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Finding Your Roots: Organize Your Genealogy
Thursday, April 24
Finding Your Roots: Organize Your Genealogy  (Webinar)
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
The Maryland Genealogical Society is pleased to once again partner with Maryland Public Television (MPT) to offer a new beginner-to-intermediate genealogy webinar series. Finding Your Roots: Organize Your Genealogy includes four (4) two-hour sessions that are designed to help you organize the many aspects of your genealogical research. 
 
Sessions include:
  • What To Do With All That Data (March 13)
  • Make It Easy to Write and Share Family Stories (March 27)
  • Organize and Preserve Your Family Archive (April 10)
  • All Those DNA Matches - What Do They Mean?  (April 24)
Registrants will also receive a one-year introductory membership to the Maryland Genealogical Society (not applicable to current MGS members) and a one-year MPT Passport membership or membership extension.  You can register on the MPT registration page.
 
The cost of the series is $100.00. Each session will feature a combination of lecture, small and large group discussion, question and answer time, and a homework assignment relating to your family search. Handouts will be provided for each session. Since the presentations will be recorded, you can register at any point during the series. 
 
Sessions will be led by two nationally known speakers. Annette Burke Lyttle has been the presenter for several previous MGS/MPT workshop series. She holds the Certified Genealogist® credential and owns Heritage Detective, LLC, providing professional genealogical services in research, education, and writing. Annette is a course coordinator for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), a past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and editor of The Florida GenealogistKelli Bergheimer is a writer, teacher, editor, and international genealogical speaker. She is the Director of Curriculum and Assessments for Blue Kayak, a K-12 textbook company, and the Director of Education for Your DNA Guide, a genetic genealogy education company. Kelli runs a small business—Mess on the Desk, a genealogical organization company with a YouTube channel. Kelli is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists.


Finding Your Roots: Rethinking Your Research  (FREE)
Saturday, April 26
Finding Your Roots: Rethinking Your Research (FREE)  (Program)
9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Maryland Public Television, 11767 Owings Mills Blvd., Owings Mills, MD 21117
The Maryland Genealogical Society and Maryland Public Television are partnering to offer a special day-long, in-person workshop focusing on alternative ways to approach your research, including new ideas for breaking through brick walls and how indirect evidence can sometimes offer more compelling support to your research questions.

The event includes:
  • Two presentations by Rebecca Whitman Koford: "How I Built My Own Brick Wall & The Sledgehammer of Experience" and "Indirect Evidence: Finding What Was Not Written," plus breakout discussion and Q&A.
  • Light breakfast refreshments and a lunch.
  • Screening of a PBS Finding Your Roots video presentation.
  • A copy of the book, NGS Research in the States Series: Maryland, for each attendee.
Thanks to the generous support of Maryland Public Television, this workshop is free. However, advance registration is required because space is limited, and a $8 per person refundable deposit is required to hold your space. To register, please visit the MPT registration page.
 
Rebecca Whitman Koford focuses on research in Maryland, Upstate New York, Virginia, the District of Columbia, colonial records, military records from the Revolution through the Civil War, federal records at the National Archives (D.C.), and land records of all types. She has published numerous articles and is co-author of the NGS Research in the States series book on Maryland. She speaks at national conferences and regularly teaches at major genealogical institutes. Rebecca is the Director of the Genealogical Institute on Federal Records (Gen-Fed) in Washington, D.C., and is the vice-president of the National Genealogical Society.



Wednesday, May 14
MGS Member Meetup  (MGS Virtual Meetup)
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
We are hosting our next online Zoom meetup for MGS members on May 14 from 7:00pm-9:00pm ET. Bring your questions about researching in the different Maryland counties and Baltimore City. Chat with fellow members and MGS Board Members in breakout rooms.
 
This event is free, but registration is required. First, sign in as a Member, click "Members Only" on the left navigation bar, and then select the "MGS Virtual Meetups" page to access the registration link.  Registration closes at noon May 14.