SCGS members and non-members gather monthly via zoom for an open discussion group. Any and all genealogy and genealogy related topics, questions and concerns are welcome. Participants exchange successes and challenges in researching their families – sharing experiences, knowledge and techniques. Topics include software, resources and general tips. Group is moderated by Tom Dempsey and Carol Hedlund. The meetings are on the first Wednesday of the month at 4 pm. If you would like to join us please request an invitation by contacting: programs@scgsdelaware.org

 

 

 

Throughout the years, Jan Jones Batty has extensively researched her Welsh roots. She has discovered a number of research tips unique to the Welsh genealogy experience. During this session, we will follow Jan’s guidance and, afterward, share our own tips for discovering our Welsh heritage and learning more about our ancestors. There will be no whining about an excess of William Joneses (Jan has cornered the market on that) and no discussion of DNA testing.

 

Jan Jones Batty is an amateur genealogist. Her mother, Megan Jones, was born in Ystradgynlais in south Wales and her paternal great-grandfather, Lewis Jones, was born in Llanwrin in north Wales. (Yes! Joneses on both sides!) She is currently President of the Welsh Gymanfa Ganu Association of Wisconsin, member of the Welsh Club of the Milwaukee Area, and numerous Welsh and British Isles genealogical societies. At the national level, she serves as Secretary of the Welsh North American Association and Editor of its newsletter, HWYL. She is an active community volunteer at the high school and American Legion post in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Jan earned a bachelor’s degree and MBA from Eastern Illinois University and is a retired IT technical writer.

 

 

Learn about researching your Colonial era Ancestors. After a short introduction to European settlement along the eastern seaboard, we will discuss published and other resources for learning about your ancestor. The available resources will differ depending on region: New England, mid-Atlantic or Southern colonies.

David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist has been on the staff of American Ancestors/NEHGS since 1993 and is an internationally recognized speaker on the topics of genealogy and history. He has authored many articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the New Hampshire Genealogical Record, Rhode Island Roots, Mayflower Descendant, and American Ancestors magazine; and is the author of eleven books including A Guide to Massachusetts Cemeteries and Vital Records of Stoughton, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1850. David is an elected Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Mass., and a life member of the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati and the General Society of the War of 1812. David also serves as the tribal genealogist for the Massachusett Tribe at Punkapoag in Massachusetts. His areas of expertise include New England and Atlantic Canadian records of the 17th through 21st century; American and international military records; DNA research; and Native American and African American genealogical research in New England.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIO:: Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz is a genealogist, writer, and speaker with nearly 30 years of experience in researching her family's origins in Poland, Germany, the U.S. and Canada. She holds a bachelor's degree in biological sciences from the State University of New York in Buffalo and a master's degree in endocrinology from the University of California, Berkeley. Her passion for genealogical research started when she was a graduate student, after she was given a copy of her great-grandparents' marriage record as a gift. After reading the names of a previously-unknown generation of ancestors on that document, she was hooked. She currently volunteers as administrator to several genealogy-related Facebook groups, and serves as President of the Polish Genealogical Society of New York State, Vice-President for the New England Regional Genealogical Consortium, Inc., and Secretary for the Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts. Her articles have been published in the journals of the Polish Genealogical Society of America, the Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts, and the Western New York Genealogical Society, and she is the author of a genealogy blog, From Shepherds and Shoemakers.