Monthly Archives: December 2018

Free Board for Certification of Genealogists webinars for 2019

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Gail Dever

The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) has announced the following free 2019 webinars that will be made available each month through Legacy Family Tree Webinars. January 15 – Visualizing Information for Genealogists by Margaret R. Fortier, CG February 19 … Continue reading →

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Webinar — Solving one name and many locations with an online tool

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Gail Dever

The Southern California Genealogical Society will host a free webinar, Solving One Name & Many Locations with a Location & Timeline Tool, presented by Dr. Jan Joyce, today, Wednesday, December 19, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time. When an ancestor appears to … Continue reading →

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New Yorkers invited to celebrate their Scottish heritage at first annual Tartan Kilt Skate

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Gail Dever

Since 2015, the Great Canadian Kilt Skate has grown in popularity and next year it is  expanding south of the border to New York City. The first annual Tartan Kilt Skate NYC will be held in Manhattan’s Bryant Park on Saturday, … Continue reading →

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Webinar — Proving identity and kinship using the Genealogical Proof Standard

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Gail Dever

Legacy Family Tree Webinars will host the Board for Certification of Genealogists-sponsored free webinar, Proving Identity and Kinship Using the GPS: Finding a Freedman’s Family, delivered by Nancy A. Peters, CG, CGL, today at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. Facing identity and … Continue reading →

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GEDmatch migrates to Genesis tomorrow

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Gail Dever

American genealogist Judy G. Russell had a surprise yesterday for me and probably others on her blog, The Legal Genealogist. She wrote, “GEDmatch — the third-party matching site many genealogists use for cross-company DNA comparisons — is shifting over from the … Continue reading →

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Legacy Family Tree Webinars launches ‘Down Under’ series

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Gail Dever

Legacy Family Tree Webinars announced yesterday the addition of a new webinar channel specifically for genealogists in Australia and New Zealand — and the webinars can be enjoyed from anywhere in the world. The Down Under series will be broadcast … Continue reading →

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New DNA upload policy on MyHeritage

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Gail Dever

As of yesterday, MyHeritage has a new policy regarding uploading of DNA test results to its website. If you’ve done a DNA test before on another service, uploading your DNA data to MyHeritage can help you break down genealogical brick … Continue reading →

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Prompts to share Christmas memories

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Gail Dever

Haven’t had a chance to start writing your memoirs for your descendants? Don’t know where to start? How about writing a few words about what Christmas means to you? In her last set of prompts for the 2018 series of … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — December 15, 2018

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Archives of Ontario data sets online, LAC’s Aurora Shines, and Financial Health of Canadian Genealogical Societies – Update by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. College and University Historical Student Newspaper … Continue reading →

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RootsTech 2019 free live stream schedule

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Gail Dever

For those who like to plan ahead, the RootsTech 2019 live streaming schedule, from February 27 to March 2, has been announced, and there is something for every genealogist. If you are unable to attend the Salt Lake City, Utah … Continue reading →

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