Events
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Date: December 14, 2023
Time: 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Ghosts of Christmas Past: Ancestry Holiday Traditions with Jean Wilcox Hibben
For our December webinar, Jean Wilcox Hibben will be presenting a program that connects some of our more common holiday traditions in the United States to their beginnings during the time of our ancestors of various cultures and countries.
A native of the Chicago suburbs & former Board Certified genealogist, Jean Wilcox Hibben now resides in So. Cal. where she was a college professor for 13 years, teaching Speech Communication, retiring to pursue her passions: family history & folklore (with a doctorate in the latter). She is a national speaker, the former Director of the Corona (CA) Family History Center, President & webmaster of the Corona Gen. Soc., & Past-President of the So. Calif. Chapter of APG. She has also been on the boards of the Gen'l Speakers Guild, Internat'l Soc. of Family History Writers & Editors, & APG. She was the Lead researcher for the first season of Genealogy Roadshow. She writes the "Aunty Jeff" column for the Informer, the newsletter of the Jefferson County, NY, Gen. Soc. She is part of Genealogy Journeys® producing podcasts on Social History.
Date: November 09, 2023
Time: 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Who Were the Passengers of the Mayflower
We’ve all heard the story of the Mayflower and the founding of Plymouth Colony in 1620 but who were these intrepid souls, what did they believe, why did they come to New England, and who left descendants? This presentation explores these topics and provides information on resources available for learning more about our Pilgrim ancestors.
Karen A. Fortin has degrees in History and Library and Information Science and a passion for research. She worked in a public library in Florida for 30 years before switching to genealogical lecturing in 2016. She is a member of various genealogical societies and loves to help people explore their family history so that they can better understand their ancestors and the world in which they lived.
Date: October 19, 2023
Time: 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM
Researching Italian Genealogy Online with Suzanne Russo Adams
Join Suzanne as she talks about Italian civil registration research online. FamilySearch and the Italian government (Portale Antenati) have partnered to digitize millions of civil registration records. She will explore what civil registration records exist, how to research and how to locate them online. These records are an amazing way to start researching your Italian ancestors.
Suzanne Russo Adams is an accredited genealogist in Italian research and has been researching Italian roots for more than 20 years. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a BS in sociology and a BA in family history/genealogy specializing in Southern European research, specifically Italy. She also has a Masters degree in European History (December 2008) from BYU. Her experience ranges from research to genealogy technology to conferences and speakers.
Suzanne has served as a board member for the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), Utah Genealogical Association (UGA), and as a commissioner for the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogist (ICAPGen). She was a lead researcher for NBCs U.S, season 1 of Who Do You Think You Are?. She is also the author of Finding Your Italian Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide (Ancestry, 2008).