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Italian Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society Introduction to AI
 Introduction to AI Genealogy |
| Explore the latest artificial intelligence tools and technologies that can assist with your family history research. |
| ZOOM Meeting When: 19-Oct-2024, Saturday Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM (PDT)Presenter: Givonna |
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| Eastside Genealogical Society – Italian Interest Group P.O. Box 374 Bellevue, WA 98009-0374 |
German Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society Finding Females in Naturalization Records
Eastside Genealogical Society
Genealogy Interest Group
When: Friday, October 4, 2024 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PDT
Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/5a66t9nu
Topic: Finding Females in US Naturalization Records, 1790-1952
Whether you’re missing a naturalization record or finding an unexpected one, this webinar helps you discover how female ancestors — both foreign-born and birthright — gained, lost, or regained citizenship in the United States between 1790 and 1952.
US citizenship and attendant rights for women could be fragile, depending on marital status, prevailing laws, social norms, and other shifting factors. Examples of US naturalization and citizenship records, and search strategies for finding these records are featured in this presentation.
Presenter: Nancy Loe
Archivist, librarian, and genealogist Nancy Loe has been helping researchers with their family trees since 1977. She specializes in US and European family history research, presenting at webinars and conferences in the US, Canada, and Australia, including NGS and Rootstech.
Nancy’s genealogy e-books and free monthly newsletter are available at www.sassyjanegenealogy.com.
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Italian Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society Maps for Genealogy
| 21-Sep-2024 Meeting |
 Welcome to Italian Genealogy Let’s explore the world of Italian genealogy together, one person at a time. |
| Maps can be incredibly valuable tools for genealogy research. They allow us to visualize our ancestors’ world, understand historical boundaries, and discover new records. Remember, maps not only provide context but also connect you to the places your ancestors called home. Happy mapping! |
| ZOOM Meeting Topic: Using Maps for Genealogy When: 21-Sep-2024, Saturday Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM (PDT) |
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| Eastside Genealogical Society – Italian Interest Group P.O. Box 374 Bellevue, WA 98009-0374 |
German Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society A Day in the Life of Your German Ancestor
German Interest Group
When: Friday, September 6, 2024 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PDT
Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/4rj86chu
Topic: A Day in the Life of Your German Ancestor
Most family history researchers are interested in the daily events in the lives of their ancestors. This presentation deals with the common activities of families on the farm and in the trades. The details provided represent the culmination of the presenter’s reading on the topic over the last two decades, from hard-to-find literature available only to the German audience.
Presenter: Roger P. Minert
Roger P. Minert received his doctoral degree from The Ohio State University in German language history and second language acquisition theory. He taught German language and history for ten years, and then became a professional family history researcher. Accredited by the Family History Library for research in Germany and Austria, he worked for twelve years as a private genealogical researcher. From 2003 to 2019, he served as a professor of family history at Brigham Young University. The author of more than 200 publications, he directs the research program German Immigrants in American Church Records [GIACR], the series now consists of 40 volumes. In 2019, Minert was recognized for his years of service to the Palatines to America Society and also received the “Shirley Riemer Lifetime Achievement Award” from the International German Genealogy Partnership. In 2020, he was named a fellow of the Utah Genealogical Association. From his home in Provo, Utah he continues to write articles on Germanic genealogy, compile new GIACR volumes, and participate in conferences nation-wide.
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Italian Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society Using Maps for Genealogy
| Welcome to Italian Genealogy Let’s explore the world of Italian genealogy together, one person at a time. |
| Maps can be incredibly valuable tools for genealogy research. They allow us to visualize our ancestors’ world, understand historical boundaries, and discover new records. Remember, maps not only provide context but also connect you to the places your ancestors called home. Happy mapping! |
| ZOOM Meeting Topic: Using Maps for Genealogy When: 21-Sep-2024, Saturday Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM (PDT) |
| If you aren’t an active member, please request a Zoom meeting invitation. |
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| Eastside Genealogical Society – Italian Interest Group P.O. Box 374 Bellevue, WA 98009-0374 |
Italian Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society Getting the Most Out of Find A Grave
| Saturday, August 10 Getting the Most Out of Find A Grave (Classes) 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Zoom Meeting ALL TIMES ARE MOUNTAIN TIME. THIS IS A ZOOM MEETING. Please set up your computer with the Zoom client app prior to the meeting, so that you are not delayed getting into the meeting. Set up is simple but is specific to the search engine you use – follow directions carefully. The ZOOM invite information and class materials will be sent to registered participants 1-2 days prior to the meeting. Instructor: Elaine Fraser Recommended Minimum Experience Level: Beginner Class Size: Minimum 8 Restrictions: None. Open to the public. Reservations: Required; Send your request to join this class to education@ppgs.org. Please include how you heard about the class. Registration closes August 8th at 5:00 pm, Mountain Time. Find-A-Grave can be an invaluable tool for providing you with information and clues on your ancestors and their extended family. Think you already know Find-A-Grave? Perhaps not as well as you might believe. This class will cover all you need to know about Find-A-Grave from basic to advanced functions as well as how you can use Find-A-Grave to help others in their research. Covered in the class will be: Getting Started: Community rules, FAQ, support, other links, tutorials, how it works Basics: Searching memorials, creating an account, editing and linking memorials, messaging vs email Intermediate: Creating memorials, adding photos, requesting photos Advanced: Transferring memorials, merging memorials, cenotaphs, formatting entries, saving to Ancestry or FamilySearch Other: Leaving flowers, sponsoring a memorial, setting up favorite and virtual cemeteries, paying it forward |
| Eastside Genealogy Group – Italian Interest Group PO Box 374 Bellevue, Washington 98009-0374. |
German Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society German Brick Walls
When: Friday, June 7, 2024 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PDT
Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/3748pjb9
Topic: Is this the End? Taking Your German Brick Walls Down Piece by Piece
What do you need to look for once you have reached your brick wall? What is available and how do you find it? Leam how to think like a German and understand how to assess the needs of your German research to get the most out of it, from both sides of the ocean. You will understand how a typical German lived and made decisions. A case study will show you step by step how to overcome a typical brick wall.
