- Upcoming events, webinars and wikis in the larger genealogy community - something for all interests
Some of the items highlighted are local. Many are virtual. I promise you will find a new skill to add to your genealogy toolbox! You might want to add these to your calendar or to do list.
Cemetery Cleanup Day at 1461 Purfoy Road in Wake County
Saturday, August 12⋅9:00am – 12:00pm; 1461 Purfoy Rd. Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
Harnett Chapel Cemetery - The Harnett County Cemetery Preservation Group has scheduled a cemetery clean-up day in Fuquay-Varina. (This cemetery is just over the line in Wake County. Please help if you are able.)
This is to work on repairing and cleaning the headstones and maintaining the grass and weeds. No need to commit to the full 3 hours, anytime you can stop by and join us is appreciated!
We will again meet at the cemetery at 1461 Purfoy Road, Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. All volunteers welcome and those who helped before are invited back. Tools needed will be: rakes, leaf blowers, and weed eater’s. Approved cleaning supplies will be provided.
Family members are invited and encouraged to come help. This cemetery has these names associated with it, Barbour, Betts, Campbell, Holloway, Revels, Smith, Stuart, Whittington, Wray. Some of these graves date back to the 1890’s.
For info contact Harnett County Cemetery Preservation - https://tinyurl.com/HCCPGroup
Read this recent article about this hardworking group! They. Were. Here...
Learn how ChatGPT can help you with your genealogy
Have you tried ChatGPT yet? I use it for small tedious editing tasks to free up time for more important writing. Follow Blaine Bettinger and Jen Baldwin of Find My Past in a lively discussion on the practical application of ChatGPT in family history. Free to watch anytime. Link to video on Facebook. (By the way, Chat GPT was not used to create this blog post.)
FamilySearch Colonial Migration Wiki - Old Cherokee Path, the Great Indian Warpath and the Great Valley Road
This FamilySearch Wiki for Colonial Migration is very pertinent to our last virtual presentation in July. Colonial Migration to the interior of the Colonies included the Old Cherokee Path, the Great Indian Warpath and the Great Valley Road. This FSwiki post will send you out along all three if you follow the links. It is an invaluable resource if you are trying to understand how your ancestor traveled from one location to another. Visit this link to start your exploration.
East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference
Oct. 6 - 8, Maritime Center, Baltimore and Online
Joy Reisinger Lecture Series
October 20, 2023; FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and Online
The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) will host five live webinars at this year’s Reisinger Memorial Lecture Series on 20 October 2023. It is also held in-person at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Five leading genealogists spoke on topics related to the Genealogical Proof Standard, solving genealogical problems by discovering and using a wide variety of appropriate sources, and immigration. The series is offered in person at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City,Utah. It is also available to view online with registration at Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
Details and link to register for the Legacy webinar series.
To get details to attend in person in Salt Lake City visit the FamilySearch Library link.
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