New episodes of “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr” will be aired in October and November on PBS stations on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 20: DNA Mysteries: Téa Leoni, and Joe Madison Tuesday, November 10: War Stories: Kehinde Wiley, Julianne Moore, and Bill Hader Tuesday, November 17: Flight: Lupita Nyong’o,…
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Terryville Family History Center appointment schedule
The Terryville Family History Center has announced its appointment schedule for the end of October and for the month of November. Wednesday, Oct. 21: 10 – 11 a.m.Monday, Oct. 26: 10 – 11 a.m.Wednesday, Nov. 4: 10 – 11 a.m.Monday, Nov. 9: 2 – 3 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 18: 10 – 11 a.m.Monday, Nov. 23: 2…
‘Finding Your Roots’ returns this week
New episodes of “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr” will be aired in October and November on PBS stations on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. The schedule will be: Tuesday, October 13: Fashion Roots: Diane von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, and RuPaul Charles Tuesday, October 20: DNA Mysteries: Téa Leoni, and Joe Madison Tuesday,…
‘Jewish Genealogy 101’ set for Nov. 1
The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island will present the 30th annual “Jewish Genealogy 101” workshop from 12:30-5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1 as a virtual program. This workshop is a four hour plus course on sources and strategies for conducting Jewish genealogical research. Instructors will explain where and how to find Jewish records which…
Terryville Family History Center to reopen this week
The Terryville Family History Center will re-open this Wednesday, October 7 by appointment. There are two slots, from 10am-11am and 11am-12pm. More dates and times will be announced later. Facilities will be sanitized after each patron and physical distancing will be respected (one computer will temporarily be in the hallway). Masks are required for…
NYS Historic Newspapers adds new titles
The website, New York State Historic Newspapers, added new titles in September. New Titles Albany – The Argus Canton – Hill News New Berlin – The New Berlin Gazette Norwich – Chenango Telegram and Anti-Masonic Telegram Oxford – The Oxford Review-Times, Oxford Review, the Oxford Times and the Oxford Press The Southampton Press was updated…
Legacy Family Tree Webinars celebrates 10 years
Legacy Family Tree Webinars is celebrating its 10th anniversary of genealogy webinars. There will be 10 days of festivities with free webinars, door prizes and more. Beginning today, Legacy Family Tree Webinars is unlocking the top webinar from each year and making it free for 10 days. 2010 – Mapping Software for Genealogists by Geoff Rasmussen 2011…
Ancestry.com offers remote access until end of year
Some good news for local genealogists — Ancestry.com is providing free remote access now through the end of the year to anyone with library cards in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Just go to your home library website, go to the database section and look if your library subscribes to Ancestry.com. As previously mentioned in another post,…
MyHeritage.com continues Facebook Live sessions
MyHeritage.com will continue its Facebook Live Sessions on Mondays and Wednesday during September. Most are at 2 p.m. Eastern time. You can participate in these sessions right from the MyHeritage Facebook page. Visit the page when the session is scheduled to start and look for the live video broadcast at the top of the feed….
RootsTech 2021 to become virtual event
FamilySearch.org recently announced that the RootsTech 2021 conference previously planned for February 3-6, 2021, in Salt Lake City, Utah, will now be held on February 25-27, 2021, as a free, virtual event online. RootsTech Connect 2021 will enable attendees to participate from around the world and will feature inspiring keynote speakers, dozens of classes in…