Virtual – Zoom only

Resources Available at the Bentley Historical Library Meghan Courtney will share some tips and tricks for navigating the resources available to genealogists at U of M’s Bentley Historical Library, including church records, directories, land records, archival collections from families and organizations, and more. Bio: Meghan Courtney is the Associate Director for Public Engagement at the Bentley Historical ... Read more

Resources available to genealogists at WSU's Walter P. Ruether Library.

This session will provide an overview of organization membership with NGS and how it works along with some direction for locating resources on the NGS website and time for questions. If there is time and interest, NGS individual membership and the different purpose and benefits it has can also be covered.

The Veterans Bounty Lands Project is the newest digitization project with the National Archives and Records Administration being sponsored by the genealogical community. Just over $1,000,000 of the $2.5 millions needed has been raised to date from FamilySearch, DAR, and other large contributors. The project will digitize over 360,000 bounty land files from the Revolutionary ... Read more

Family history begins with YOUR history. Learn from the author of Story of My Life: A Workbook for Preserving Your Legacy what stories you have that are worth telling–and several inspiring reasons to write them. Review different kinds of memories, why some memories are more vivid than others, and how to flesh them out. Learn ... Read more