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The Brentwood Public Library will be hosting a virtual genealogy meeting this Friday, April 17, from 3:30-4 p.m.  The program is called “Genealogy 101.” The library plans to continue offering this program during the current health crisis.  To attend the program, go to: https://brentwood.librarycalendar.com/events/genealogy-101-online-6 Once you register for the program, you will be signed up…

The British company, The Genealogist, is offering a free “first steps package” for beginning researchers to use for three months. The First Steps Package includes: *Complete birth, marriage and death records index for England and Wales, 1837-2005 *English and Welsh census records in 1911 *TreeView, the online family tree builder *Image archive of churches, places…

The Patchogue-Medford Public Library will present a virtual genealogy program, “Start Climbing Your Family Tree,” this Wednesday, April 15, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. You can join the meeting by going to: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/413488261 You can also dial in using your phone.United States: +1 (872) 240-3311; Access Code: 413-488-261 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app…

The Utah Genealogical Association is offering a one-time 50% discount off on all new individual annual memberships (digital) while self-isolation orders are in effect to support genealogists during this time.  Memberships entitle users to over 100 archived webinars from the Virtual Chapter, UGA DNA and Genealogy Pro Talk. New members also have access to “Crossroads”…

FamilySearch has created a series of new live social media events as an opportunity for the family history community to connect virtually. Instagram Live events will take place on Tuesday and Thursday and the Facebook Live events will take place on Wednesday while there are social limitations relating to COVID-19. FamilySearch Instagram Live Tuesday, April 7,…

The German Genealogy Group (GGG) has recently added new records to its website. The latest addition is New York Eastern District Naturalizations, 1988-1990. This collection adds 93,725 records to the GGG website. To get started searching, go to: www.germangenealogygroup.com and click on Naturalizations on the left side of the page.

The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society is extending its free webinar series. Below is a listing a new webinars being offered in April. Be sure to register as webinars can fill up quickly. A Celebration of Tartan Day with a talk by Prof. Donna Heddle Monday, April 6, 12:00 pm   |  Presented by Professor Donna…

Learning genealogy at home just became a little easier. Legacy Family Tree Webinars will be offering one webinar from its membership library for free each day in April. The webinars will be rotated by theme each week: Sundays – Methodology Mondays – DNA Tuesdays – Ethnic Genealogy Wednesdays – Technology Thursdays – Around the Globe…

Ancestry.com is sponsoring a new television show starting tomorrow, Saturday, April 4, on NBC at noon. The show is called “Roots Less Traveled” and follows a pair of family members​ who bond over their joint quest to learn more about their shared family history. People will solve mysteries in their family tree ranging from ancestors…

Looking for something to read while you’re stuck at home? It is possible to read the March/April issue of Family Tree magazine for free by using the following link: https://www.familytreemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FTM__MarApr20_giveaway.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2WyMU5BD2SC2HsuhmoTxotrh1KfafVGmxwnME5cI-QVrVtWainto0azZI In addition, if you have a Nassau County library card and your library subscribes to RBdigital magazines, you have access not only to the March/April…