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Wednesday, January 21
Is That Really Your Guy - Proving Conclusions (Program)
10:00 am to 11:00 am The Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield, MO and Zoom
Building a family tree is fun. You go online, search for, and discover records that seem to be for your ancestors. But, accidentally adding the wrong branches to your tree can be frustrating and time-consuming to fix. Learn how to avoid (or at least minimize) errors by channeling your own inner detective. In this presentation, professional genealogist Debbie Smyth discusses how to sort and evaluate evidence to make sure that really is your guy (or gal) and to help you logically prove your conclusions. Debbie will present by Zoom.
Attendance Options: In person at The Library Center or by Zoom. Members will receive a Zoom link by email or find the link at ozarksgs.org > programs. Members must login for access. |
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Monday, February 2
Federal Land Grants: Records that Map Our Ancestors’ Westward Journeys (Program)
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm The Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield, MO and Zoom
Federal land grants were central to the nation’s expansion and left behind a rich body of records invaluable to genealogists. This session, presented by Certified Genealogist® Patti Hobbs, will provide an overview of the public land system and explain its systematic structure. Attendees will gain practical guidance on locating and interpreting federal land records, with strategies for identifying ancestral properties and placing families within the broader historical movement westward. Patti will be presenting in person.
Attendance Options: In person at The Library Center or by Zoom. Members will receive a Zoom link by email or find the link at ozarksgs.org > programs. Members must login for access.
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Wednesday, February 18
Understanding the World Your Ancestors Lived In (Program)
10:00 am to 11:00 am The Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield, MO and Zoom
Knowing who, when, and where is at the heart of genealogy, but as you fill out your tree you might find yourself asking "Why?" and "How?" about your ancestors. This presentation will delve into the kinds of primary and secondary sources you can use to add context to the lives you have been researching. John Cline, reference specialist at the Emerson Local History & Genealogy Center in St. Louis, will be presenting by Zoom.
Attendance Options: In person at The Library Center or by Zoom. Members will receive a Zoom link by email or find the link at ozarksgs.org > programs. Members must login for access.
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Monday, March 2
Full-Text Searching at FamilySearch (Program)
7:00 pm The Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield, MO and Zoom
In this lecture, Michael John Neill, a genealogist of over forty years’ experience, discusses effective techniques for utilizing the full-text search functionality at FamilySearch. Additionally Michael will teach how to create a search methodology and process and demonstrate how to determine what records are probably being included in the full-text search. Michael will present by Zoom.
Attendance Options: In person at The Library Center or by Zoom. Members will receive a Zoom link by email or find the link at ozarksgs.org > programs. Members must login for access.
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Wednesday, March 18
Mapping Ireland's Records (Program)
10:00 am to 11:00 am The Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield, MO and Zoom
In this presentation, renown genealogist John Grenham will explore ways in which visualising the locations through maps with surnames in Catholic records, valuations, census records, and records of births, marriages and deaths can help with genealogy and local history. John will provide vivid examples of just how local some names are and how impossibly widespread others can be. All the records discussed are free online and form part of the basis of almost all nineteenth-century Irish research.
Although this presentation will give some of the technical background involved in creating the maps, it will mostly focus on their use and on how they shed light on Irish surnames and Irish families.
Attendance Options: In person at The Library Center or by Zoom. Members will receive a Zoom link by email or find the link at ozarksgs.org > programs. Members must login for access.
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Monday, April 6
Resources for Colonial Virginia Research (Program)
7:00 pm The Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield, MO and Zoom
Virginia suffered massive record loss during the colonial period; however, efforts by numerous individuals and institutions have located copies of some and substitutes for others, many of which are now available online. Barbara Vines Little, CG®, editor of the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, will explore these "recovered" records as well as those that survive.
Attendance Options: In person at The Library Center or by Zoom. Members will receive a Zoom link by email or find the link at ozarksgs.org > programs. Members must login for access.
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