If you've been putting off purchasing a DNA test kit, this weekend might be the time to do it. Many DNA testing companies have sales on or around April 25, which is National DNA Day. To see what the sales are, check out Your Genetic Genealogist's blog post. This is a great chance to get started using…
City Directories can be a great source of information on ancestors who lived in the 1800s and early 1900s, especially in big cities where it's hard to find anything on the average Joe. Ancestry and Fold3 both have a collection of directories for Chicago, but we found recently that the 1910 directory is incomplete in…
Recently FamilySearch hosted their British Isles Research Seminar, featuring experts on Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English records, both from civil and parish sources. You could attend in person or watch online as the sessions were aired. The FamilySearch folks have now made the individual sessions available for anyone to watch, still free of charge. And…
One of our members gave a great presentation at our Genealogy Networking Group meeting last night. He shared how his DNA results helped him connect with a previously unknown branch of his family. This prompted lots of discussion and a list of websites and organizations to turn to for help in understanding and making the…
Did you know that many of the Chicago Archiocese's early church records are available on FamilySearch? Some are indexed, but you can view them all by browsing the digitized records. Here's how: Go to the FamilySearch website. Sign In to your free account. If you don't have one, click "Free Account" and sign up. You…
Your digital photos and images are vital to your genealogy research. Make sure you have them stored safely and in an organized manner. Attend Get Organized: Online Digital Photo Storage on Tuesday, March 28, at 7 p.m. at Aspen Drive Library. While this is not specifically genealogy-related, you and your genealogy research will benefit from…
Our friends at the Fountaindale Public Library and the Plainfield Public Library will host an Irish Genealogy Workshop and Webinar on Wednesday, March 15 and Thursday, March 16. The webinar is presented by the Ulster Historical Foundation, and will cover both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. If you are interested in attending one…
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City will present a 5-day research seminar on the British Isles beginning Monday, March 13. The brochure lays out their entire schedule. The daily sessions take place in the afternoon, but Friday, March 17, the whole day is devoted to Irish research. What? You say you can't get to Salt Lake…
At some point in our genealogy, most of us will have to "cross the pond." This means searching through records in another language that are often handwritten, with penmanship that can be difficult to read. Fear and trepidation set in. We fear that if we can't learn to read those German church records or Italian civil records,…
Our Genealogy Networking Group had lots to share at our recent meeting. Here are some of the topics we discussed and websites we shared: The theme of the evening seemed to be connecting with known and unknown relatives. By using facebook, message boards, online mailing lists, or the Guild of One-Name Studies, several of our group have…
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