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What’s New on our calendar to February 7, 2021

February 7, 2021

ConferenceKeeper.org is the most complete online calendar of genealogy events of all kinds – webinars, meetings, workshops, conferences and more!

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New Volunteer Opportunity

Another new genealogy volunteer opportunity was added to our Volunteer page this past week. “Beyond Borders: Transcribing Historic Maine Land Documents.” This project is focused on creating full-text transcriptions of manuscripts dating 1625-1893 – Two significant manuscript collections about colonial Maine land distribution, commonly known as the Kennebec Proprietors and the Pejepscot Proprietors, as well as the Barclay Collection, a collection of papers pertaining to the drawing of the Northeast Boundary between the United States and Canada. If you’ve got five minutes, you’ve got time to volunteer! See several opportunities on our page here.

Genealogy Education Opportunities

One of the fairly new information pages on the website is the Genealogy Education page. Here I’ve listed several educational programs from universities that may provide certificates or degrees upon completion, but also several annual institutes hosted by various genealogy societies or groups. (See the Upcoming Deadline below for one of these -GRIP). Most of these Institutes and even most of the universities are hosting their programs virtually still, so it would be a GREAT time to take advantage of the education, without the travel normally involved! Check out the opportunities for education here.

As always, if you have any comments or suggestions, I’d love to hear them. Email me at info@conferencekeeper.org . I’m always open to whatever it takes to make ConferenceKeeper.org as useful as possible!

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Upcoming Deadlines

February 17 – Registration opens for Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) – both June and July sessions

  • For the June sessions, registration opens Wed. Feb 17 at Noon EST, 11 AM Central, 10 AM Mountain, 9 AM Pacific.
  • For the July sessions, registration opens Wed. Feb 17 at 2 PM Eastern, 1 PM Central, Noon Mountain, 11 AM Pacific.

For full details on the Institute, see https://www.gripitt.org

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Calls for Papers

  • Deadline TODAY February 7 –  Ontario Genealogical Society 60th Anniversary Conference “My Roots, Your Roots, Our Ontario Roots,”

There are still several other presentation opportunities on our Call for Papers page

See the Calls for Papers page for details on all of the available opportunities.

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Quick Links to the Website

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Events Added Just This Past Week:

See the calendar pages at ConferenceKeeper.org for the complete listings of upcoming genealogy events.

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VIRTUAL/Feb 03 (begins)/SLAM! Idea Showcase – National Genealogical Society Family History Conference  www.conference.ngsgenealogy.org/slam

FL – VIRTUAL/Feb 04/DNA Basics I (Ethnicity). Presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society, FREE and Open to the Public  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpc-qorTooE9JW5OMnaJJkM9Fh1VeHegJM

VIRTUAL/Feb 04/Chris Haley’s Reflections on Roots a free Zoom program hosted by the African American Civil War Memorial Museum.  https://afroamcivilwar.org/news-events/upcoming-events/eventdetail/301378/-/chris-haley%E2%80%99s-reflections-on-roots.html

MN – VIRTUAL/Feb 06/Brick Wall Strategies and panel discussion. Irish Genealogical Society International (IGSI)  https://irishgenealogical.org/eventListings.php?nm=34

VIRTUAL/Feb 08/Family History in the Kitchen with Gena Philibert-Ortega – a MyHeritage Facebook Live event.  https://www.facebook.com/myheritage/

AZ – VIRTUAL/Feb 08/West Valley Genealogical Society Monthly Membership Meeting  https://azwvgs.org/

ON – VIRTUAL/Feb 09/From the Outside Looking In : Paying Tribute to Essex County’s Black Canadian Families Presented by Dr. Lorene Bridgen-Lennie, Assistant Curator at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum for the Essex County Branch, Ontario Ancestors.  https://essex.ogs.on.ca/events/from-the-outside-looking-in-paying-tribute-to-essex-countys-black-canadian-families/

VA – Virtual/Feb 10/Correlating Your DNA Matches with Your Tree  hosted by GRIVA DNA Special Interest Group  http://www.griva.org/

VIRTUAL/Feb 10/Fall in Love with the MyHeritage Marriage Record Collection with Thomas MacEntee – a MyHeritage Facebook Live event.  https://www.facebook.com/myheritage/

WI – VIRTUAL/Feb 10/The Lives of Amish Women, Sponsored by Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Free and open to the public, but registration is required.   https://mki.wisc.edu/event/live-virtual-lecture-the-lives-of-amish-women-with-karen-johnson-weiner/

