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April 2019
Your Ancestors Can Be Found in Online Newspapers
I was pleased to present during the 2019 New England Genealogical Regional Consortium Conference, "Family~ a Link to the Past & a Bridge to the Future," as well as to be a committee co-chair for onsite evaluations.
Find out more »Genealogy is for Everyone!
Four Tuesdays: April 16, 23, 30 and May 7, 2019 COURSE DESCRIPTION Genealogy is not just for you: It's for your ancestors and for future generations, and you could be the link that connects them. This four week class will offer you options for organizing what you already know, as well as for researching and…
Find out more »CNYGS DNA Interest Group
Both meetings will begin with a review of these new company tools. Then we'll open the meeting up to any questions about DNA testing and DNA results. Genetic genealogists of all levels are welcome. Please bring your laptop and your passwords!
Find out more »CNYGS DNA Interest Group
Both meetings will begin with a review of these new company tools. Then we'll open the meeting up to any questions about DNA testing and DNA results. Genetic genealogists of all levels are welcome. Please bring your laptop and your passwords!
Find out more »Professional Development: Full Day Genealogy Conference
The Central New York Genealogical Society presented a full-day conference with four presentations by Janice Lovelace, Ph.D.: "Newspaper Research: What Can You Find Out"; "The Underground Railroad Runs Through Here"; "Did Your Answers Own Slaves"; and "Breaking Through the Wall of Slavery: An Introduction to African American Genealogy."
Find out more »May 2019
Connecticut Ancestry Society WWI Show & Tell
I told the story of how DNA testing reunited the families of two brothers (my grandfather Carl's older brother Harry wasn't heard from after 1923, though he lived until 1972). Thanks to a 2C1R match that found me, I was led to Harry's daughter Geraldine Burke Kuck. A 23andMe test confirmed that Geraldine is my father's…
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June 2019
Introduction to Genealogy
Four Wednesdays, June 5 – 26, 2019. 6:30pm-8:30pm See course description and details on page 20. https://norwalk.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/NCC-Continuing-Education-Catalog-Summer-2019.pdf
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Networking at MGS Summer Social
The Middlesex Genealogical Society Summer Social gave my Norwalk Community College Extended Studies Genealogy students and grads a chance to be together outside the classroom and to network with other local Genealogists!
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August 2019
Introduction to DNA for Genealogy
This workshop is free for Cortland County Historical Society members, and $5 for non-members. All are welcome. You must RSVP for this workshop so that we have enough materials for everyone. Please call 607-756-6071 to reserve your spot. Cortland County Historical Society - Suggett House Museum and Kellogg Memorial Research Center 25 Homer Ave. Cortland,…
Find out more »Genealogy with Janeen
This is a program to introduce the residents of Maple Down to Genealogy. Genealogists in the area who would like to assist me are welcome to show up with an iPad or a laptop.
Find out more »September 2019
Using Newspapers to Track Your Family, Character by Character
The program will begin with an introduction to OCR (optical character recognition), the technology that allows digitized newspapers to be indexed. OCR identifies each character individually, and it is fooled by wrinkles, blotches, or flaked-off type. Methodology that can be used to get around OCR's limitations will be demonstrated. Some of the most unusual…
Find out more »Lifetime Learners’ Classes Resume
8-week Genealogy course: September 16 and 23, October 7, 14, 21, and 28, November 4 and 11th See page 16 for "Up Your Genealogy Game" http://lifetimelearners.org/uploads/2019-FALL-Catalog-FINAL-REVISION-2-1.pdf
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