PGS Events for the Week of 14-19 December 2020

 All scheduled PGS classes are posted on the society calendar at https://pinellasgenealogysociety.com/ which also has information on using Zoom (Zoom Orientation tab).

You must pre-register for each of these events. This may be done at the time of the event or earlier. Do so by following the links given after each class description below. After registering, you will receive an email with another link to use to join the event at the specified date/time.  

Monday, 14-Dec-20 at 1:00 PM--Familysearch.org. This class will demonstrate how to search the vast databases available on this rapidly-expanding site made available from the LDS (Mormon) genealogy collection Online class—webinar, Bryan.

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYuduyrpzkvE9IjjBczNzQyZxwl9cZe_73w

Tuesday, 15-Dec-20 at 10:00 AM--Property Research Basics. This is a general treatment of property research in the United States. It will explore ownership documents from land grants to land patents to deeds; it will explain the difference in land descriptions in state land states and public land states; it will examine the historical context of military bounty land, the Homestead Act, and the cash purchase of public land. We will also survey where to find the records generated during the ownership and transfer of property. Online class—webinar, Summers

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwudOiqrjkrGtZxmh7OFqA9sQn3F7YRSlSd

 

Wednesday, 16-Dec-20 at 1:00 PM--UNDERSTANDING HISTORICAL CAUSES OF DEATH-Death certificates are important resources when researching the lives of our ancestors. However, due to factors such as outdated terminology and the limits of medical knowledge in the past, it can be hard to interpret the causes of death given. This presentation examines some of those factors, and points to resources that can help you find out what your ancestors really died of. Online class—webinar, Fortin

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pdOuhrjgvEtOVvXfrhFtEyj7s808KSxmu

Saturday, 19-Dec-20 at 11:00 AM--Program  Meeting-Holiday Party: Show & Tell and Activity:  Mutual Assistance:  Get help with your brick walls from your  fellow members.  Debbie Schuler.

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqcOuvrzkiHtbHl9fjiJlf1G3ttzDAEd9N