TN – VIRTUAL/Feb 10/Genealogy 101-Source Citations by Lisa Junkins. Hosted by the Tennessee Genealogical Society  https://www.tngs.org/Events

VIRTUAL/Feb 11/Stories from the Archives: Samplers A free webinar hosted by AmericanAncestors  https://www.americanancestors.org/education/online-classes

TX – VIRTUAL/Feb 11/ Let the Land Establish Relationships, with John A. Sellers at the Mesquite Historical and Genealogical Society February meeting. Visitors welcome.  https://www.facebook.com/MesquiteHGS/

VIRTUAL/Feb 11/ Exploring AutoClusters – a free Ask the Expert event from MyHeritage  https://myheritage.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJElf-ysrDssGtGgzvM-wGyrhGwso71KlGmS

CT – VIRTUAL/Feb 11/Trace Your Connecticut Revolutionary Roots A free online event hosted by Woodbury Public Library  https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=WOODBURY&curID=48129

VA – VIRTUAL/Feb 11/Using the DAR Website, with Margaret Powell. A Zoom class presented by the Mount Vernon Genealogical Society  https://mvgenealogy.org/eventListings.php?nm=20

VIRTUAL/Feb 11/Genealogy Quick Start LIVE: Enslaved by the Five Civilized Tribes. This is an interactive genealogy TV show, not a genealogy webinar. We invite you to chat, comment, and ask questions.  https://www.youtube.com/c/GenealogyQuickStart

VIRTUAL/Feb 12/Christian Church Records & Research – an Online Conference hosted by American Ancestors   https://www.americanancestors.org/education/online-classes

TN – VIRTUAL/Feb 13/How to Conduct a Successful Genealogical Research Trip.  Hosted by the Tennessee Genealogical Society  https://www.tngs.org/Events

MO – VIRTUAL/Feb 13/Defendants and Descendants: Finding Family in Court Records  presented by the St. Louis Genealogical Society  https://stlgs.org/events/meetings/monthly-meeting

FL – VIRTUAL/Feb 15/City Directories in Genealogy Research. Presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society, FREE and Open to the Public  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkcuisrTktGtC_s0QoIs3PVCNZi6lWkcG0

VIRTUAL/Feb 15/Say Cheese! Preserve, Identify, and Improve Ancestral Snapshots with Maureen Taylor- a MyHeritage Facebook Live event.  https://www.facebook.com/myheritage/

VA – VIRTUAL/Feb 15/Family Tree Source Box, Finding and Merging Duplicate Individuals, and Relationships. A Zoom class presented by the Mount Vernon Genealogical Society  https://mvgenealogy.org/eventListings.php?nm=20

FL – VIRTUAL/Feb 16/Sacred Burial Ground Biennial Conversation. Genealogical Society of Broward County (gsbcfl.org) & The African American Research Library & Cultural Center in collaboration with Collaborative Ancestral Burial Societies  https://gsbcfl.org

VA – VIRTUAL/Feb 16/Section 27 and Freedman’s Village in Arlington National Cemetery. A Zoom meeting presented by Ric Murphy, National Vice President for History, for the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, and hosted by the Mount Vernon Genealogical Society  https://mvgenealogy.org/eventListings.php?nm=20

VIRTUAL/Feb 17/Navigating the MyHeritage Mobile App with Masha Novak- a MyHeritage Facebook Live event.  https://www.facebook.com/myheritage/

TN – VIRTUAL/Feb 17/Genealogy 101: Census, by John Ware.  Hosted by the Tennessee Genealogical Society  https://www.tngs.org/Events

IL – VIRTUAL/Feb 18/Ports O’ Call: Where Your Ancestors Landed Presented by the staff of the Barrington Area Library.  https://balibrary.librarycalendar.com/events/ports-o-call-where-your-ancestors-landed

VIRTUAL/Feb 18/Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History. A free webinar hosted by AmericanAncestors and Presented in partnership with the Peabody Essex Museum  https://www.americanancestors.org/education/online-classes

ON – VIRTUAL/Feb 18/Become a Family History Detective: An Intro to Archival Family Research. A Free online program from IdeaExchange.  https://ideaexchange.org/programs/event/become-family-history-detective-introduction-archival-family-research

CT – VIRTUAL/Feb 18/Tracing an African American Patriot in Connecticut, A free webinar hosted by the Russell Library  https://russelllibrary.libcal.com/event/7416050

