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Wednesday, August 13
Roots Magic 10 Special Interest Group (Calendar of Events)
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Zoom meeting
Our next meeting will be on August 13, 2025 at 4:00 pm. The discussion will include how to exchange data with Ancestry and where RM stores files. Attention will be given to the creation of back up with media files and the retoration of back ups. Please come and share your experiences.
All are welcome to join our bi-monthly meetings and share their experiences using
the Roots Magic software. Members use either Windows or Mac versions of the
software. If you would like to join the monthly meeting and also participate in our
General questions and issues are welcome. Our discussions have touched upon
various aspects of using RM and included general problem solving, data sharing
with other online trees and creating reports, charts and "books" as a means of
preserving and passing on our family research.
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Monday, August 25
Family Tree Maker Special Interest Group (Calendar of Events)
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Held via Zoom
Join a discussion about using the Family Tree Maker genealogy database software. Meetings include feature discussions, and open question & answer discussions. These meetings are held via Zoom every other month on the 4th Monday of the month at 2:00p. The meetings are open to both SCGS members and non-members.
To receive notification of the meetings please send an email to programs@scgsdelaware.org
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Saturday, September 20 through Saturday, September 20
Finding Forgotten Family Through Vintage Samplers (Calendar of Events)
10:00 am to 12:30 pm Lewes Library Lewes DE
Cynthia Steihoff , will take us through the steps she uses to find family and history through collecting and researching vintage samplers.
Have you ever wondered about the people who created the detailed samplers in your back closet or through the ones you purchased at an antique store? Cynthia will not ony share her collection of samplers as welll as the steps she took to find the people whose name only appears on the samplers. History meets art meets research meets family and suprises along the way.
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Monday, September 22 through Monday, September 22
Family Search SIG (Calendar of Events)
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm Zoom meeting
SCGS members and non-members gather every other month via Zoom for an open discussion about using the Family Search website. Screen sharing by the leader and others allows attendees to interact with the site. If you are not already signed up, send a request to dmsherwin@me.com or programs@scgsdelaware.org.
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Saturday, October 18 through Saturday, October 18
"How Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help you with your Genealogy" (Calendar of Events)
10:00 am to 12:30 pm Lewes Library Lewes DE
Jon Smith, a member of our organization, as well as a member of many DNA organizations, will discuss and demonstrate some of the ways to begin and use AI for the research of DNA questions in our family.
Jon received his Master's degree in Computer Science from Florida State University with a focus on Artificial Intelligence.
Jon serves on the Board of 4 different genealogical societies:
- He is the Secretary and the Education Chair for the North Carolina Genealogical Society.
- He is the Education Chair for the Howard County (Maryland) Genealogical Society.
- He is the Education Chair for the Sussex County (Delaware) Genealogical Society.
- He is the Genealogist for the North Carolina Cline Family Association.
He continues to serve as an Instructor of Genealogy for Howard Community College. He lectures regularly to North Carolina local societies and is a frequent contributor to North Carolina genealogical blogs and Facebook groups. His focus areas for genealogical research include endogamy, artificial intelligence, and analytical tools.
He works in a group with 7 cousins and his father on his personal tree, as all 16 parts of his family line were present in western North Carolina by 1790 in 2 neighboring counties, and stayed, with all but 1 of his 15 and 1/2 First Cousins still living in the same geographic area. Their consolidated tree exceeds 500,000 names and also includes all of the spouses of the 7 cousins. The group finds it very difficult to locate individuals in the Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton triangle area that are not cousins!
please sign on to the Lewes Library website and go to events to obtain a zoom or room seat reservation.
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Saturday, November 15 through Saturday, November 15
WW1 and WW2 REcords. when you have No OFMP? No Problem!! (Calendar of Events)
10:00 am to 12:30 pm Lewes Library Lewes DE
Sara Cochran
The Skeleton Whisperer
Sara is a full-time professional genealogist with thirty years of research experience. Her research has taken her to nearly every state in the USA and Ireland. She especially enjoys breaking down brick walls, discovering the stories of black sheep ancestors, and helping individuals preserve their photographic legacy. Sara holds a Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate, a Bachelor's Degree in Library Science, and is an alum of the ProGen Study Group.
No OMPF? No Problem!
Researching 20th Century veterans is especially difficult as a fire destroyed millions of Official Military Personnel Files in 1973. This class will look at other ways to find the stories of the WWI and WII veterans in our families.
please sign on to the Lewes Library website and go to events to obtain a zoom or room seat reservation.
Lewes.Lib.de.us
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Saturday, December 13 through Saturday, December 13
End of Year Holiday Celebration (Calendar of Events)
10:00 am to 12:30 pm Lewes Library Lewes DE
Our Yearly Holiday Celebration to Share our Family Findings and Knocked Down or Chipped Away Brick Walls!
Bring your treasures and family heirlooms to show and share with our group.
Bring any of the information you have found through the year which has brought a smile to your face and a fmaily to your tree! You might even help one of us with a clue or two..
We ask that your bring a covered dish to share with us all to make it even a more festive occasion.
please sign on to the Lewes Library website and go to events to obtain a zoom or room seat reservation.
Lewes.Lib.de.us
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Saturday, January 17, 2026 through Saturday, January 17, 2026
The Erie Canal, It's History, Creation and Implortance to America (Calendar of Events)
10:00 am to 12:30 pm Lewes Library Lewes DE
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