The recording of today's webinar by Linda Harms Okazaki, "Japanese American Research" is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

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Linda Harms Okazaki is a fourth-generation Californian, active in the genealogy and Japanese American communities in California and beyond. She is passionate about teaching individuals of all ages to research, document, and share their personal family histories. Her research areas of interest include upstate New York, England, and Australia, as well the use of DNA in genealogy. Linda has been researching her husband’s ancestry since 2012, documenting his family in the internment camps and in Japan. A charter member of the Nikkei Genealogical Society and a contractual genealogist with Ancestry.com’s Progenealogists, she is also a featured columnist for the Nichi Bei Weekly. Her column, Finding Your Nikkei Roots, is published bimonthly. She is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Genealogical Speaker’s Guild, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. Linda currently serves as the past president of the California Genealogical Society and as a board member of the Nichi Bei Foundation. She works as a consultant for Densho, and has presented at FGS, Jamboree, NYG&B, and SLIG. Ms. Okazaki holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and a Master of Arts degree in Education.

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The recording of today's webinar by Daniel Horowitz, "Looking Back & Peeking Ahead: 2022 at MyHeritage" is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free.

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Genealogy Expert at MyHeritage, providing key contributions liaising with genealogy societies, bloggers and media, as well as lecturing, and attending conferences around the world. Dedicated to Genealogy since 1986, he was the teacher and the study guide editor of the family history project “Searching for My Roots” in Venezuela for 15 years. Daniel is involved in several crowdsource digitization and transcription projects and holds a board level position at the Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA).

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The webinar will be live on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at:

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The recording of today's webinar by Cyndi Ingle, "Trendy Tech Tools for Your Research: Yay or Nay?" is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

Internet Archive is a great place to search for books for your research. Their diverse collection has been digitized with the help of libraries, archives, museums, and individuals, as well as the books the Archive has collected and digitized. In these cases, you can look at the book online or download it via numerous formats, including PDF and eReader versions.

But what if the book you want is newer or unavailable to download? That's when you will want to take advantage of borrowing the book.

Borrowing a physical book from a library requires a library card. To borrow a book from the Internet Archive, you will need an Internet Archive account first. Signing up for an account couldn't be easier. At the top right of the website, click on "sign up." You can either use your Google account, or you can enter your email address and a password. Once you've done this, you'll have an account and can take advantage of the borrowing library.

As you search Internet Archive and click on books of interest, you might notice a blue button at the top indicating you can borrow the book.

You can select 1 hour or 14 days by clicking on the drop-down menu. (14 days might not be an option for all books). If all of the virtual copies of a book are loaned out, you can join a waitlist. If the book you've borrowed is only available for a 1 hour loan period, you can check it out again after you have returned it. There are no renewals. According to their Lending Library web page, there is no waitlist for books available for a 1-hour loan. Unlike a brick-and-mortar library, there are no late fees (the book is automatically "returned.")

Internet Archive does have a Books to Borrow collection that houses over 3 million books to choose from. A search for the word "genealogy" in that collection showed over 3,000 results, including some of my favorites.

I have found this service a lifesaver when I've needed a book not available at my local library. This service expands the selection of "library books" available to me without leaving home.

To learn more about borrowing from the Internet Archive, including a video tutorial, see their website Borrowing from the Lending Library . Some books require a download of Adobe Digital Editions. Instructions for this are available from the link above.

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.

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Cyndi Ingle is the creator and innovator behind the award-winning and globally recognized CyndisList.com, a free categorized list of more than 337,000 links for genealogical research. In its 23 years online Cyndi’s List has consistently remained in the top tiers for genealogical research tools online. It helps millions of visitors worldwide and has been featured in the media and diverse publications, including ABC News, NBC News, the BBC, National Public Radio, USA Today, Time, Newsweek, Parade Magazine, People Magazine, Wired, Ancestry Magazine, Family Tree Magazine, Family Chronicle, and Internet Genealogy magazines.

Cyndi, a genealogist for more than 39 years, has an expertise in using technology for genealogy. Additionally, her many active years in genealogy have also resulted in a specialty for research in the United States with particular focus on homesteaders, the Civil War, the Plains States, the Midwest, the Old Northwest, and beyond. Cyndi’s favorite topics bring together traditional methodology with organization, computers, software, and the Internet.

Cyndi is the recipient of the 2018 Society of Genealogists Prince Michael of Kent Award, the 2016 National Genealogical Society President’s Citation, and many other awards and honors. During the past 25 years she has served in several capacities for local, national, and professional genealogical organizations including the board of directors for the National Genealogical Society. Cyndi is an internationally-known guest lecturer, speaking at more than 200 genealogical society meetings, conferences, seminars, and webinars (http://www.CyndisList.com/speaking-calendar/). She is the coordinator for the technology course at the Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). She has lectured for GRIP, SLIG, GENTECH, Brigham Young University, the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the National Genealogical Society, the American Library Association, and numerous state and local genealogical societies and libraries in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Cyndi has authored numerous articles and three books. She has attended dozens of conferences and institutes over the past 30 years including the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), the Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), the National Institute on Genealogical Research (NIGR), and she has completed the ProGen Study Group #24.

Cyndi is member of several genealogical organizations and she is a life member of the National Genealogical Society, the Virginia Genealogical Society, the Ohio Genealogical Society, and the Indiana Genealogical Society. Before her life on the Internet, Cyndi worked as an operations officer and an international banker specializing in foreign exchange and computer networks. Cyndi, her mother, and two Boston Terriers live in Edgewood, Washington.

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The recording of today's webinar by Diahan Southard, "Creating a DNA plan for Geoff’s brick wall" is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

The recording of today's webinar by Paul Milner FUGA, MDiv, "Lloyd’s of London: its history and its records for shipping" is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

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Diahan Southard knows firsthand what a difference it can make to know where you came from. What started off as an educational and career interest in genetic genealogy became deeply personal when she used DNA to discover her mom’s birth parents and connect with new relatives. Now she has 20+ years of genetic genealogy experience. She built her company, Your DNA Guide, to show that learning DNA doesn’t have to be intimidating, frustrating, or require a college degree in biology. Her goal is to teach you to “Do the DNA”–and feel confident and have fun in the process! Diahan teaches internationally, writes for popular magazines, authored Your DNA Guide–The Book, and produces Your DNA Guide–the Academy, an online learning experience.

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The webinar will be live on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at:

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