New Tools in the Ancestry Tree

May 20, 2023 10:00am Pacific Time is our Annual Membership Meeting held online via Zoom. During the business portion of the meeting, SKCGS will hold its annual election for the positions of President and Treasurer.  Our last Beginning Genealogy Class with instructor Winona Laird will be Monday, June 5, 11:00am PT. The topic is “Citing your Sources.”…

Eastern Europe is a region with a rich and complex history and diverse ethnic groups. Its frequent border changes, language barriers and influences from several powerful empires can lead to challenges when researching family history. Come learn more about this fascinating region by joining the new Eastern European special interest group. The first meeting will…

INTERNET ARCHIVE FOR THE FAMILY HISTORIANWow! Just when you thought you had linked all the genealogical research you could find…Internet Archive came along. Maybe not a new site, but have you used it?  Here is a free site to make books available for free.  This site includes “government documents, church records, county and state histories, atlases…

Save the Date: October 21, 2022 BIGS Presents a Special Diahan Doubleheader At 10AM, Friday, Oct 21, 2022, on Zoom, Diahan Southard will present two programs: “DNA Ethnicity in 2022” to be followed by “Me and My 1,000+ DNA 4th Cousins” We are celebrating Family History Month with a special two-presentation program by Diahan Southard, a leading voice in…

The French-Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut (FCGSC) is a small society that operates a genealogical research library focused primarily, though not exclusively, on French Canadian and New England ancestry.  During the past several years they have received a large number of donated books, many of which either duplicate current holdings or do not fit into…

Tuesday, October 1, 2024, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm virtual via Zoom This month we will continue reviewing the free Legacy Family Tree software videos hosted by Geoff Rasmussen. Our next video in this series will be “Legacy 9 Unlocked (part 1): Your First Few Tips” it is a longer video so we will…