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Since 1959, the Maryland Genealogical Society has been promoting genealogical study and research. Through our publications, programs, resources, and outreach, the Society can help you explore your family history.
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Basics+ Workshop
 Cracking the Code: Tools For Successful DNA Research
Saturday, June 21, 2025
9:45am - 3:30pm EDT
Virtual event via Zoom
Whether you are relatively new to using DNA or more experienced, our virtual Basics+ Workshop, Cracking the Code: Tools For Successful DNA Research, will help you make the most of this important genealogical research tool.
The agenda provides details on the timing of the event. Presentations will include:
- 3 Types of DNA, 4 Challenging Types of Families, 5 DNA Testing Companies: Help Me Understand​
- Successful Sleuthing, Not Stalking, for DNA Matches
- Lunch and Learn: Q&A
- Ancestry Pro Tools: Increase Your DNA Analysis
- Strategies to Identify Your DNA Matches: Case Studies
Recordings of the presentations will be available to registrants for later viewing for 60 days.
Our presenter is Kelli Jo Bergheimer, a writer, teacher, editor, author, and international genealogical speaker. Kelli is the Director of Education for Your DNA Guide and is the Director of Curriculum and Assessments for Blue Kayak, a K-12 textbook company. Kelli also runs Mess on the Desk, a genealogical organization company with a YouTube channel. Kelli is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.
Registration
Registration is $40 for MGS members, $50 for non-members. Registration deadline: Noon, EDT, June 20, 2025.
Member Registration: First sign in as a member. Then select "Members Only " in the lefthand navigation bar, and choose "Basics+ Registration" from the dropdown list.
Non-Member Registration: To register by credit card or PayPal, add your name and email address below, and click "Add to Cart."
Election Results
 Thank you to all who voted in the recent election. Congratulations to our newly elected Executive Board, who started their one-year terms on June 1st.
Officers: Druscilla Null, President; Sandy Quick, Vice President; Ellen Ward, Recording Secretary; Allender Sybert, Treasurer
At-Large Board Members: Jaclyn Fox; Debra A. Hoffman; Tom McCarriar; Janelle Mummey; Anthony Nardo, Jr.; David Powell; Shawna Sherrell; John Siemon; Bridget M. Sunderlin, CG®
Thank you to outgoing President Heather O'Hara, who will continue her work with MGS as Immediate Past President.
April 2025 MGS News
The April 2025 edition of MGS News is now available. If you are a MGS member, you should have received the issue by email. If you are a member and haven't provided us with your email, please contact us at info@mdgensoc.org so that you can begin to receive MGS News.
Archived copies of this issue and previous issues are available in the Member's Only area.
All Issues of the MGS Journal Online
 All issues of the Maryland Genealogical Society Journal, from 2008 to the present, are available online to MGS members! The Journal’s predecessor publication, the Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin, already was online, which means that members can access over 60 years of informative articles on Maryland families and genealogical records.
New issues of the Journal will be posted as they are published.
MGS Journal
In the most recent issue of the Journal, Malissa Ruffner, as part of the work of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission, recounts the story of Jim Wilson, a free man of color who lived in Caroline County in the middle of the nineteenth century. He was accused of the murder of a young girl and arrested, but before he could be brought to trial, he was lynched by a mob. Malissa traces his family and his life as a way of restoring his humanity and his place in the community.
John Sinks presents the history of the Gaither family, ranging over several counties in Maryland and North Carolina and including five generations named John, and he corrects some previous confusion. Lee Garlock traces the Petticoart family, including the many variations in the spelling of their surname. The article examines the factual data for the family progenitor and addresses various claims that have become widespread on several web-based platforms, some of which can be proven to be based on false premises. Who was the mother of Eliza Jane (Starr) Doxen? Fitting together pieces of information from census records, Quaker meeting minutes, marriage records, newspapers, and city directories, Daphne Gabb has created a picture of how the Starr family and their associates overlapped in Baltimore and has shown that Joseph Starr actually married two women named Rebecca.
As always, we keep you informed about new genealogy publications with Allender Sybert’s reviews, including the most recent edition of Elizabeth Shown Mills’ Evidence Explained.
Used Genealogy Books For Sale
 MGS has an inventory of used genealogy-related books available for purchase on the For Sale page. MGS members receive a 12% discount on purchases. (Be sure to be signed in on the website as a member before ordering!) All prices already include shipping and handling. Sales are first come, first served!
In addition to books on Maryland, our current inventory includes the following topics: family histories; U.S., British, German, New England, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia research; photography, lineage societies, royalty and nobility, heraldry, and general interest. We will be adding books as they become available.
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