The recording of today's webinar by FamilySearch's Devin Ashby, "FamilySearch.org – 5 More Links You Have to Try" is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

 

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Devin Ashby is a Global Outreach Manager for FamilySearch, the largest genealogical organization in the world. Devin has taught family history for years and has over 300,000 online views. In 2004 he received bachelor’s degrees in History and Spanish and the following year earned a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University.

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The recording of tonight's webinar by the Board for Certification of Genealogists and Jennifer Zinck, CG, "Finding Fayette’s Father: Autosomal DNA Reveals Misattributed Parentage" is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

 

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Jennifer Zinck, CG® is a genealogical researcher, speaker, and educator who specializes in incorporating DNA results into genealogical research. Her traditional research focus is Connecticut and New England. Jennifer serves as the President of the Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council. She is a member of the faculty of the Boston University Center for Professional Education Genealogical Certificate Program as well as the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. Jennifer earned her credential from the Board for Certification of Genealogists in 2021.

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You don’t need to live in New York City to benefit from the New York Public Library (NYPL). Their Digital Collection’s scope extends beyond the City and encompasses resources from the  entire world. Like other digital collections, NYPL includes books, magazines, postcards, maps, and images. The following are just a few examples of why the NYPL Digital Collection should be on your list of online repositories to explore.

New York Specific Resources

Let’s start by pointing out the New York-specific resources in the Digital Collection. From the homepage of the Digital Collection you can select Collections About New York City to view:

• New York City Directories
• Atlas of New York
• Photographs Taken by the Inspectors of New York City Tenement
• Staten Island Post Cards

Maps & Atlases

Their Maps & Atlases collection includes historical geographical references for the world including:

• Atasses of the United States
• Maps of Asia
• Maps of Africa

Beyond the Homepage

You can peruse the collection for the spotlighted collections found on the homepage but don’t forget to browse All Collections or search for a specific collection or item by keyword. That will provide you a more comprehensive look at their now over 921,000 items. To learn more about navigating the collection see their Platform page.

By browning all collections you’ll find genealogically important materials such as:

• Yizkor Book Collection (documents history of communities destroyed in the Holocaust) 
• Simms’ Blue Book and National Negro Business and Professional Directory 
• Puerto Rican Slave Documents 
• The Asmonean (First English language Jewish weekly newspaper in the US) 

Don’t forget the importance of social history materials that help you understand your ancestor’s time and era such as:

• Posters of the Russian Civil War, 1918-1922 
• The Green Book (travel guides for African Americans)
• Detroit Publishing Company Postcards 

Many of the collections on NYPL Digital Collections are in the public domain and simply needed to be cited in order for you to use them for your genealogy. To learn more about public domain items and usage rights for the collection see their About page at https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/about

What Will You Find?

Rich discoveries can be made in unexpected places and the NYPL Digital Collection is one of those. It would be impossible to highlight all of the world’s resources contained in this online repository but do yourself a favor and take some time to browse the collection and find what might be of use to your research.

Gena Philibert-Ortega is an author, instructor, and researcher. She blogs at Gena's Genealogy and Food.Family.Ephemera. You can find her presentations on the Legacy Family Tree Webinars website.

The recording of today's webinar, "Need help with grammar and punctuation? There’s a tool for that!" by Cathie Sherwood is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

 

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Passionate about history and addicted to family history, Cathie has been researching her Irish, English and Scottish ancestors for over forty years. She was a university lecturer in digital technology and education, retiring as an Associate Professor. Cathie holds a Master’s degree in education, university qualifications in history and computer education, and has completed the Society of Australian Genealogist’s Diploma in Family Historical Studies and Certificate in Genealogical Research. Since her retirement, Cathie now utilises her computer and education knowledge and skills as a professional genealogist, educator and speaker.

As the principal and founder of Family History Academy, Cathie combines her love of family history with her technology skills. She coordinates innovative and interactive genealogy education opportunities in partnership with experienced and highly-respected lecturers.

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The recording of today's webinar, "Danish Research with Online Records at MyHeritage and Beyond" by Mike Mansfield is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free.

Take your genealogy skills to the next level with this FREE online genealogy conference, held each Friday in September: 31 live and pre-recorded webinars in all. Join live for all five Fridays or just one, and if you can't, we've got you covered! Enjoy the recordings at your convenience — they'll be free to view through the end of the month.

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The Schedule

Friday, September 2, 2022

Friday, September 9, 2022

Friday, September 16, 2022

Friday, September 23, 2022

Friday, September 30, 2022

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Mike Mansfield works for MyHeritage.com as the Director of Content Operations. Previously Mike has worked for Ancestry.com and FamilySearch and has been active in the genealogy and family history domain for the last 20 years. Mike has presented at numerous genealogical conferences and symposia in the United States, England, Scandinavia, and Australia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from BYU and a Master of Science in Library and Information Science from Syracuse University.

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