FGS Writing Workshop (FGS Special Interest Group)
FGS Writing Workshop (FGS Special Interest Group) Description FGS Tampa is hosting a 10-series workshop to assist our members with writing their family history. Each 90-minute session will cover a new topic or aspect of writing followed by peer reviews of participants writing. During the workshop you can expect to learn about different writing methods, ...
DNA Workshop with Jean Sanner (FGS Special Interest Group)
Description Our DNA Workshop to share matches and discuss strategies to incorporate into you research.
USCT Civil War Widows Pension Records Tell the Story (FGS Meeting)
John F. Germany Public Library 900 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa, FLDescription Explore the challenges faced by widows and/or former slave descendants of soldiers in the United States Colored Troops Widows' Pension Applications. Agenda Below is the event itinerary (all times are Eastern timezone): 10:00 - 10:15 - Greetings and sign-in (in-person) 10:15 - 10:25 - Opening remarks and society news 10:25 - 10:50 - DNA ...
FGS Writing Workshop (FGS Special Interest Group)
FGS Writing Workshop (FGS Special Interest Group) Description FGS Tampa is hosting a 10-series workshop to assist our members with writing their family history. Each 90-minute session will cover a new topic or aspect of writing followed by peer reviews of participants writing. During the workshop you can expect to learn about different writing methods, ...
Keys to Writing an Engaging Family History (FGS Meeting)
John F. Germany Public Library 900 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa, FLDescription One of the best ways to preserve and share the work you’ve done on your ancestry is to write a genealogy book. Remember, though, that family history is more than just names, dates, and places. Two keys to stimulating reader interest and connection are stories and images. Learn how to write compelling stories with ...
No Easy Button: Using Immersion Genealogy to Understand Your Ancestors (FGS Meeting)
John F. Germany Public Library 900 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa, FLDescription: Family history is so much more than just names, dates, and places, or boxes, lines, and charts. For 21st century genealogists, it is easy to limit our research to the documents or other facts we find online, or to what others tell us to be true. Learn how to take your research a step ...
2022 Annual Holiday Party with Show and Tell (FGS Meeting)
West Tampa Branch Library 2312 W. Union St., Tampa, Florida -3423, FL2022 Annual Holiday Party with Show and Tell Program Description Let’s begin the holiday season with our 5th Annual Holiday Party and Show & Tell. Share the joy of the holidays, our community of genealogists, and wonderful family stories. Spouses are welcome. We will be hosting a catered brunch for your pleasure, so come prepared in ...
An NGSQ Case Study: DNA Corroborates Oral Tradition (FGS Meeting)
John F. Germany Public Library 900 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa, FLProgram Description This lecture is based on a case study that was the lead article in the June 2020 edition of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. The speaker will provide information needed to make sound decisions on when DNA tests can or should be used in genealogical research, and how to meet the DNA-specific genealogy ...
2022 Annual Seminar (FGS Annual Seminar)
C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Library 2607 E. Dr. MLK, Jr. Blvd., Tampa, FL
FGS Book Club (Book Club)
Program Description Rue Lynn Galbraith facilitates our next book in our book club series, Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques by George G. Morgan and Drew Smith. The book covers how to use innovative methods to unearth hard-to-find ancestors. Each chapter will provide professional advice on formatting a research strategy, understanding the details you discover, keeping careful ...
Using Fold3.com (FGS Meeting)
John F. Germany Public Library 900 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa, FLProgram Description Our September meeting is pushed to the 2d Saturday to avoid the Labor Day weekend. A more in-depth tour focusing on www.Fold3.com. We will review available documents and resources, many military and governmental, digitized from the National Archives, Library of Congress, and other institutions, not previously available on-line. Also includes a tour of ...
Conducting an Effective Oral Interview (FGS Meeting)
John F. Germany Public Library 900 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa, FLProgram Description Below is our itinerary for today's program: 10:00 - 10:15 - Greetings and sign-in (in-person) -- webinar will be available for greetings as well.10:15 - 10:25 - Opening remarks and society news10:25 - 10:50 - DNA Special Interest Group10:50 - 10:55 - Break10:55 - 11:00 - Door prize, recap society news 11:00 - 12:00 ...
FGS Book Club (Book Club)
Program Description Rue Lynn Galbraith facilitates our next book in our book club series, Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques by George G. Morgan and Drew Smith. The book covers how to use innovative methods to unearth hard-to-find ancestors. Each chapter will provide professional advice on formatting a research strategy, understanding the details you discover, keeping careful ...
Bring Your Ancestors to Life on the Page (FGS Meeting)
John F. Germany Public Library 900 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa, FLProgram Description Family history writers are tasked with connecting their readers to their ancestors through story. Readers invest in a story when they can make an emotional bond with the character. They root for them. Something resonates with them about that ancestor, and they want to know more. To achieve this in our family history ...
Evidence: Direct, Indirect, or Negative? It Depends! (FGS Meeting)
John F. Germany Public Library 900 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa, FLProgram Description We are all looking for answers to our genealogy questions. Our question will determine the type of evidence we find in our sources. Do you know the difference between Direct, Indirect, and Negative evidence? Are you confused about why it matters? In this session examples of each of the three types of evidence ...
Digital Organization For Everyone (FGS Meeting)
John F. Germany Public Library 900 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa, FLProgram Description As genealogists, we are constantly seeking better ways to organize our treasures. Digital photos, scans, documents, family histories, and countless other items accumulate on our phones, computers, tablets, and other devices - how can we be expected to know what to do with it all!? In this session, we will explore best practices towards digital organization, with a specific focus on the ...
Finding Your Family in Canada (FGS Meeting)
John F. Germany Public Library 900 N. Ashley Dr., Tampa, FLHybrid Meeting -- In person in the Florida History and Genealogy Library's Beech Conference on the 4th Floor of the John F. Germany Library and virtually via Zoom. Lisa Alzo is unable to speak this Saturday due to a death in the family. Our prayers and thoughts are with Lisa and her family. Micheal Leclerc ...