NY – VIRTUAL/Feb 19/Genealogy Roundtable: Organizing Your Research a free online program from Onondaga County Public Libraries  http://onlibcentral.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails?EventId=25199&fbclid=IwAR3aZNKQFcwMjDIdCpjf7ekAaAgazIWs_-AVIMJp_p2PGfcZ3miRh4kJDoI

ON – VIRTUAL/Feb 20/Portable Genealogy: You Can Take it With You… with Bob Dawes presented by the Quinte Branch of Ontario Ancestors.  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpcu6srjktHNISjgz3H_JrGApl_PjNE4Qz

CA – VIRTUAL/Feb 20/Whittier Area Genealogical Society (WAGS) February 20 2021 Meeting  Via Zoom  www.wagswhittier.org

CA – VIRTUAL/Feb 20/”Finding Calvin: Following my Formerly Enslaved Ancestor  Through Multiple Owners – A Case Study” presented by Renate Yarborough Sanders. Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society  https://sbgen.org

TN – VIRTUAL/Feb 20/Let’s Discuss It!  Hosted by the Tennessee Genealogical Society  https://www.tngs.org/Events

MO – VIRTUAL/Feb 21/Jewish Genealogy Questions and Answers  presented by the St. Louis Genealogical Society Jewish Special Interest Group (SIG)  https://stlgs.org/about-us-2/sigs-and-special-programs/jewish-special-interest-group

VIRTUAL/Feb 22/All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen. A free webinar hosted by The Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society  https://www.americanancestors.org/education/online-classes

VIRTUAL/Feb 22/Advanced DNA Features on MyHeritage with Ran Snir – a MyHeritage Facebook Live event.  https://www.facebook.com/myheritage/

CA – VIRTUAL/Feb 23/Germans Migrated to Australia, too! – Researching German Immigrants in Australia. Presented by Eric Kopittke for the Sacramento German Genealogy Society  https://sggs.us/eventListings.php?nm=54#er240

FL – VIRTUAL/Feb 24/Ancestry Family Trees — Part 1. Presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society, FREE and Open to the Public  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kdO6urT8rH9w94dxkLjTxbWTjFZbIcdIZ

CA – VIRTUAL/Feb 24/2021 Annual Seminar featuring Amy Johnson Crow CG.  Hosted by The Villages Genealogical Society  https://vgsfl.org/

VIRTUAL/Feb 24/Genealogy Basics: The U.S. Census, A free online event hosted by Charter Oak Genealogy  https://www.facebook.com/events/190161429529528

TN – VIRTUAL/Feb 24/Genealogy 101-Vital Records by Therese Fisher.  Hosted by the Tennessee Genealogical Society  https://www.tngs.org/Events

VIRTUAL/Feb 25/Black Families of Revolutionary-era Plymouth, Mass.  A free webinar hosted by American Ancestors  https://www.americanancestors.org/education/online-classes

VIRTUAL/Feb 25/Enslaved in Georgetown a free Zoom webinar hosted by the African American Civil War Memorial Museum.  https://afroamcivilwar.org/news-events/upcoming-events/eventdetail/301382/-/enslaved-in-georgetown.html

VIRTUAL/Feb 25/Genealogy Quick Start LIVE: Revolutionary Era Blacks & More. This is an interactive genealogy TV show, not a genealogy webinar. We invite you to chat, comment, and ask questions.  https://www.youtube.com/c/GenealogyQuickStart

PA – VIRTUAL/Feb 28/What is there for Jews in modern day Poland?  An Introduction to The Neshoma Project  Hosted by the Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society of Greater Philadelphia   www.jgsgp.org

OK – VIRTUAL/Mar 01/”I Have a Civil War Ancestor – Now What?” by Brian Rhinehart presented by Oklahoma Genealogical Society  https://okgensoc.org/

VIRTUAL/Mar 02/Freedoms and Challenges: America’s Earliest Jewish Communities, 1650–1840. An online course  A Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center Event   https://www.americanancestors.org/education/online-classes

VIRTUAL/Mar 02/Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob, with Russell Shorto.  A free webinar hosted by American Ancestors  https://www.americanancestors.org/education/online-classes

FL – VIRTUAL/Mar 03/Ancestry Family Trees — Part 2Presented by Pinellas Genealogy Society, FREE and Open to the Public  htttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctceGhrT4sGt0rTbXjmm_X46Dez5Tw9gGP