Presenter: Luana M. Darby, AG®
Luana M. Darby, AG® is a professional genealogist, author, and consultant. She has a bachelor’s degree in Family History and Genealogy from Brigham Young University and a master’s in library and information science from San Jose State University. Luana has been actively involved in the genealogical field for over thirty-five years. She specializes in Palatine German, US Canadian, and Western European research and forensic genealogical research for probate firms. She frequently travels to Europe for genealogical research onsite in archives and repositories and is a frequent lecturer at local and national conferences and institutes. Luana has served as past president and director of the Utah Genealogical Association, on the Association of Professional Genealogists board, and as a director of the Genealogical Speakers Guild.
She is currently a board member of ICAPGen and the Utah State Society of DAR as state registrar. She also served as the chair for the NGS 2020 Virtual Family History conference and is a past online adjunct faculty member of the Family History department at BYU-Idaho. Luana M. Darby is accredited for research in the United States Midwest region.
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Italian Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society First American Saint
 Welcome to Italian Genealogy Let’s explore the world of Italian genealogy together, one person at a time. |
| ZOOM Meeting Topic: St. Cabrini: First Italian-American Saint and her Influence on the world including Seattle When: 18-May-2024, Saturday Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM (PST) |
| (Italea Rediscover your Italian origins – Official travel promotion program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was the Italian-born founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart and the first United States citizen to be canonized. She was born on July 15, 1850, in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, Lombardy, Italy, and died on December 22, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. She was canonized on July 7, 1946, and her feast day is November 13. Cabrini was sent to the United States by Pope Leo XIII and spent the rest of her life working with Italian immigrants, particularly in New York City and Chicago. |
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| Eastside Genealogy Group – Italian Interest Group 2410 East Helen Street, Seattle WA, United States of America |
German Interest Group of the Eastside Genealogical Society National Socialism and Family Research
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When: Friday, May 3, 2024 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm PDT
Zoom Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/mrwca3bd
(This presentation will not be recorded.)
Topic: National-Socialism – “Euthanasia” and family research
During the Nazi era, people were transferred from hospitals and homes for the disabled to various institutions in the German Reich and in the annexed territories and murdered there. This took place in 2 phases.
Based on the speaker’s own relative, it is possible to follow his path in today’s Poland and the Pomeranian institutions until he was murdered in Meseritz (today Międzyrzecz) in Brandenburg. There will be an overview of the history surrounding the forced sterilization of mentally ill and disabled people and their murder (“euthanasia”).
Presenter: Inga Guttzeit
Inga Guttzeit, is a Citizen Scientist and Genealogist residing in Lübeck, Germany. She has been doing genealogical research for more than 20 years. She is a volunteer on several projects such as “Transkribus for Hanse-Documents” where she is helping to train the Transkribus AI Software platform, building the “Hanse-Recess Model” enabling better transcriptions of handwritten and printed documents of the Hanseatic League. Inga is a member of the “Working group for research into Nazi-“euthanasia” and forced sterilization” ( www.ak-ns-euthanasie.de ) which was founded in 1983 and she is a member of the group “Researching Lübeck 20th Century”. She has spoken several times in person and online about genealogy and Euthanasia. In June 2023, she began working on a remembrance book (Gedenkbuch) for victims of National Socialist-“Euthanasia” who were born in, deported from, or lived in Lübeck. Inga’s areas of research are Silesia, East Prussia, Thuringia (South), Schleswig-Holstein (near Kiel) and the Salzburg Protestant Expulsion.
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