OCTOBER 27, SUNDAY, 3 pm An aunt asked me to get involved with our family genealogy. Then she talked me into sending my DNA to Ancestry.com. I was surprised to find a close, but unknown, DNA match. To learn how … Continue reading →
JUNE 23, 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. The Eastern European Interest Group … Continue reading →
MAY 26, SUNDAY 3 pm Genealogists are famous for their brick walls. However, many of the things we call “brick walls” are more likely the result of some common errors, such as relying too heavily on the Internet, not reviewing … Continue reading →
April 28, SUNDAY 3 pm Join Amanda, Assistant Manager of the Pratt Library’s Maryland Department, for a discussion of various technologies and platforms available to help genealogists in sharing their research. You will learn about various programs and platforms including … Continue reading →
MARCH 24, SUNDAY 3 pm Sanborn fire insurance maps are a genealogy resource often overlooked by genealogists. Although originally developed to assist insurance companies assess risk of coverage, these maps contain a wealth of information useful in family research. This … Continue reading →
FEBRUARY 24, SUNDAY, 3 pm For a period of thirteen years (1920-1933) during the Roaring 1920s and Jazz Age, national Prohibition was the law of the land. Though the 18th Amendment had its share of supporters and opponents, there was … Continue reading →
JANUARY 27, 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 Eastern European Interest Group meets from 11:45 am – 1 pm. The Computer … Continue reading →
Baltimore and the Great War (World War I) Wayne Schaumburg November 25, Sunday, 3 pm Join Baltimore historian and educator Wayne R. Schaumburg for an illustrated program on Baltimore’s role in World War I. The talk will focus … Continue reading →
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 →