VIRTUAL/Mar 03/History for Genealogists. An online course  Presented by Experts at American Ancestors   https://www.americanancestors.org/education/online-classes

FL – VIRTUAL/Mar 04/DNA Basics II (Shared Matches). Presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society, FREE and Open to the Public  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpc-qorTooE9JW5OMnaJJkM9Fh1VeHegJM

NY – VIRTUAL/Mar 04/Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Season 7 Virtual Screening and Genealogy Lesson Event – Free. Hosted by WCNY.  https://www.wcny.org/findingyourroots/

OH – VIRTUAL/Mar 06/Irish Genealogy Webinar with John Grenham  hosted by the Hamilton County Genealogical Society  https://hcgsohio.org/eventListings.php?nm=142

WI – VIRTUAL/Mar 06/“The Lives and Times of Our German-Speaking Ancestors” Co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Friends of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. ($)  https://mki.wisc.edu/event/genealogy-webinar-the-lives-and-times-of-our-german-speaking-ancestors/

PA – VIRTUAL/Mar 07/Finding Your Ancestors: How to Get Started and Where to Go.  A free seminar open to all, hosted by the Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society of Greater Philadelphia www.jgsgp.org

FL – VIRTUAL/Mar 09/Walking In Their Footsteps. Presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society, Free and Open to the Public  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldempqjIiGtA0YaobsGiWS833NYUC4rSq

FL – VIRTUAL/Mar 10/Census Tracking. Presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society, Free and Open to the Public  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoc–trDosHdPGXQaOhs5mZ4haU3998sOl

VIRTUAL/Mar 11/Kitchen Explorations with Chef Michael Leviton.  A free Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center Event in partnership with the Jewish Arts Collaborative, by American Ancestors  https://www.americanancestors.org/education/online-classes

VIRTUAL/Mar 11/Farm worker roles in Germany. Presented by Gail Blankenau for the Germanic Genealogy Society.  https://ggsmn.org/cpage.php?pt=94

VIRTUAL/Mar 11/Legal Genealogy & More with Judy Russell. This is an interactive genealogy TV show, not a genealogy webinar. We invite you to chat, comment, and ask questions.  https://www.youtube.com/c/GenealogyQuickStart

VIRTUAL/Mar 12/Winter 2021 Virtual Genealogy Conference Presented by Family Tree University  https://university.familytreemagazine.com/courses/winter-2021-virtual-genealogy-conference

FL – VIRTUAL/Mar 15/Library Searching for Genealogists. Presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society, FREE and Open to the Public  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYoc-uvqDIuGtVMhLlW9Q55jKSWg5Z2dht_

VIRTUAL/Mar 16/Recreating Place: Uncovering, Interpreting, and Presenting the Past.  An online course  hosted by American Ancestors  https://www.americanancestors.org/education/online-classes

FL – VIRTUAL/Mar 17/Census Timelines. Presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society, FREE and Open to the Public  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEscuGorzMiEt1hegnphOs50YECWKCoeNdD

NY – VIRTUAL/Mar 17/Location, Location, Location – Historical Maps in Genealogy Research  – Presented by the Ackman & Ziff Family Genealogy Institute  https://genealogy.cjh.org/events

ON – VIRTUAL/Mar 19/The Doan Gang: my notorious ancestors presented by Janet Hodgkins for the Niagara Peninsula Branch, Ontario Ancestors  https://niagara.ogs.on.ca/events/the-doan-gang-my-notorious-ancestors/

PA – VIRTUAL/Mar 21/Getting the Most from Revision Lists – A Regional Approach, presented by David Brill.  Hosted by the Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society of Greater Philadelphia  www.jgsgp.org

CA – VIRTUAL/Mar 23/Life of Mining Families in the Ruhrgebeit – Looking for Work: Emigration from East to West in German  Presented by Georg Palmuller for the Sacramento German Genealogy Society  https://sggs.us/eventListings.php?nm=54#er240

FL – VIRTUAL/Mar 24/CENSUS–Pre-1850Presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society, FREE and Open to the Public  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqcOqspzIsGNGkO2OXg58watgwUuvLjtFp

TX – VIRTUAL/Mar 25/Genealogy Mini Camp  Free, hosted by the Smith Public Library  https://smithlibrary.libcal.com/event/7484519

