
Click HERE to register.
February 2020 WMARE Newsletter
Here it is, folks. Happy Searching!
https://wmarootsevents.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/february-2020-wmare-newsletter_final.pdf