PGS Events for the Week of 27 Feb to 2 Mar 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, 27 Feb 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. Moderated by Denise Manning and Susan Luce. This meeting will be held online only. Register for the meeting via Zoom using the button at the right. Register Thursday, 29 Feb 2024 at 1:00 PM Immigration and Passenger Lists America is a country built on immigration.  What did your ancestors endure to come here? Learn the history from the earliest European explorers through the golden age of immigration when a million foreigners a year arrived to become citizens. Learn what genealogical information the passenger lists provide and where they can be found. 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, 2 Mar 2024 at 10:00 AM Family Tree Maker User Group Meeting Questions & Answers and Demonstration of how to use the Family Tree Maker genealogical database software. Moderated by Bob Bryan. This meeting will be held online only. Register for the meeting via Zoom using the button at the right. Register

PGS Events for the Week of 20-24 Feb 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, 20 Feb at 1:00 PM Family Tree Maker 2019 Basics--Part 3 This is the third session of a 5-part series offering a detailed explanation and demonstration of the many features of this most popular genealogy database program. The class will be 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 using the button at the right. Register Saturday, 24 February 2024 8:30 AM-4:30 PM Annual Seminar The Pinellas Genealogy Society is pleased to announce its Annual Seminar on 24 February 2024 featuring J. Mark Lowe. You can attend this hybrid event in-person at the Largo Public Library or over the Internet. The registration fee for PGS members is $35 and for non-members is $40 whether attending in-person or virtually. Box lunches will be available for purchase. Mark Lowe has been researching families for more than 55 years. He grew up in Tennessee with extensive family roots in Kentucky. He has traveled extensively in both states and enjoys sharing his love of genealogy and the joy of research with others, including some historic re-enacting. As a researcher and lecturer, Mark enjoys working with genealogical groups and professional organizations. He is a former President of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and the former Vice-President and Secretary of the Federation of Genealogical Societies. In the process of teaching others, Mark builds his own skills and insight for research. His experience as a Classroom Teacher, Principal, and Professional Researcher provides a different perspective for each research problem. He also currently hosts a YouTube Channel. During this day-long hybrid event, Mark will give four presentations that will hold something for everyone. The topics are: “Ready-Set-Plan! Developing a One-Step Research Plan” “Documenting the “Right” Family While Staying on Track” “Making Those Early Census Records Talk to You” “Finding Your Landless Ancestors” In addition to Mark’s presentations, two breakout speakers will make presentations during the lunch break. Taneya Koonce will speak on “Mapping Heritage & Health: Your Medical Family History” Debbie W. Smyth will present “Timelines: A Genealogical Tool for Organization and Analysis. A conference booklet, including presentation handouts, will be available to all registrants. Those attending online will receive a PDF document. Register using the following link:   https://pinellasgenealogysociety.com/seminar-2024-registration/

PGS Events for the Week of 12 February 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, 12 Feb at 1:00 PM King Phillip's War, 1675-1676: Causes and Consequences Although largely forgotten, King Philip’s War was a widespread conflict that had a significant and long-lasting impact on New England colonists and Native Americans. The class will look at causes leading up to this brutal war, analyze the course of the war, and outline the consequences that helped shape the future of the United States. Presented by Karen Fortin. TThis 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 using the button at the right. Register Tuesday, 13 Feb 2024 at 1:00 PM Family Tree Maker 2014 Basics--Part 2 This is the second session of a 5-part series offering a detailed explanation and demonstration of the many features of this most popular genealogy database program. The class will be 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 using the button at the right. Register Thursday, 15 Feb 2024 at 1:00 PM The First Germans in America In the 1600s, a ship full of families escaping religious persecution headed to the shores of the New World which began a great migration.  If you think these are the Pilgrims, think again!  These were Germans who fled to Pennsylvania on the Concord. A watershed moment in history that has been long forgotten, until now.  We learn about the political unrest and religious persecution which drove these cousins of William Penn to help found his new colony. And watch as they grow their German town to be a beacon of light for the 7 million Germans who follow. 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. Register using the button at the right. Register Saturday, 17 Feb 2024 at 11:00 AM Program Meeting Why Do We Care  Where Grandma Went to Church? Introduction to church records presented by Sunny Jane Morton. U.S. church records of many denominations can reveal ancestor’s vital events, family relationships, overseas birthplaces, and other residences and religious lives. From the co-author of the acclaimed book How to Find Your Family History in U.S. Church Records, learn what these records may look like, how to identify an ancestral church, locate extant records, and access them TThis will be a hybrid meeting held in-person in the Jenkins Room and online via Zoom. Registration is only required for Zoom attendees. Register using the button at the right. Register Saturday, 17 Feb 2024 at 12:30 PM Tour of The Genealogy Center at Largo Library This is a guided tour showing the resources available in the Genealogy Center on the second floor of the Largo Public Library. It will begin shortly after the conclusion of the regular program meeting. Led by Karen Fortin.