GenFriends~Genealogy Conferences-News,Learning, Fun and More!

This time on GenFriends, the panel and discuss genealogy conferences.
Just back from the Federation of Genealogical Societies in Washington, DC, we talk about the recent announcement of the upcoming merger of FGS and NGS (the National Genealogical Society) and what it means to the genealogy world.
Local, regional national and genealogy cruises can help you with your research skills,  connect with other genealogists, find others researching your area or surnames and are just plain fun!
We share tips such as putting together your schedule ahead of time using either the printed program or taking advantage of an app is created for the conference.

Look for what is going on in your area. Are there local or regional meetings you can attend?
If not, we challenge you to start your own!
Visit the local library or archives and see what they can do to help you!

The genealogy community is a loving, caring one! There's nothing like meeting in person with like-minded people who will listen to your family stories and research problems with no eye-rolling!!

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Links mentioned:
Genealogy Cruises
Heritage Travel
FGS
NGS
RootsTechLondon
RootsTech 2020
MyHeritage Live!
The Genealogy Show
Conference Keeper

Panel:
Melissa Barker
Bernice Bennett
Terri O'Connell
Cheri Hudson Passey

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Celebration Sunday~Genealogy Happy Dance!

You know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone around that you found the document, contacted a cousin who has the family Bible, made a DNA connection or found a whole new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.
                                                          Celebration Sunday is a place to share your discoveries. 
This is a weekly series to enable everyone to tell about their Genealogy Happy Dance moment. 
Share by scrolling down and adding your story to the comments section or you may also put a link to a blog post telling about what had you dancing this week.

My Happy Dance Moment for this week: 

From field trips to repositories, spending time with other genealogists and learning from some of the best, The Federation of Genealogical Societies 2019 Conference was something to dance about!

Dancing with "Mr. Myrt" at the Back to the 30s party!

What's your happy dance moment for this week?


  

                                                                               

                                                                                              Share your discovery!

                                                                                  
                                                                                         Let the dancing commence!

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This Week On My Family History Calendar

August 25-August 31

Only one event on the calendar this week. 


August 28~
 My maternal great-grandmother, Emma Ruth (Baker) Early (1901-1993), was born in Sumter County, South Carolina 118 years ago. Ruth was the daughter of Arthur Wellington Baker (1857-1940) and Martha Victoria (Bradford) Baker (1852-947). 
Happy Birthday, Mama!

Emma Ruth (Baker) Early
1980s
©Cheri Hudson Passey

Who are you remembering this week?
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Celebration Sunday~Genealogy Happy Dance!

You know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone around that you found the document, contacted a cousin who has the family Bible, made a DNA connection or found a whole new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.
                                                          Celebration Sunday is a place to share your discoveries. 
This is a weekly series to enable everyone to tell about their Genealogy Happy Dance moment. 
Share by scrolling down and adding your story to the comments section or you may also put a link to a blog post telling about what had you dancing this week.

My Happy Dance Moment for this week: 

Being chosen again as a speaker for RootsTech had me jumping for joy this week! I had a wonderful experience as a first-time presenter in 2019 and am looking forward to doing it again in 2020!

Hope to see you in Salt Lake in February!

What's your happy dance moment for this week?


  

                                                                               

                                                                                              Share your discovery!

                                                                                  
                                                                                         Let the dancing commence!

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This Week On My Family History Calendar

August 18-August 24

Aug. 20~

 Mary Jane Brown McRady (1821-1894), my maternal 3rd great-grandmother,  would have been 198 years old on this day. Jane was from the Sumter County, South Carolina area and may have been born there. 

Martha Jane Brown McRady
Headstone
Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
Pisgah Crossroads, Sumter, South Carolina
Photo Credit: Remember Me-Findagrave.com
Used with permission

Also on this day~

My paternal 3rd great grandmother, Matilda C. (_____) Martin (1812-1876), was born, possibly in the Iredell County area of North Carolina, 207 years ago.
Matilda's maiden name is unknown to me at this time.

Matilda C. Martin
Headstone
Bethesda Presbyterian Cemetery
Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina
Photo Credit: Joy Steele-Findagrave.com
Used with permission

  


August 24~
 My maternal grandfather, Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr. (1920-1944) would be 99 years old on this day. He was born in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina to parents William Treadford Roberts (1894-1959) and Beulah Mae (Price) (1897-1980).

