webinar

Online Webinar from American Ancestors: Getting Started in Polish Research

Cathi General Information, webinar

Live Broadcast: Thursday, July 18, 3:00–4:00 PM

Presented by James Heffernan, Senior Researcher

In this webinar, American Ancestors Senior Researcher James Heffernan will present tips for starting to research your Polish ancestry. Topics will include how to locate your ancestral town or village from American sources, how to navigate shifting historical borders, as well as an overview of the types of records that were produced in each region.

Cost: FREE.  Click Here to Register

 

 

Free Webinar from American Ancestors

Cathi American Ancestors, General Information, webinar

Introducing the GU272 

Live Broadcast: Thursday, May 23, 3:00–4:00 PM EDT
Presented by Meaghan E. H. Siekman, Genealogist of the Newbury Street Press
Cost: FREE
In 1838, Georgetown University sold 272 enslaved men, women, and children to plantations in Louisiana. Thousands of their descendants are alive today. American Ancestors has partnered with the GU272 Memory Project which seeks to document the stories, family history, and legacy of these individuals and their descendants. Join American Ancestors expert, Meaghan Siekman, to learn about GU272 genealogical research and our new website that features a searchable database, oral histories of the descendants, and research tools for GU272 descendants and their families.
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Free NEHGS Webinar – 18 April 19

Cathi American Ancestors, NEHGS, webinar

Researching Women in Archives

Live Broadcast: Thursday, 4/18, 3:00–4:00 PM EDT
Presented by NEHGS Archivist Judy Lucey
Cost: FREE
Women make up 50% of your ancestry, yet their lives, experiences, and even complete names are all too often forgotten by written history. Although often overlooked in official records, throughout time women have been the keepers of family and personal history. When items such as diaries, letters, account books, family Bibles, samplers, and organization records survive, they can reveal more about a woman’s daily life than any government record. Archivist Judy Lucey will discuss how these unique records and manuscripts can be used to piece together a family story and how digging in the archives can lead to hitting genealogical gold.