Thursday, January 5, 2023

WCGS - Wake Genealogy Watch, Winter 2023 - Newsletter now available

The Winter 2023 Issue (Vol.6 Issue 2) of our award-winning newsletter, Wake Genealogy Watch, is now available online for reading or download. You can visit the WCGS website  or access through this link - Wake Genealogy Watch, Winter 2023

Features included in this issue include:

  • Details on a super OLLI class that will be taught by WCGS Member, Barbara McGeachy – Genealogy:  Starting with the Basics
  • Links to a host of online resources that are outside the traditional research sites
    • A super timeline/map visualization video packed with historical context for the American First Colonies (1565 – 1700)
    • Family History Guides to each state that provide rich access to a world of records and research strategies from your pc or cell phone
    • The latest Enslaved Persons research resources
    • International research groups and blogs for Germany and France
    • Wake County Civil War Pension File links and useful Wake County map links   
  • Highlights from our December NC Government and History Library tour
  • A Genetic Genealogy review of the latest tools to hit your match lists – AncestryDNA’s Parent SideView, My Heritage’s new match sorting options, and FTDNA’s new Discover tool and Time Tree. All exciting stuff!
  • Our handy events calendar will help you save the dates, so you don't miss a single moment of WCGS excitement.

Photo Note: If you choose to read a printed version of this newsletter, some of the photos will be difficult to view due to size constraints. Please refer to the online edition where you can enlarge the photos to accommodate better viewing. 

Click this newsletter page link to view this and all past newsletter content. 

We welcome your feedback, input, and submissions for inclusions in future editions. Please address all concerns to newsletter@wakecogen.org.

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