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March 2023

Wed 22
March 22 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Genealogy Research Discussion Group – Virtual

Get help with researching your ancestors. Come discuss strategies and learn how others have succeeded. Open to all. To register, go to: https://pmlib.libnet.info/event/6584182

Fri 24
March 24 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The 1950 Census – In person

Brentwood Public Library 34 Second Avenue, Brentwood, NY

Presenter: April Earle Have your questions answered about using the 1950 census for research.

Thu 30
March 30 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Introduction to Genealogy – In person

Brentwood Public Library 34 Second Avenue, Brentwood, NY

Presenter: Peter Ward Learn about topics such as DNA research and the census. Bring your questions.

April 2023

Wed 5
April 5 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Adoption Searches Past and Present – Hybrid

Patchogue-Medford Public Library 54-60 E. Main St., Patchogue, NY, United States

Presenter: Matt Rutherford, Curator of Genealogy at the Newberry Library Learn about ways of unearthing details of an adoption when they aren't readily available. Go to the library's calendar of...

Thu 6
April 6 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Using Ortssippenbücher to Research Your Family History – Virtual – members only

Presenter: Robin McDonough. St Louis County Library rtssippenbücher contain genealogical information about families within a specific town, village, or parish. Information can cover many generations of a family going back...

Sat 8
April 8 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Enemy Aliens: Italian American Interment During WWII – Hybrid

Bethpage Public Library 47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage, New York

Presenter: Joe Giordano In this webinar, author Joe Giordano will discuss the history leading up to the Italian-American internment during WWII, the actions taken by the U.S. Government against Italian...

Sat 15
April 15 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Ireland’s Virtual Record Treasury – Hybrid

Bethpage Public Library 47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage, New York

Presenter: Nicola Morris The Virtual Record Treasury combines historical investigation, archival discovery, conservation, and technical innovation to reimagine and recreate, through digital technologies, the archive lost on June 30, 1922,...

Wed 19
April 19 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Genealogy Research Discussion Group – Virtual

Get help with researching your ancestors. Come discuss strategies and learn how others have succeeded. Open to all. To register, go to: https://pmlib.libnet.info/event/6584182

Wed 19
April 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Navigating FultonHistory.com – Hybrid

Connetquot Public Library 760 Ocean Avenue, Bohemia, New York

Presenter: Jeannette Sheliga FultonHistory.com, or Old Fulton NY Postcards, is a free, historic newspaper website that contains archives of microfilmed newspaper images. Learn about the content of the website and...

Wed 19
April 19 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Alphabet Soup of Naturalization Records – Virtual

Presenter: Renee Carle Just when you thought you knew all the names of all the record sets from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now called USCIS), there’s another one. This...

Fri 21
April 21 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Exploring DNA – Virtual

Presenter: April Earle The presenter will answer your questions about using DNA to discover your family history.

Sun 30
April 30 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Finding Relatives in Russian Empire Records for non-Russian Speakers – Hybrid

Mid-Island Y-JCC 45 Manetto Hill Road, Plainview, New York

Presenter: Lara Diamond Lara leverages her mathematics background and her endogamous Ashkenazic genome to augment document-based research with genetic genealogy and teaches how others can have successes in genetic genealogy...

May 2023

Wed 3
May 3 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

There’s More to Immigration Than Ellis Island – Hybrid

Patchogue-Medford Public Library 54-60 E. Main St., Patchogue, NY, United States

Presenter: Diana Crispin Smith Join guest genealogist Diana Crispin Smith as she talks about other ports of entry, basic immigration process and where to find resources. Attend in person or...

Thu 4
May 4 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Introduction to Family Tree Maker – Hybrid

Bethpage Public Library 47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage, New York

Presenter: Mark Olsen Join us for a live Q and A discussion to answer all your questions about Family Tree Maker, the latest version, updates, features and more. This is...

Wed 10
May 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Inspiring Genealogy in the Next Generation – Virtual

Presenters: Nolan Altman, Alexander Luis-Kaminer, Anya Morgulis, Yonah Paley A panel discussion will be led by the following participants: Nolan Altman is a past president and longtime board member of...

Fri 12
May 12 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Lunacy and Asylums: Mental Health in the 19th Century – Virtual

Presenter: Janice Lovelace Join us for a fascinating introduction to the world of mental health in the 19th century.

Sat 13
May 13 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Ethical Dilemmas in Italian Genealogy – Hybrid

Bethpage Public Library 47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage, New York

Presenter: Dr. Penny Walters Dr Walters will present via Zoom live from England on the controversial and somewhat challenging issues we often face in genealogical research: from the awkwardness of...

Wed 17
May 17 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 pm

Genealogy Research Discussion Group – Virtual

Get help with researching your ancestors. Come discuss strategies and learn how others have succeeded. To register, go to: https://pmlib.libnet.info/event/8065555

Thu 18
May 18 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Online Repository Assistant – Members Only – Virtual

Presenter: John Cardinal John Cardinal will demonstrate how to use ORA, an automated assistant for use with online repositories including Ancestry, FamilySearch, and others. ORA combines a Windows program with...

Sat 20
May 20 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Breaking Down Irish Brick Walls – Hybrid

Bethpage Public Library 47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage, New York

Presenter: Kerri Tannenbaum Do all your U.S.-based records for your Irish immigrant ancestors only list “Ireland” as the place of origin? Are you unable to trace your ancestry further back...

Sun 21
May 21 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The Industrial Removal Office – Virtual

Presenter: Risa Daitzman Heywood The Industrial Removal Office - How a little-known program scattered Jews throughout the United States. The Industrial Removal Office, a little-known organization in operation from 1900...

June 2023

Thu 1
June 1 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Finding My German 2nd Great Grandfather: Part I – Hybrid

Bethpage Public Library 47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage, New York

Presenter: Mary Eberle, JD Learn how genealogical records with inconsistent dates and parents suggested her 2nd great grandfather wasn't biologically correct. At a later date, Part II will discuss how...

Wed 7
June 7 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Facebook’s 16,700+ Genealogy/History Pages and Groups – Virtual

Presenter: Katherine R. Wilson Learn how to use Facebook as a genealogical research tool to access its many thousands of regional and surname-specific genealogy/history pages and groups.

Sat 10
June 10 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Italians, Eugenics, Restrictive Immigration Laws, and Related Topics – Hybrid

Bethpage Public Library 47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage, New York

Presenter: Richard Graziano Dr. Richard Graziano tackles the complex issues of restrictive immigration laws and eugenics, as they pertained to Italians–and may have affected your ancestors– in the nineteenth and...

Wed 14
June 14 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

19th and Early-20th Century Newspaper Research – Virtual

Presenter: Nancy Levin Did you know that your relatives, the Myers and Goldsmiths, were among the founders of a local Jewish congregation and that their request for incorporation was published...

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