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Month: February 2020

Free access to marriage records on MyHeritage.com

Posted on February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 by GFLI editor

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, MyHeritage.com is offering free access to over 440 million marriage records from today through Tuesday, Feb. 18, There are 148 collections from all around the world including: the United States, England, Germany, Canada, Italy, Ireland, France, Portugal, Spain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Australia and more. Marriage certificates are a great resource…

Free access to Australian and New Zealand records

Posted on February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 by GFLI editor

Ancestry.com Australia is offering free access to New Zealand and Australian records now through 7:59 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16 (Eastern Standard Time). Some of the collections available include: New Zealand *Birth, marriage and death indexes *Military records *Naturalization records *City directories Australia *Convict Transportation Registers *Birth, marriage and death indexes *Record collections for each of…

Free access to Fold3 African American collection

Posted on February 7, 2020February 6, 2020 by GFLI editor

In honor of Black History Month, the genealogy website Fold3.com is offering free access to its African American collection for the month of February. Some of the highlights of the collection include: *Danish West Indies Slavery and Emancipation*Suppression of Slave Trade and Colonization*Amistad – Federal and Supreme Court Records*Court Slave Records for District of Columbia*Board…

Free webinars offered for Black History Month

Posted on February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 by GFLI editor

In celebration of Black History Month, Legacy Family Tree Webinars will open one free webinar each week during February from its African American Collection. The free webinars are: Feb. 1-7 –  African American Genealogy Resources at the Library of Congress Feb. 8-13  – A Checklist of African American Resources Feb. 14-20 – U.S. Colored Troops…

Upcoming Events

  1. Italian Family Research on FamilySearch.org

    March 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  2. Organizing Your DNA Results – virtual program- Members Only

    March 4 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
  3. Finding Your Ancestors’ Pre-Immigration Origins – virtual program

    March 5 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
  4. Genealogy Research Discussion Group – virtual program

    March 10 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

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Blog Posts

  • RootsTech Connect to begin Thursday
  • New index focuses on Ridgewood historical society
  • Family History Center adds Saturday hours
  • February time slots at Family History Center
  • January time slots available at Family History Center
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