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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT 2025 Spring LLI Class – Genealogy - Family Trees and More!
DESCRIPTION:Genealogy – Family Trees and More!\nMondays\, 1pm – 3pm\, Feb. 17 – Mar. 24 (6 weeks)\n\nSpring 2025 registration begins January 22\, 2025. \nSpring classes begin February 17\, 2025 \nIn this class\, we will learn tips and techniques for U.S.-based genealogy research. We will cover how to create a research plan\, to build a tree using Ancestry (plus Newspapers.com\, FindAGrave\, Fold3) and how to use FamilySearch\, Wikitree\, and ChatGPT. We will find birth\, marriage\, death\, and burial records\, passenger lists and passports\, censuses\, directories\, and historic and current maps\, legal records (wills\, and probates) and/or military records\, and more. We will discuss how to scan and edit photos and screen capture and edit images. We will use Google Drive (and other Cloud-based repositories)\, research on social media (Facebook) and use other research sites (Library of Congress\, state resources\, etc.) to help you build a family story (and cite your sources). This class is six weeks\, limited to 21 people\, and includes instruction and handouts. Laptops can be used if desired\, but not required.
URL:https://shapingyourfamilytree.com/event/2025-spring-lli-class-genealogy-family-trees-and-more/
LOCATION:Austin LLI Location
CATEGORIES:Austin LLI Class
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT 2025 Spring LLI Class - Genealogy – Researching records in the British Isles (1800-onward)
DESCRIPTION:Genealogy – Researching records in the British Isles (1800-onward)\nMondays\, 10am – noon\, Feb. 17 – Mar. 24 (6 weeks)\n\nSpring 2025 registration begins January 22\, 2025. \nSpring classes begin February 17\, 2025 \nIn this class\, we will learn tips and techniques for researching your ancestors in the British Isles. We review how to create a research plan and log results as we explore ancestors across the pond (in England\, Wales\, Scotland\, the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). We will use FindMyPast\, Irishgenealogy.ie\, ScotlandsPeople\, and many other local sources as well as lightly using Ancestry (world access) and FamilySearch. We will find birth\, marriage\, death\, and burial records\, passenger lists and passports\, address or location searches (using census records\, directories\, and historic maps)\, and military records. We will review basic paleography techniques (in reading wills and land records) and find ancestor’s interests and occupations (using guild records and newspapers). This class is six weeks\, limited to 21 people\, and includes instruction and handouts. Laptops can be used if desired\, but not required.
URL:https://shapingyourfamilytree.com/event/2025-spring-lli-class-genealogy-researching-records-in-the-british-isles-1800-onward/
LOCATION:Austin LLI Location
CATEGORIES:Austin LLI Class
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SUMMARY:Genealogy & Java – US Cemetery Records\, Obituaries\, and Death records
DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, 22 January\, 11:00am – noon \nLocation: Monkey Nest Coffee\, https://monkeynestcoffee.com/\, 5353 Burnet Road\, Austin\, TX. 78756. Phone: (512) 505-8033\, Google Map\, https://maps.app.goo.gl/r719abDtxNCy2FU59  \nFee: $10\, Pay in person with cash or Venmo. Seating is limited to 14. Register using ticket below. \nCome early to get parking\, buy your java and/or a treat\, and grab a seat in their private room! Discussion starts at 11 am sharp. \nTopic: US Cemetery Records\, Obituaries and Death Records. Join Phyllis as she shares a process to research an ancestor (and sometimes their whole families) using these types of records. Using the process\, she will investigate resource links (free & $) to gain more information on the ancestor. Each Genealogy & Java session includes the presentation / instruction and a handout to use at home.
URL:https://shapingyourfamilytree.com/event/genealogy-java-us-cemetery-records-obituaries-and-death-records/
LOCATION:Monkey Nest Coffee\, 5353 Burnet Road\, Austin\, TX\, 78756\, United States
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SUMMARY:Genealogy & Java - How to find records in FamilySearch and use its beta Full-Text Search plus HOLIDAY FREEBIE
DESCRIPTION:Date: Friday\, Dec. 13th\, 11:00am – noon \nLocation: Monkey Nest Coffee\, https://monkeynestcoffee.com/\, 5353 Burnet Road\, Austin\, TX. 78756. Phone: (512) 505-8033\, Google Map\, https://maps.app.goo.gl/r719abDtxNCy2FU59   \nFee: $10\, either pay in person with cash or PayPal (register with a Ticket below). Seating is limited to 15.\n \nCome early to buy your java\, a treat and grab a seat in their private room! Discussion starts at 11 am sharp. \nTopic: How to find records in FamilySearch and use its beta Full-Text Search\, the experimental\, fabulous feature from FamilySearch Labs. I will share records found for Adam “Red” Zumwalt\, my husband’s 3G grandfather plus the additional records discovered with the new feature. Using AI tools\, FamilySearch has been able to scan and transcribe legal records (handwritten wills\, probates\, minutes\, and deeds)\, vital\, government\, business\, genealogies\, migrations\, religious records and more. Each Genealogy & Java session includes the presentation / instruction and a handout to use at home.  \nPLUS – as a holiday bonus\, I can stay after the session and meet with each person individually to schedule a free 30-minute consultation on their most pressing brick wall.  Register soon!\n \nLeft Image: The Texas General Land Office. (1832) Land Grant Title: Adam Zumwalt. File: 33. Class: 10. https://cdn.glo.texas.gov/ncu/SCANDOCS/archives_webfiles/arcmaps/webfiles/landgrants/PDFs/1/0/2/9/1029674.pdf : accessed 14 November 2024.  \nRight Image: Pressler\, Charles W. Gonzales County\, map\,  December 13\, 1853;  (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth88590/: accessed November 14\, 2024)\, University of North Texas Libraries\, The Portal to Texas History\, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas General Land Office.[Extract showing the league of land for the title described].
URL:https://shapingyourfamilytree.com/event/genealogy-java-find-new-records-using-free-familysearch-full-text-search/
LOCATION:Monkey Nest Coffee\, 5353 Burnet Road\, Austin\, TX\, 78756\, United States
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SUMMARY:Genealogy & Java: Newspaper Surprises!
DESCRIPTION:Location: La Madeleine Cafe at the Arboretum\nhttps://lamadeleine.com/locations/austin-arboretum\n9828 Great Hills Trail\, Suite 650\nAustin\, TX 78759\n512-502-2474\n\n$10\, either pay in person with cash\, or Venmo or pay now with PayPal (see Tickets below). Come early to buy your java\, a treat and grab a seat in their back room! Discussion starts at 10 am sharp. \nJoin me as I dive into the past to discover how newspapers can unlock fascinating family stories. I’ll walk you through my journey researching my maternal grandfather—where an unexpected twist brought his story to life. Whether you’re just starting or looking to deepen your research\, this meetup is the perfect place to explore genealogy together! Note: Be sure and bring your experience with newspaper research if you’d like to share with the group.  \nImage above: Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood\, Tex.)\, Vol. 22\, No. 109\, Ed. 1 Tuesday\, February 21\, 1922\, newspaper\,  February 21\, 1922;  Brownwood\, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth343783/m1/7/?q=%22Clyde%20McNeil%22: accessed November 7\, 2024)\, University of North Texas Libraries\, The Portal to Texas History\, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Howard Payne University Library.
URL:https://shapingyourfamilytree.com/event/genealogy-java-newspaper-surprise/
LOCATION:La Madeleine Cafe\, 9828 Great Hills Trail\, Suite 650\, Austin\, TX\, 78759\, United States
CATEGORIES:Genealogy
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