OCTOBER 28, Sunday, 3 pm The talk will cover the use of maps and land records to help identify ancestors, and to fill in interesting details about their lives. Depending on the desires of those in attendance, it can get … Continue reading →
Speaker: Nick Fessenden It is a little known fact that during the Great Wave of Immigration from 1830 to 1914, 1.5 million immigrants landed in Baltimore, America’s third largest port of entry. Nicholas will describe the stories of the major … Continue reading →
JUNE 24, SUNDAY, 12 – 4 pm Everyone is invited to use all of the research assets of our Library from 12:00 Noon until 4:00 PM. The Computer Genealogy Interest Group meets at 1 pm. We will be scanning Bibles … Continue reading →
MAY 27, SUNDAY, 3 pm Learn the value of using Maryland land records in your research. Also discover other “non-land” information that can be found in land records. Barb will also cover other resources to help locate land records. For … Continue reading →
APRIL 22, SUNDAY, 3 pm Learn how to preserve documents, photos and other important items. Mr. Boivin will include suggested scanning settings for documents and photos, storing both original documents and photos as well as electronic files. He will also … Continue reading →
MARCH 25, SUNDAY, 3 pm Genetic genealogy has emerged as an important tool for genealogists and family historians. During this session, Mr. Hochreiter will discuss how to understand and analyze results from DNA tests and how to use the results … Continue reading →
FEBRUARY 25, SUNDAY, 3 pm Mr. Powell will share with our group his experiences in researching his Mother-in-Law over an eight year period and spanning from Baltimore City to southern Poland. Special emphasis will be made on the methods used … Continue reading →
Everyone is invited to use all of the research assets of our Library from 12:00 Noon until 4:00 PM. The Eastern European Interest Group meets from 11:45 am – 1 pm. The Computer Genealogy Interest Group meets at 1 pm. … Continue reading →
NOVEMBER 26, SUNDAY, 3 pm Probate—the distribution of assets after earthly life—is all about kinship. Malissa will discuss the probate process, the variety of records it generates and how to find them, and share examples of genealogical discovery that speaks … Continue reading →
OCTOBER 22, SUNDAY, 3 pm Rob Schoeberlein is the Acting Baltimore City Archivist. He earned his Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Maryland College Park. Rob has twenty-five years of research and archives experience and has published on … Continue reading →
