PGS Events for the period 22-27 April 2024

 

Pinellas Genealogy Society Event Calendar (Class/Events schedule and details.) PinellasGenealogySociety.com/Calendar Bob Bryan  |  PGS Education Director Director.Education@PinellasGenealogySociety.com Classes & Events Monday, 22 April 2024 at 1:00 PM Bounty Lands in Genealogy Research Bounty Lands were used from before the Revolutionary War up until 1858 to reward military service and stimulate enlistment. Those records can confirm military service and even locate ancestors during and after hostilities. This class gives the history of the subject, what records are available, and where to find them. Presented by Maridell Hahn. 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 meeting using the button at the right. Register Tuesday, 23 April 2024 at 1:00 PM DNA Interest Group  Learn how to interpret your DNA test results, and apply those results to your current family history research. Join our casual group as we research and learn together. Presented by Denise Manning and Susan Luce. This is a Zoom Only meeting. Register using the button at the right. Register Thursday, 25 April 2024 at 1:00 PM Isaac Allerton: Fallen Saint of Plymouth Meet Isaac Allerton, one of the most complex figures in Plymouth Colony. While there is no monument to this ambitious Pilgrim, we can thank him for the thriving fishing industry and the booming economy of New England in the 1600s. So why was he banished from Massachusetts? Learn his uplifting and intriguing story! Presented by Lori Coffey. 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 using the button at the right. Register Saturday, 27 April 2024 at 10:00 AM RootsMagic User Group Questions and answers and demonstrations of how to use the RootsMagic genealogy database software program. Hosted by Bob Bryan This is a Zoom Only meeting. Register using the button at the right. Register

PGS Events for the Period 15-20 April 2024

 

Pinellas Genealogy Society Event Calendar (Class/Events schedule and details.) PinellasGenealogySociety.com/Calendar Bob Bryan  |  PGS Education Director Director.Education@PinellasGenealogySociety.com Classes & Events Monday, 15 April 2024 at 1:00 PM Exploring the Library of Congress  Digital Collections The Library of Congress website includes more than 500 digitized collections of manuscripts, maps, prints, audio recordings, and much more. This presentation will introduce you to the wide range of resources available in these collections and show you how they can help you in your own family history research. Presented by Karen Fortin. 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 meeting using the button at the right. Register Wednesday, 17 April 2024 at 1:00 PM Organizing Your Family's Best Reunion Once you know you want a family reunion, start planning it soon and correctly. In this session, we walk you through the right time for the many details to consider. We cover specific tips and case studies from successful events like using social media and options for budgeting. After following the right steps, you can be confident your reunion will be the best ever!  Handout includes a complete planning checklist. Presented by Lori Coffey. 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 using the button at the right. Register Saturday, 20 April 2024 at 11:00 AM Program Meeting--Finding Family: Hidden Roots in Your DNA Finding Family: Hidden Roots in Your DNA. Learn how adoptees and others find biological parents and siblings through DNA testing. Review the case that started it all and see today’s recommended strategies. View examples of surprise discoveries and see the tools used to identify relationships. Our speaker was the first adoptee to identify his birth family through genetic genealogy DNA testing. Presented by Richard Hill. This will be a hybrid meeting held in-person in the Largo Library Jenkins Room and online via Zoom. Registration is only required for Zoom attendees using the button at the right. Register

PGS events for the week of 9-13 April 2024

 

Pinellas Genealogy Society Event Calendar (Class/Events schedule and details.) PinellasGenealogySociety.com/Calendar Bob Bryan  |  PGS Education Director Director.Education@PinellasGenealogySociety.com Classes & Events Tuesday, 9 April 2024 at 1:00 PM Using Historical Literature to Explore your Ancestor's Lives Historical literature, both fiction and non-fiction, can help us to better understand the world in which our ancestors lived and the events that shaped their lives. This presentation looks at how to use historical literature to flesh out the stories of our ancestors and provides examples to show what can be learned. Presented by Karen Fortin. 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 meeting using the button at the right. Register Thursday, 11 April 2024 at 1:00 PM Ancestor Family Trees--Part 1 Publishing your tree on Ancestry.com can be a great way to share your research with others, as well as to provide a backup for your work. This presentation covers how to start a family tree on Ancestry.com, and how to maintain it. That includes working with people, events, images, and sources. Presented by Debbie Schuler. Register Saturday, 13 April 2024 at 10:00 AM Writers Special Interest Group A collaborative learning space to try new writing techniques and to crowdsource writing-related questions and issues. Presented by Lori Coffey. 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 using the button at the right. Register