"Tap Into Your Inner Private Eye: Nine Strategies for Finding Living Relatives" (Monthly Meetings)
10:00 am to 11:30 am
VIRTUAL MEETING
The program speaker is Lisa Louise Cooke, author, professional speaker, and creator of a variety of multi-media offerings, including the Genealogy Gems website:http://lisalouisecooke.com/
Lisa will inform us of the techniques that private Investigators use to track down missing people. These strategies will help you find those elusive living relatives who just may hold the key to your brick wall or possess that treasured photo you've been looking for.
Join us for a dialogue on the use of DNA in your genealogical research. News, sharing and help! The DNA SIG is led by Peggy Jude. She has been conducting genealogical research for her family and clients for over 40 years. Peggy is a member of the board of the Manatee Genealogical Society and holds a BS from Iowa State and a Masters from the University of Michigan. Details for joining the Virtual Meeting will be provided prior to the the meeting to MGS members via email. Non-members can request attendance information by emailing us at info@mgsfl.org .
Tuesday, December 1
"Google Technology for Genealogy" (Monthly Meetings)
10:00 am to 11:30 am
VIRTUAL MEETING
Lori Coffey – “Trainer Lori” on YouTube – has spent 20 years training computer skills and 40 years researching her family tree. Lori will discuss how to use Google effectively to research your family data.
Join us for a dialogue on the use of DNA in your genealogical research. News, sharing and help! The DNA SIG is led by Peggy Jude. She has been conducting genealogical research for her family and clients for over 40 years. Peggy is a member of the board of the Manatee Genealogical Society and holds a BS from Iowa State and a Masters from the University of Michigan. Details for joining the Virtual Meeting will be provided prior to the the meeting to MGS members via email. Non-members can request attendance information by emailing us at info@mgsfl.org .
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
"Getting Past Brick Walls" (Monthly Meetings)
10:00 am to 11:30 am
VIRTUAL MEETING
The speaker, George G. Morgan, is the prolific, award-winning author of hundreds of articles for magazines, journals, newsletters, in genealogical publications, and at online sites internationally. He is also president of Aha! Seminars, Inc., and an internationally recognized genealogy expert who presents in the U.S., Canada, England, on cruise ships, and webinars. Research impasses are inevitable in genealogical research, but they do not have to be permanent stoppers. George will present a number of methods that can be employed to get past your brick walls.
"Strategies on Finding Your Irish Ancestors" (Monthly Meetings)
10:00 am to 11:30 am
VIRTUAL MEETING
Donna Moughty will speak on Strategies for Finding Your Irish Ancestors. A member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Genealogical Speakers Guild, Donna frequently consults and speaks on Irish genealogy. Success in Irish research is highly dependent on discovering the exact location in Ireland where your ancestors were born and typically clues to the location are in records in the United States or other country where they emigrated. This presentation focuses on strategies for finding the critical locality information so important to those starting their Irish research.
