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Learning Family Genealogy
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Saturday, November 1st, 10:00am-1:00pm John F. Germany Public Library Cecil Beach Conference Room Topic TBD |
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Genealogy 101Thursday, November 6th, 5:30-6:30pm Bruton Memorial Library-Moody Community Room Interested in learning more about yourself through learning about your family? Get to know library genealogy and history resources to help you find out more about your family's past. Bringing your own device (laptop, smart phone, tablet, etc) is encouraged but the library can provide laptops for in-house use upon request.
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Wednesday, November 12th,4:00-5:00pm Robert W. Saunders Public Library-Gallery on the Avenue Military records provide unique facts and insights into the lives who have served in the armed forces. Learn how to use Draft, Service, and Pension records to discover more of your family's history. |
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Presented by the Tampa Bay History Center
For thousands of years, Florida’s First people thrived off the peninsula’s natural resources. Learn what life was like for these early native groups and how the arrival of European explorers in the 16th century changed the course of human history.
Recommended for adults. Funded by the Friends of the Bloomingdale Regional Library.
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John F. Germany Public Library-Cecil Beach Conference Room
DNA records can support or correct family trees, help to find relatives, or reveal a family's ancient past. Learn about different genealogical DNA tests and how they can help navigate your research. Recommended for adults |
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By Barbara Renick A recent Maritz Poll reported that 60% of Americans are interested in their family history. And with good reason. Through genealogy, you can go back into history to meet people who have had more influence on your life than any others –– your ancestors. And the better you get to know your ancestors, the better you will get to know yourself: the who's and what's and why's of you. Barbara Renick, a nationally–known lecturer on genealogy, tells the uninitiated researcher the steps needed to find out who their ancestors really were, and brings together for even the more experienced genealogical researchers the important principles and practices. She covers such topics as the importance of staying organized and how to go about it; where and how to look for information in libraries, historical societies, and on the internet; recognizing that just because something is in print doesn't mean it's right; and how to prepare to visit the home where your ancestors lived. Genealogy 101 is the first book to read when you want to discover who your ancestors were, where they lived, and what they did. |
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By Nancy Hendrickson
Master the world's #1 genealogy website and discover the secrets to Ancestry.com success! This book, updated in 2016 to include the most recent changes to the site, will help you get the most out of your Ancestry.com subscription by showing you how to take advantage of all the world's biggest genealogy website has to offer—and how to find answers to your family tree questions within its 14 billion records, 60 million family tree and 32,000 databases.
What you'll learn:
• Step-by-step strategies for structuring your searches to find what you're looking for faster
• How to drill down to specific records, time periods and topics using the card catalog
• Details on each of Ancestry.com's historical record collections, including what you can expect to find in them—and when you need to look elsewhere
• Tips for creating and managing your family tree on Ancestry.com, as well as connecting your tree to others on the site
• Timesaving tricks to maximize your Ancestry.com Hints (the "shaky leaf"), Tree Sync with Family Tree Maker, and the Ancestry.com mobile app
Each chapter includes step-by-step examples with illustrations to show you exactly how to apply the techniques to your genealogy.
Whether you've just begun dabbling in family history or you're a longtime Ancestry.com subscriber, this book will turn you into an Ancestry.com power user!
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Reconnect with your roots! Adoptees, foundlings, and others with unknown parentage face unique challenges in researching their ancestors. Enter this book: a comprehensive guide to adoption genealogy that has the resources you need to find your family through genetic testing.
Inside, you'll find:
• Strategies for connecting your genealogy to previous genealogists
• Detailed guides for using DNA tests and tools, plus how to analyze your test results and apply them to research
• Real-life success stories that put the book's techniques into practice and inspire you to seek your own discoveries
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By William Dollarhide This book identifies the important New England resource centers with over 900 links to Internet websites. The volume includes important research information of the following colonies: Colony of Acadia Popham Colony Plymouth Colony Province & District of Maine Massachusetts Bay Colony New Hampshire Colony Connecticut Colony Rhode Island & Providence Plantations The book relies on the old county boundaries during the colonial era, 1607-1775. All the colonies are organized and displayed by their colonial counties, and include maps of the earliest settlements. Under each county are the towns in place during the colonial era. There are numerous references to county boundary changes throwing towns from one county to another. This is important information for anyone searching for a particular vital record (birth, marriage, death, burial) and needing to know which county to search. If you have colonial American ancestors, this book will be of great help to you - and it's geared for today's armchair genealogist. |
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Genealogy is more than finding ancestors. Forensic genealogists apply genealogical methods to help resolve an expanding array of legal issues. They provide research to help settle estates, clear real estate titles, establish citizenship eligibility, and locate heirs to mineral rights, copyrights, and trademarks. They resolve unknow parentage, restore names to unidentified individuals, assist the armed services to find families of missing service members from past wars, and provide leads to help law enforcement solve violent crimes. Learn more in this comprehensive, practical guide to the new era of forensic genealogy.
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Everyone dies, its the one certainty in life. Whilst burials have been taking place for thousands of years, the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries saw the start of the gravestone boom as public graveyards became commonplace and personalized gravestones became more financially viable. The information provided on gravestones and monuments make them a valuable primary source for anyone wanting to trace their family history. They can provide details that are not available in the official records, holding clues to break down brick walls, but also work hand in hand with original records and documents.
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Welcome to The Big Book of Genealogy Lists, your essential companion to navigating the often mysterious world of historical documents and family records. Whether you're a seasoned genealogist or someone just beginning to explore your family roots, you've likely encountered puzzling abbreviations, archaic terms, or unfamiliar spellings that can stall your progress. This book is designed to empower you with a convenient collection of reference lists that will transform your research from frustrating to fascinating. |
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Your DNA Guide the Book by Diahan Southard Your DNA Guide--the Book is for anyone who has taken a DNA test. It helps genealogists reconstruct family trees. It helps adoptees identify biological relatives. It can help you identify a specific DNA match. In short, it helps anyone explore what their DNA -- and their DNA matches -- can tell them about their family.
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Databases and Online Resources |
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Ancestry Library EditionSearch billions of records in census data, vital records, military records, directories, and photos to find your family's history. Powered by Ancestry.com.In-Library Use Only |
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Learn about America's communities through our data profiles. They cover 100,000+ different geographies: states, counties, places, tribal areas, zip codes, and congressional districts.
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Genealogy information including family trees, photos, and altogether more than 6 billion exclusive records from all over the world. |
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Contact the Florida History & Genealogy Library
900 N. Ashley Dr. Tampa, FL 33602 Phone: 813-273-3652 Email: LIB-FHGL@hillsboroughcounty.org |
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