Month: March 2020

With many of us staying at home right now due to COVID-19 restrictions, an indexing project may be one way to pass the time. One of the most well-known indexing…

Instead of its regular in-person Genealogy Research Discussion Group meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, the Patchogue-Medford Public Library will be hosting a virtual Genealogy Research Discussion Group from 10-11:30…

Some good news for local genealogists — Ancestry.com is providing free remote access now through the end of April to anyone with library cards in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Just…

Ancestry.com and The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration are providing FREE access to search nearly 500 million records and images on Ancestry starting today. You will need to set…

If you missed the 24-Hour Genealogy Webinar Marathon sponsored by Legacy Family Tree Webinars and MyHeritage.com, there is still time to watch the sessions for free. Normally the webinars at…

The New York Public Library system is temporarily closed through at least Tuesday, March 31 due to COVID-19. However, to help serve its patrons, some of its database vendors are…

The lecture by Dr. Spencer Wells, scheduled for April 25, 2020 at the African American Museum of Nassau County in Hempstead, has been postponed. The African Atlantic Genealogical Society (TAAGS)…

From March 17 through April 1, 2020 the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society will be offering free webinars for the genealogy community. Please note this schedule is subject to…

The Family History Library in Salt Lake City will be offering an Irish Research Seminar via webinar on Tuesday, March 17. All times listed are Eastern Time. 11 a.m. –…

The following groups have cancelled their meetings for March due to precautions related to the COVID-19 virus. The Italian Genealogical Group The Irish Family History Forum Jewish Genealogy Society of…