Gilbert Ernest Roberts, Sr.
1943
©Cheri Hudson Passey

Who's on your calendar this week?
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GenFriends~Virtual Education for Genealogists

While conferences are fun to attend, sometimes, we don't have the finances to travel and/or take time off work to do so.  On this episode of GenFriends, Cheri, Christine Woodcock, and Melissa Barker discuss the many opportunities for gaining genealogy education right from home!
We cover webinar presentations, both live and recorded,  the many offerings on YouTube and much more! Watch and learn about the varies ways you can learn without getting out of your pajamas!

​              "Online learning is not the next big thing, it is the now big thing.” Christine Woodcock

Links mentioned in this episode and more!
Calendars:
GeneaWebinars
Conference Keeper-Virtual

Second Life Virtual Genealogy Society

VGA Virtual Conference
UGA Virtual Conference

Salt Lake Institute of  Genealogy Virtual Program

Webinars:
Ontario Ancestors Webinars
Virtual Genealogy Society Webinars
DearMYRTLE
   Mondays with Myrt
   Wacky Wednesday
   Study Groups
Legacy Family Tree Webinars

Many state societies offer webinars
Illinois
Florida
California
Utah
North Carolina

Podcasts:
The Genealogy Guys
Genealogy Gems
Amy Johnson Crow
African Roots Podcast
Research Like a Pro
Genealogy Girl Talks
The Photo Detective

Radio
Extreme Genes

YouTube has exploded with genealogists offering a wide variety of educational choices.
Remember to subscribe to these channels to support them and get notifications of new content.

Family History Fanatics
Amie Bowser Tennant
Lisa Lisson
Black Progen
Genealogy Live TV
Boundless Genealogy
Auntie Jen's Family Tree

There are many more! Search for genealogy and see what you find!

Links to our panelists and their virtual education platforms:

Mary Kircher Roddy
-Legacy Family Tree Webinars

Christine Woodcock
- Scottish Virtual Conference

Melissa Barker
-Legacy Family Tree
-YouTube-Wacky Wednesday: The Archive Lady
-Abundant Genealogy-The Archive Lady

Kathryn Lake Hogan
- Looking 4 Ancestors-Genealogy with a Canadian Twist weekly webinars.
-Looking 4 Ancestors Research Intensive 2019
-Legacy Family Tree Webinars

Bernice Bennett
-Legacy Family Tree Webinars
-Research at the National Archives and Beyond

Terri O'Connell

Shelley Murphy
-
Cheri Hudson Passey
-GenFriends
-Legacy Family Tree Webinars

Christine mentioned the upcoming Virtual Conference for the International Society for British History and Family History. While the registration will not begin until next year, it's something to keep an eye out for!

Also, check with National and Regional Conferences to see if they offer live feeds for free or purchase.

Whew! That's a long list and I am sure there are more!
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Celebration Sunday~Genealogy Happy Dance!

You know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone around that you found the document, contacted a cousin who has the family Bible, made a DNA connection or found a whole new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.
                                                          Celebration Sunday is a place to share your discoveries. 
This is a weekly series to enable everyone to tell about their Genealogy Happy Dance moment. 
Share by scrolling down and adding your story to the comments section or you may also put a link to a blog post telling about what had you dancing this week.

Photo Credit: Pixabay

My Happy Dance Moment for this week: 

Genealogy friends are some of the best in the world.

This week a call went out to the members of my local genealogy club to help me build my new YouTube Channel by subscribing,

This is where I have begun putting the new episodes of GenFriends and hope to add videos on methodology tips and tricks and other topics in the future.

Quickly the subscriptions to my channel went from about 65 to almost 100!

Thanks, friends for helping me be able to do what I love most about this work.

Helping others build their family trees! 

What's your happy dance moment for this week?


  

                                                                               

                                                                                              Share your discovery!

                                                                                  
                                                                                         Let the dancing commence!

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GenFriends~Favorite Books for Genealogy Research

On this episode of GenFriends, the panel and I bring along some of our favorite books to help with genealogy research.  We didn't discuss what we would share ahead of time and so we were surprised that none of us duplicated books!

