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Genealogy for Beginners
Genealogy for Beginners - Event registration
The Sussex County Genealogy Society will host a FREE training class to teach beginning users how to get started with genealogy. This class will run from 10-2:30 on Saturday, November 9 via Zoom (with a 30 minute lunch break), no account necessary. Handouts include links to web sites, software, and help sites on-line, plus the slides presented during the class.
Learn how to get started using your own computer from home!
Topics covered:
- How to get started
- Where to get help
- How to conduct and record research
- Overview of the most common tree packages
- Overview of the most common web sites
- Overview of genetic research
Event Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024 from 10AM-2:30PM EST (30 minute lunch break)
Event Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free!
SCGS cannot utilize your email address for anything other than class registration.
Calling All Roots Magic Users!
SCGS is pleased to host a Special Interest Group dedicated to the use of the Roots Magic Genealogy software program. Both members and Non-members are invited to join our bi-monthly users group that meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM via Zoom. Participants share their experiences, explore the many tools within the robust program and aid each other in the use of the Root’s Magic software. Most users have moved to Roots Magic 9 but some are still using earlier versions. Members use either Windows or Mac versions of the software.
If you would like to join the monthly meeting and also participate in our group email exchanges please send a request to: programs@scgsdelaware.org
Program Announcement
Here's the list of programs that are currently planned:
Dec 14 2024 - Christmas Party and Show and Tell From the Year
Jan 18 2025 - Mags Gaulden - title to follow
Feb 15 2025 - Pamela Guye Holland - Where did they come from? Irish Immigration Routes
Mar 15 2025 - Michael John McNeill title to follow
Apr 26 2025 - Michael Cassara 21st Century Italian Genealogy
May 17 2025 - Chris Slavens "1742 The True Story of the Nanticoke Indians Plot to Unite the Tribes, Massacre the English and Take back the Eastern Shore"
JUNE-JULY-AUGUST - no meetings
Sep 20 2025 - Cynthia Steinhoff Tracing Ancestors Through Needlework Samplers
Oct 18 2025 - TBA
Nov 15 2025 - Sara Cochran No OFMP? No Problem!!
GENEALOGIST IN RESIDENCE
Sponsored by the Lewes Historical Society and the Sussex County Genealogical Society, the Genealogist in Residence program is on the first Saturday of each month from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Reading Room at The Lewes History Museum, 101 Adams Avenue, Lewes, DE.
Members of the Sussex County Genealogical Society will be available to help anyone who has questions about their family tree. The members, who are seasoned searchers, come from different areas and can help, no matter where your family came from. The Lewes Historical Society Archives Family Files will be available for research.
AND NOW IN LAUREL
Thanks to a new partnership with the Laurel Public Library, in November the Genealogist in Residence program expands to Laurel. On the second Thursday of each month, members of the Sussex County Genealogical Society will be available in the Delaware Room at the Laurel Public Library from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm to help patrons with their family trees. Registration is not required
Sussex County Genealogical Society
Wants to Know
What would you like to be included at our Special Interest or Discussion Groups and Monthly Meetings?
We have several great speakers lined up for our meetings and are looking for future suggestions!
