NORTHERN ARIZONA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (NAGS) P.O. Box 695 Prescott, AZ 86302 25 Monthly Programs Programs during the Pandemic are online Zoom meetings, on the fourth Saturday of the month at 1:00 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public. Email: AskNagsPrescottAZ@gmail.com for meeting information |
Genealogy Gems: News from the Allen County Public Library at Fort Wayne
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Genealogy Center’s May 2022 Programs
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Join us for another month of free, virtual programs!
May 3, 2022, 2:30 p.m. EDT “Genealogy Research at the Alabama Department of Archives & History” with Courtney Pinkard - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6533727
May 5, 2022, 6:30 p.m. EDT “Continuing Use of the Genealogical Proof Standard and DNA as Power Tools in Your Research” with John Beatty - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6533717
May 10, 2022, 2:30 p.m. EDT “Researching at the Mississippi Archives” with Ally Mellon - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6533693
May 12, 2022, 6:30 p.m. EDT “Ask the Experts: Death, Dying, and Genealogy” with Allison Singleton, Curt Witcher, and Elizabeth Hodges - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6588393
May 17, 2022, 2:30 p.m. EDT “I Came, I Saw, I Captured: Photography Skills for Beginners” with Louis N. Hodges Jr. - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6588579
May 19, 2022, 6:30 p.m. EDT “What Happens After Death: Finding and Using Probate Records” with David Singleton - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6590390
May 24, 2022, 2:30 p.m. EDT “Preservation Primer, Part One: The Basics of Preserving our Physical Artifacts” with Curt Witcher - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6588624
May 26, 2022, 6:30 p.m. EDT “Preservation Primer, Part Two: The Basics of Writing our Stories to Preserve our Families' Histories” with Curt Witcher - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6588657
May 31, 2022, 2:30 p.m. EDT “Preserving Your Family's History Through Scanning” with Kay Spears - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6588685
Please register in advance for these engaging programs.
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Genealogy Center’s May 2022 Programs
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Join us for another month of free, virtual programs!
May 3, 2022, 2:30 p.m. EDT “Genealogy Research at the Alabama Department of Archives & History” with Courtney Pinkard - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6533727
May 5, 2022, 6:30 p.m. EDT “Continuing Use of the Genealogical Proof Standard and DNA as Power Tools in Your Research” with John Beatty - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6533717
May 10, 2022, 2:30 p.m. EDT “Researching at the Mississippi Archives” with Ally Mellon - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6533693
May 12, 2022, 6:30 p.m. EDT “Ask the Experts: Death, Dying, and Genealogy” with Allison Singleton, Curt Witcher, and Elizabeth Hodges - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6588393
May 17, 2022, 2:30 p.m. EDT “I Came, I Saw, I Captured: Photography Skills for Beginners” with Louis N. Hodges Jr. - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6588579
May 19, 2022, 6:30 p.m. EDT “What Happens After Death: Finding and Using Probate Records” with David Singleton - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6590390
May 24, 2022, 2:30 p.m. EDT “Preservation Primer, Part One: The Basics of Preserving our Physical Artifacts” with Curt Witcher - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6588624
May 26, 2022, 6:30 p.m. EDT “Preservation Primer, Part Two: The Basics of Writing our Stories to Preserve our Families' Histories” with Curt Witcher - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6588657
May 31, 2022, 2:30 p.m. EDT “Preserving Your Family's History Through Scanning” with Kay Spears - https://acpl.libnet.info/event/6588685
Please register in advance for these engaging programs.
Begin with Genealogy & History Tab for Online Resources @ Prescott Public Library
www.prescottlibrary.info/
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GENEALOGY & HISTORY 25 July 2021
Family History Society of Arizona Upcoming programs on Zoom: See News/Events
GETTING STARTED WITH ZOOM - You may connect by using a desktop computer, laptop, tablet or mobile telephone. Each type of device will participate in the meeting a little differently. For tablet and mobile you may want to download the Zoom App. You can download the Zoom Client app. For iOS devices look in the app store for “Zoom Cloud Meetings” and for Android it’s in Google Play. Alternately you can get the download at https://ZOOM.us/download#client_4meeting
Here is a link to a 1 minute YouTube Video "How to Join a Zoom Meeting."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkCmbvAHQQ
If you just want to sit in on a Zoom meeting all you need is the ability to watch a video on your computer. If you want to participate you need a microphone. Many computers have a speaker and a microphone built in. If yours does not, you can obtain a headset with a boom microphone. External speakers will improve your experience. If you want to be seen by others you need a web camera. If your computer does not have a camera you can purchase one.
There is a good video tutorial at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_8vQDfSzdY
And zoom.us has some demonstrations.
To run a test of your setup type zoom.us/test into your search bar.
Here is a link to a 1 minute YouTube Video "How to Join a Zoom Meeting."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkCmbvAHQQ
If you just want to sit in on a Zoom meeting all you need is the ability to watch a video on your computer. If you want to participate you need a microphone. Many computers have a speaker and a microphone built in. If yours does not, you can obtain a headset with a boom microphone. External speakers will improve your experience. If you want to be seen by others you need a web camera. If your computer does not have a camera you can purchase one.
There is a good video tutorial at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_8vQDfSzdY
And zoom.us has some demonstrations.
To run a test of your setup type zoom.us/test into your search bar.
Handouts from Previous Programs (listed alphabetically by subject)
25 May 2021
- Breaking Down Brick Walls by Sue Williams
- Building Timelines by Sharon Atkins
- Cause of Death by Barbara Wich
- Civil War Photography by Brandelyn Andres (this is a Youtube presentation)
- Comparing Genealogy Software Programs: Legacy, Family Tree and Roots Maker by Katie Gertz
- Creative Iterative search Techniques on FamilySearch & Ancestry - Blog: https://peggyspowerpoints.blogspot.com.
- DNA: Your Second Family Tree by Phyllis Lewellen
- Evidence! Making Your Case: Evaluating Family History Sources & Information by Barbara Wich
- Future Proofing Your Genealogy Research by Thomas MacEntee: https://genealogybargains.s3.amazonaws.com/SYLLABUS+After+You're+Gone.pdf
- Guidelines for Dating Early Photographs by D.Sue Kissel
- Guidelines for Dating Early Photographs, Part 2 by D.Sue Kissel
- How To Find Your Ancestors Civil War Records by Dick Hiatt
- Maps in Genealogy Research, provided courtesy of Suzanne Young Brayer, April 2021
- Newspaper Research: The Newspaper as a Genealogy Resource by Suzanne Young Brayer
- A Brief History of Newspapers by Tim Lambert
- Planning Your Genealogy Research Trip by Laurie McCoy
- Prescott Public Library Genealogy Resources by Normalene Zeeman
- The New Ancestry by Valene Woolridge
- Weaving Cultural History into Your Family History
- Wiki Research by Dick Hiatt
- What Does that Document REALLY Say? by Suzanne Young Brayer
- Writing Family Stories by Sharon Atkins
25 May 2021