Watch and see the variety of genre's the each of the panelists suggested for how-to and historical content.

Thanks to Mary Kircher Roddy, CG,  Melissa Barker, Christine Woodcock, Shelley Murphy and Kathryn Lake Hogan for great resources and where to find them.


Books mentioned in this episode:

 Melissa Barker: "The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington by Brad Meltzer
 and "Organize Your Genealogy: Strategies and Solutions for Every Researcher" by Drew Smith

Christine Woodcock: "Glenalladale Settlers" by PEISSHS and Follow the River: Traces of Red River Women

Kathryn Lake Hogan: " Home in Glory Land" by Dr. Karolyn Smardz Frost and
"Loyalists and Layabouts: The Rapid Rise and Faster Fall of Shelburne, Nova Scotia 1783-1792" by Stephen Kimber

Shelley Murphy: "The Family Tree Toolkit" by Kenyatta D. Berry, and "Tracing their Steps" by Bernice Bennett and also "Pioneers" by David McCollough

Mary Kircher Roddy, CG: "Tips and Tricks of Deciphering German Handwriting " by Katherine Schober and "Genealogist's Handbook for Irish Research" by Marie E. Daly

Cheri Hudson Passey: "The Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy, 4th Edition" by Val D. Greenwood, "The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy, Second Edtion" by Blaine T. Bettinger, "North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History, Second Edition" by Helen F. M. Leary, C.G.,F.A.S.G., Editor and Professional Genealogy: Preparation , Practice and Standards" Editor: Elizabeth Shown Mills.

Besides local book stores or their online counterparts genealogy books can be found:

Amazon.com
Ebay.com
Heritage Books
Genealogical Publishing
Southern Historical Press
Abe Books
My Genealogy Books
Maia's Books
Google Books

FamilySearch and Ancestry have begun digitizing many genealogy resource books.

Don't forget to check with libraries. Many have a great genealogy book section.
Also see what historical societies, archives and genealogy societies may have in the locations your ancestor's lived!


What are your favorite books for genealogy research?
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Methodology Monday~Analysis and Correlation

Element 3 in the Genealogical Proof Standard is Analysis and Correction.

What does that mean and how do you go about doing it?

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Analysis

Looking at your records to see :

Why it was created?
   What is the purpose of the record? To record birth, death, marriage, etc.?
When was it made? 
   At the time of the event of many years after?
Who crafted the document?  
    A government official, personal record, etc.
What condition is it in?
    Is it an original or transcription or a compilation of someone else's work?
    Is it clear and legible or in bad shape, torn and hard to read?
Where is it now, and where was it in the past?
   Is it still in the original office or owner or has it been passed down through many hands leaving it vulnerable to changes?
  Can you trust the information?
   Would there have been a reason to give false data such as a bride wanting to appear old enough to marry or a baby born longer than 9 months after a wedding, etc.?

What type of information does the record provide?
Your documents are either:
Primary-information coming from someone who witnessed the event
Secondary-information coming from someone who was told about the event
Indeterminable-supplier of information not known.

Each of these questions will help you to analyze the data recorded in the documents you find. The answers will help you to know if the information included is trustworthy.

Once you have analyzed each record for clues to your genealogy question, the next step is to correlate what you have found.

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Correlation
Seeing What They Are Saying

Correlation means to look at all your pieces of information.
Do they agree with each other or do you have data that doesn't match- such as different parents,  conflicting dates, etc?
Timelines, charts, and spreadsheets are great ways to look at the data you have extracted from your records and see what you have.
Do you have documents whose informer was the same person? An example is a death certificate, obituary, and headstone. These need to be placed together as one source due to the fact the same person was asked to provide the information Whether right or wrong.
If you find conflicting information you must stop and try to resolve what you have found.
How? By looking at your analysis of each record and trying to determine which is the most correct.
You may need to do more research.

My post: Resolving Conflicts, another in the Methodology Monday series may help you with questions on how to get past the conflicts and determine the most correct piece of information if possible.

By analyzing the records you find and correlating the data contained in them, you will be on the path to finding the best answers to your genealogy questions.

How has using analysis and correlation helped you in your research?



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