We all find scandals, scalawags, and other surprises in the course of our genealogical research. This presentation explores some of the unexpected, and sometimes unsavory, facts that may arise and ethical considerations to keep in mind when deciding how to share them. This will be a hybrid class held in-person in the Local History Room […]
DNA Basics II (Shared Matches): This class focuses on how to use DNA "cousin" matching in your research. Whether it is called "Shared Matches", "In Common With", or some other title, all of the primary DNA companies have tools that allow you to analyze your matches based on the groups that have DNA in common. […]
Questions & Answers and Demonstration of how to use the Family Tree Maker genealogical database software. This will be an online only class via Zoom. Register in advance for this meeting via Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uJIqcuusrjgj-d8heG8CDgJP3UdqO8QVYw
Probably the fundamental way of using the US Federal Census is to track ancestors from one census year to the next. In that process we seek to uncover relationships and lost or heretofore unknown ancestors. This class shows a strategy on how to do that, using an actual family as an example. In addition it […]
Reconstructing life in a community using death certificates. Death certificates can tell us a lot about how our ancestors lived and died. When looked at as a group they can also tell us about life and death in their communities. This presentation focuses on an analysis of death certificates from Attleboro, Massachusetts over a five-year […]
An in-depth review of a topic of interest to experienced users of DNA for their genealogical research. This class will be held online only via Zoom. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtce2oqzsjHdG3ngvmXUFMc62VYtGw1LmY
This class explains how to evaluate the evidence we collect as we build our family trees. Some sources are more reliable, some records bring us closer to the actual event, and some information is more “on point.” How do we rank all of this as we try to assemble genealogical “truth”? The class uses the […]
Please visit the library's website tarponlibrary.org/genealogy for the topic.
Caladesi Chapter D.A.R. members offer free genealogy assistance.
Anniversary 5th Decade Event: "What's Next? The Future of Family History" (30 min) by D. Joshua Taylor followed by our holiday party. Monthly general membership meeting with educational program, free and open to the public. This will be a hybrid meeting held in-person in the Meeting Room/Jenkins B and online via Zoom. Registration is only […]
Join Suncoast Genealogy Society DNA Group for their monthly meeting.
Does your DNA reveal Scottish or Irish ancestry, but you don’t have any in your tree? That happened to me! Join me as I take you through my Gaelic journey searching for royalty for my mother! This intriguing journey took me through the history of Scotland, a land of two peoples, and how it’s intertwined […]
This presentation focuses on generating indexes and tables of contents for documents you author using MS Word. The generation of footnotes and endnotes is also demonstrated. This will be a hybrid meeting held in-person in the Local History Room and online via Zoom. Registration is only required for Zoom attendees. Register in advance for this […]