Week 4 Genealogy Webtember 2023 Friday September 22, 2023

Week 4 Genealogy Webtember 2023: Take your genealogy skills to the next level with this FREE online genealogy conference, held each Friday in September: 25 live webinars in all. Join live for all five Fridays or just one, and if you can’t, we’ve got you covered! Enjoy the recordings at your convenience — they’ll be free to view through the end of the month. Click below to register to attend the live classes:

Week 4 Genealogy Webtember 2023: 10 Things To Do Before Leaving a Library or Archives

10 Things To Do Before Leaving a Library or Archives presented by Melissa Barker, Friday, 22 September 2023, 10:15 am EDT / 9:15 am CDT / 8:15 am MDT/ 7:15am PDT. Have you ever gotten home from a genealogy research trip or left a genealogy website and said to yourself “I forgot to do that!”. Learn the 10 vital things every genealogist should do before leaving a library or archives building or website to make your next research trip to an archives physical building or visit to an archive’s website successful. Register for FREE at http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=8659 via Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

Week 4 Genealogy Webtember 2023:  Hidden Treasure in New England Town Records

Hidden Treasure in New England Town Records presented by Ann G. Lawthers, Sc.D., Friday 22 September 2023, 11:30 am EDT / 10:30 am CDT / 9:30 am MDT/ 8:30 am PDT. New England town records represent a unique resource for Family historians. Early settlers from England brought their traditions of town governance to the new world, including their ideas of legal matters and record keeping. The result is a treasure trove of documents that capture aspects of our ancestors’ lives as they went about their day-to-day business.

These records are especially valuable for the 17th and 18th centuries as many other records may not have survived. This webinar covers not only vital record sources but also records from the Town Treasurer, Overseers of the Poor, and the Selectmen. Register for FREE at http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=8660 via Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

Week 4 Genealogy Webtember 2023: Lighthouses and Their Keepers; For Those in Peril on the Sea

Lighthouses and Their Keepers; For Those in Peril on the Sea presented by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, Friday 22 September 2023, 12:45 pm EDT / 11:45 am CDT / 10:45 am MDT/ 9:45 am PDT. As far back as 2,000 years ago there were lighthouses, with the earliest known in Egypt. As Europeans made their new homes in British America they also needed beacons to protect the craggy shores of this new land and the inland waters. Register for FREE at http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=8661 via Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

Week 4 Genealogy Webtember 2023:  Finding John Lee

Finding John Lee presented by Nicka Smith, Friday 22 September 2023, 2pm EDT / 1pm CDT / 12pm MDT/ 11am PDT. Discover how DNA, online and offline genealogy converged to break down a more than 100 year old brick wall revealing the life, times, and relations of a mysterious multi-ethnic man named John Lee. Register for FREE at http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=8662 via Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

Week 4 Genealogy Webtember 2023: Using Negative Evidence: The Power of Silence in the Records

Using Negative Evidence: The Power of Silence in the Records presented by Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, Friday 22 September 2023, 3:30 pm EDT / 2:30 pm CDT / 1:30 pm MDT/ 12:30 pm PDT. Can genealogists take a negative (the absence of something) and develop it into a positive (proof of something)? Yes! If we understand what we’re working with and how to develop it. Negative evidence is a tool used by many investigative fields; but its definition varies between disciplines. This session defines the concept used by genealogists and historians: contextually suggestive silence. In layman’s language, Mills clearly separates negative evidence from concepts that are often confused with it: negative searches, negative findings, negative arguments, and negative conclusions.

Case studies using autosomal and Y-DNA, censuses, church records, death certificates, land deeds and grants, topo maps, and other source types to demonstrate how to recognize contextually suggestive silence and develop it into solutions for situations in which no document explicitly answers our research question. Register for FREE at http://legacy.familytreewebinars.com/?aid=8663 via Legacy Family Tree Webinars.

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