This event is online only. Experienced librarians demonstrate the steps involved in starting your family history research. Learn about essential research methods and strategies, how to identify and locate relevant records, and the library’s genealogy resources. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Live captioning is provided. If you have a specific accessibility request, please email accessibility@nypl.org at least two weeks before the program date.
Public Archive Spotlight: The Talevi Archive
Announcing our first public archive spotlight Here at Permanent, we are continually inspired by the public archives we see our community create. They help remind us of the historical and educational value that the archives will have for generations to come. To celebrate the hard work that our members put into these archives, we’d like to announce our first ever public archive spotlight featuring The Talevi Archive. In the age of digital transformation, preserving family memories has taken on a new form. Where before memories were found in dusty photo albums or in stacks of aging papers, these cherished moments can now find a home on Permanent. One shining example of this is “The Talevi …
Genealogy: Using Newspapers to Research Your Ancestors
Newspapers can contain a wealth of information about our ancestors beyond what can be found in obituaries. This class will provide information about how to use newspapers for family history research, with a focus on resources that can be accessed online via a BPL database or the Internet.
Genealogy Essentials: Writing Your Family History
If you have been collecting the information, now it is time to shape your genealogy research into a cohesive family history for others to read. Learn the different types of family history writing styles and explore the writing manuals that will match your writing style. Explore the history of the places where your family lived, tips for creating a cohesive narrative, and why writing a family history is the ultimate goal of genealogy research. This class is online. Registration is required.
Family History Project Ideas
These special brainstorming sessions will allow anyone with a story to tell to bring their tale to this open lab to sort through the best way to tell it as a family history project. Today’s digital storytelling tools are so wide and deep that they can be intimidating. As a community, we’ll brainstorm and share ideas for tips, techniques, and tools that might make your storytelling effort easier. The idea for this program is to keep it to just an hour so that we can be efficient with time and generous with ideas. See the Forum for a recording of our August session. Your host, Barbara Tien, is one of the co-founders at Ponga.com and …
Are You Missing Important Family History Clues in Your Old Family Photographs?
Family photographs put names to the faces of our ancestors. But…. are you missing important family history clues hidden in them? Learn how to use MyHeritage’s photo tools to enhance your old family photos to analyze them for important social history clues for your ancestors!
Family History Day
Celebrate Family History Month with the Dallas Public Library, Dallas Genealogical Society and the Genealogy Network of Texas (GNT), a state-wide initiative to connect libraries/genealogical societies and provide educational and research opportunities! Seven FREE programs will be live streamed from genealogy speakers in Texas and throughout the U.S. This program is available both in-person at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 8th floor (in-person attendees get research assistance, tours & door prizes!) OR join us online from home. Register below for either option! Family History Day Live-Stream Schedule 9:10 AM – 10:25 a.m. Secrets to Successful Writing & Publishing Angela Breidenbach, Executive Director IIGS Gain a solid overview of the real writing world. Learn the …
Rogues, Rascals and Rapscallions: The Family Black Sheep
Playing detective in court records can unmask those black sheep every family has – and it’s fun! Learn to understand the criminal process in both federal and state courts and how to find the records to put meat on the bones of the skeletons in your family’s closet. Judy G. Russell, The Legal Genealogist®, is a genealogist with a law degree who provides expert guidance through the murky territory where law and family history intersect. An internationally-known lecturer and award-winning writer, she holds credentials as a Certified Genealogist® and Certified Genealogical Lecturer℠ from the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. Her blog is at www.legalgenealogist.com. Admission is Pay as You Wish! Your donation is greatly appreciated.
Putting Family History On the Map
Join Ian Spangler from the Leventhal Map & Education Center as he discusses the use of historic maps for genealogical research. He will provide a demo of Leventhal Center’s Atlascope tool, which overlays historic maps on top of modern-day ones so you can easily compare past and present. Ian Spangler is a cultural and economic geographer with interests in digital mapping, historical geographies, and race and landscape in the US. He is a geography PhD candidate at the University of Kentucky, and Assistant Curator of Digital & Participatory Geography at the Leventhal Map & Education Center.
Family History Project Ideas
These very special brainstorming sessions will allow anyone with a story to tell to bring their tale to this open lab to sort through the best way to tell it as a family history project. Today’s digital storytelling tools are so wide and deep that they can be intimidating. As a community, we’ll brainstorm and share ideas for tips, techniques, and tools that might make your storytelling effort easier. The idea for this program is to keep it to just an hour so that we can be efficient with time and generous with ideas. Your host, Barbara Tien, is one of the co-founders at Ponga.com and the “ring leader” here in our post-Ponga community. We …
