It is with much sadness that we share the news of the death of our long-time past GFLI President Joysetta Pearse. She, along with her husband Julius, were recently honored when Nassau County renamed the Nassau County African American Museum The Joysetta & Julius Pearse African American Museum of Nassau County. Joysetta was also the…
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Family History Center announces June openings
The Terryville Family History Center, located at 372 Terryville Road, will now be able to expand its capacity to two appointments per slot, starting immediately. The following dates are available: Wednesday, June 2 – one slot at 10 am and one slot at 11 am Monday, June 7 – two slots at 2 pm and…
Spencer Wells to speak at African American Museum
On Saturday May 29, the Joysetta & Julius Pearse African American Museum of Nassau County will present a live video stream with Dr. Spencer Wells at 11 a.m. Dr. Spencer Wells’ studies have concluded that all humans alive today are descended from a single man, sometimes called “Ychromosomal Adam,” who lived in Africa around 60,000 to 90,000…
Family History Center announces May hours
The Terryville Family History Center, located at 372 Terryville Road, has announced its appointment schedule for May and the beginning of June. Saturday, May 1 – 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.; Monday, May 10 – 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.; Saturday, May 15 – 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.; Wednesday, May 19 –…
New York genealogy conference to be virtual
The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society will host a virtual Family History Conference from Sept. 1 through Oct. 18, 2021. The conference will feature 20 sessions – three days lectures will be streamed live and the remainder of the sessions will be available on-demand. The three livestreaming days will be Friday, Sept. 10, Saturday,…
National Archives to offer free genealogy webinars
The National Archives will be offering free genealogy webinars in May and June 2021, replacing its Virtual Genealogy Fair. The programs are open to the public and no reservations are required. They will be broadcast via YouTube.com Questions may be asked via chat during the live broadcasts. After the scheduled broadcast, video recordings and presentation…
Family History Center offers April appointments
The Terryville Family History Center, located at 372 Terryville Road in Port Jefferson, has announced its appointment schedule for the end of March and April. Openings are available: Saturday, March 27 at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Monday, March 29 at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 7 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday, April 10…
New England conference to begin April 1
The New England Regional Genealogical Consortium Conference will be taking place as a virtual event this year so everyone can attend from the safety of their homes. The NERGC Conference will be presented live on the following days: Thursday, April 1 – 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 9 – 9 a.m. to 5…
Ancestry.com extends free access to library patrons
Some good news for local genealogists — Ancestry.com is providing free remote access to Ancestry Library Edition now through the end of June 2021 to anyone with library cards in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Just go to your home library website, go to the database section and look to see if your library subscribes to Ancestry.com…
RootsTech Connect to begin Thursday
RootsTech Connect will take place this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25-27, 2021. You need to register to take part in this totally free event. To register, go to: rootstech.org. In addition, in order to take advantage of things like creating a personal video playlist, you will also need to create a free user name…