VIRTUAL/Mar 25/FamilySearch.org – A Place of Learning.  Presented by Kim Ashford for the Germanic Genealogy Society.  https://ggsmn.org/cpage.php?pt=94

ON – VIRTUAL/Mar 27/Gene-O-Rama Annual Conference presented by Ottawa Branch, Ontario Ancestors  https://ottawa.ogs.on.ca/geneorama/

FL – VIRTUAL/Mar 29/Research Trip Planning. Presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society, FREE and open to the Public  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvcuutrjIiGdGSlRxWOkZiHlsHbRV1YppQ

FL – VIRTUAL/Mar 31/CENSUS–Non-Population Schedules. Presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society, FREE and Open to the Public  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqceytqzwoGtV0pb-Qu5OImn6yaSSltBFO

VIRTUAL/Apr 08/Deciphering nicknames and given names. Presented by Gail Blankenau for the Germanic Genealogy Society.  https://ggsmn.org/cpage.php?pt=94

VIRTUAL/Apr 09/Indiana Genealogical Society Pre-Conference Event http://indgensoc.org/conference.php

Featuring Allen County Public Library’s Genealogy Center LibrariansPresented by Indiana Genealogical Society  http://indgensoc.org/conference.php

TX – VIRTUAL/Apr 09/Michael D. Lacopo, presents Mastering Genealogical Research: The Right Start Leads You to Great Results! The first installment of the In Pursuit of Genealogical Excellence series. Presented by the Dallas Genealogical Society  https://dallasgenealogy.com/dgs/meetings-events/seminars/2021-spring-seminar-2/

IN – VIRTUAL/Apr 10/A Day with Lisa Louise Cooke  – The Indiana Genealogical Society Annual Conference and Meeting/ Presented by the Indiana Genealogical Society Sponsored by VIVID-PIX  http://indgensoc.org/conference.php

VIRTUAL/Apr 10/2021 Virtual Spring Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society  https://magsgen.com

NE – VIRTUAL/Apr 10/CECE Moore – The Genetic Detectivepresented by Greater Omaha Genealogical Society  https://gogsmembers.wordpress.com/

WI – VIRTUAL/Apr 17/Discovering Your UK/Irish Roots Online: Websites and Resources for English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish Ancestry presented by Appleton Public Library  http://host6.evanced.info/appleton/evanced/eventsignup.asp?ID=51511&rts=&disptype=info&ret=eventcalendar.asp&pointer=&returnToSearch=&num=0&ad=&dt=mo&mo=4/1/2021&df=calendar&EventType=ALL&Lib=&AgeGroup=ALL&LangType=0&WindowMode=&noheader=&lad=&pub=1&nopub=&page=&pgdisp=

FL – VIRTUAL/Apr 17/Caring for Family Keepsakes: Top 10 Family Treasures, Presented by the Pinellas Genealogy Society  tps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqcOuvrzkiHtbHl9fjiJlf1G3ttzDAEd9N

CO – VIRTUAL/Apr 23/FREE Seminar with Crista Cowan, Ancestry.com’s “Barefoot Genealogist” hosted by The Colorado Genealogical Society  https://www.cogensoc.us/seminar.php

IN – VIRTUAL/Apr 24/German Research in Pennsylvania and Use of Newspapers in Genealogy, hosted by the Indiana Chapter, Palatines to America  www.palam.org

WA – Virtual/Apr 24/TPCGS Virtual Spring Seminar: Genealogical Journeys presented by the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society  http://tpcgs.org/seminar.html

FL – VIRTUAL/May 15/MPE*: DISCONNECTED CONNECTIONS (*misattributed parentage event) Presented FREE by the Pinellas Genealogy Society  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqcOuvrzkiHtbHl9fjiJlf1G3ttzDAEd9N

VIRTUAL/May 19/National Genealogical Society Virtual 2021 Family History Conference  https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/ngs-2021-live/

PA – VIRTUAL/May 23/Records from the Ukrainian Archives with Alex Krakowsky. Hosted by the Jewish Genealogical and Archival Society of Greater Philadelphia  www.jgsgp.org

CA – VIRTUAL/May 25/Wendish Genealogical Research with Milan Pohontsch.  Hosted by the Sacramento German Genealogy Society  https://sggs.us/eventListings.php?nm=54#er240

WI – VIRTUAL/Aug 14/Rogues, Rascals and Rapscallions: The Family Black Sheeppresented by Appleton Public Library   http://bit.ly/appleton814

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