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• Event Education-Let's Discuss It!

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    Saturday, December 05, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
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    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Let's Discuss It! 

  Join our popular discussion group and learn what is trending in Genealogy. Joe Burns will examine the latest websites, software programs, technologies and tools.  

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.
  

  
  

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• Event Education - How To Research the Courthouse

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    Thursday, December 10, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
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    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  How to Research the Courthouse

  Kim Richardson

  For beginning genealogists, an intimidating aspect of genealogy research is: How do I research in a courthouse? This presentation will discuss the types of records you're likely to find in a courthouse and how to utilize them. Also included are tips about scouting the courthouse before you go, meeting courthouse staff, using the records, and retrieving copies of the records.

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and again 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.

  
  

  
  

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• Event Education-Organize Your Research With Evernote

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    Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
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    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Lisa Louise Cooke Video-

  Organize Your Research With Evernote
  

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  Let  Lisa Louise Cooke get your research organized 

  using Evernote.

  
  

  
  

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.

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• Event Education FamilyTreeMaker-TreeVault Cloud Services

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    Thursday, January 07, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
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    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  FamilyTreeMaker by PZ Horton

  
  

  TreeVault Cloud Services

  Emergency Tree® restore service. TreeVault keeps a continuously updated copy of your tree ready to hand back to you if your hard drive should crash or some other catastrophe strikes.

  Family Tree Maker Connect is a FREE mobile app (for iPad, iPhone and coming soon for Android) that displays your latest FTM tree anywhere, any time – even when your computer is off. Handy for sharing your tree with relatives or for using your iPad as a second monitor with your continuously updated tree.

  Next of Kin® allows you to designate a successor to your TreeVault account to pass along your family tree and research records. You will get a certificate that may be included with a will, providing instructions and passcodes for taking over your account along with your Family Tree Maker license.

  Historical Weather® allows you to set the scene for events in your family story with more than a billion historical weather records. Dates will never be boring again.

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and again 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.
  

  
  

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• Event Education-Lisa Louise Video-Making Evernote Effortless

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    Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
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    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Lisa Louise Video-Making Evernote Effortless

  MEMBERS ONLY 

  • Quick Keys: Help you get things done faster
  • Search Operators: Digging deeper and faster into your notes
  • Shortcuts: Learn how to set them up to accomplish repetitive tasks faster
  • Reminders: Help you track and meet deadlines
  • Note Sharing: Collaboration just got easier
  • Source Citation: Merging notes to include sources; Source Citation with “Info” feature
  • Web Clipper Bookmarklet: a hack for adding it to your mobile tablet’s browser.

  
  

  • Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and again 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Event Internal-TNGS Quarterly Membership Meeting

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    Saturday, January 16, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
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    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  "The Manhattan Project and COVID-19. Oak Ridge on the Cutting Edge of Science" 

  by Richard Cook

  Richard Cook has written an oral history of Oak Ridge titled "Ignored Heroes of World War II: The Manhattan Project Workers of Oak Ridge, TN." Cook has lived in Oak Ridge since 2000. He wrote an opinion column for The Oak Ridger from 2003-2005. He has written over 160 op/ed columns which have appeared  in The Oak Ridger, The Oak Ridge Observer, The Knoxville News-Sentinel and The Tennessean website. His book has been profiled  on WBIR, WATE and PBS. He was interviewed on PBS in Japan in August of 2020 for the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. You  may want to check out his website ignoredheroes.com to learn more about this subject in advance.

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and again 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.
  

  
  

  
  

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• Event Education-Gen 101-Intro to Gen & DNA

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    Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Genealogy 101-Intro to Genealogy, Family

  History & DNA by Debbie Atchley

  
  This first session of our series will cover how to get started in your genealogical research, helpful forms and software, where to find records and how DNA fits into your search.
  
  

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and again 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Event Education-Let Discuss It! - January

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    Saturday, January 23, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Let's Discuss It! - January

  Join our popular discussion group and learn what is trending in Genealogy.  Join John Ware for the first of the year's Lets Discuss It!

  As a prelude to the Genealogy 101 Sessions, John will review a Census Comparison Tool for examining all those pesky tick marks on the early census forms.  He will also examine some of the latest websites, software programs, technologies and tools.  

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Event Education-Gen 101-Organizing & Recordkeeping for Genealogy

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    Wednesday, January 27, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Gen 101-Organizing & Recordkeeping for

  Genealogy by PZ Horton

  Learn different approaches to organizing the results of your research so you can more easily find things and protect your investment.

  
  

  
  

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and again 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.
  

  
  

  
  

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• Event Education-Gen 101-Research Tips & Techniques

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    Wednesday, February 03, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Genealogy 101-Research Tips & Techniques

  By Nancy Walczyk

  Later sessions of the Genealogy 101 series will discuss specific record types and sources useful in genealogy research. In this session, we will focus on general research practices, and things to keep in mind no matter what record type you are reviewing. 
  

  
  

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and again 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.

  
  

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• Event Education-Kilts & Clans: Researching Your Scottish Immigrant Sources & Methods

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    Saturday, February 06, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Kilts & Clans: Researching Your Scottish Immigrant Sources & Methods

  by Cynthia Guffey

  Early Scottish immigrants were often motivated by poverty in the home country or land ownership in America. Some Scots came willingly, others came as indentured servants or expelled from the country as criminals. Most Scots were hardworking farmers and businessmen.

  The program will discuss emigration periods from Scotland. We’ll look at the research steps to take once you discover a Scottish immigrant ancestor. The focus will be on pre-1841 Scottish emigrants. On-line records from free and subscription sites will be examined, including tips on how best to use Scotland’s People and FamilySearch. Various types of records including parish, christening, marriage, burial, military, and church minutes will be used to trace Scottish individuals. Sources for maps, photos, and Scottish surnames will be illustrated. By documenting the research, patterns can be found to help narrow your search and locate your Scottish family!

  
  

  
  

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and again 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.
  

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• Event Education-Gen 101-Source Citations

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    Wednesday, February 10, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Genealogy 101-Source Citations

  by Lisa Junkins

  Use citations with confidence. Every event should have a source citation. Learn what to cite, where to find it, and how to put it in a proper format.

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and again 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.

  
  

  
  

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• Event Education-Gen 101-Census

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    Wednesday, February 17, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Genealogy 101-Census

  by John Ware

  The Tennessee Genealogical Society is pleased to announce a series of seminars designed to explore the various aspects of genealogical records, research skills and processes to advance the joining of generations.  This session will cover Census Records, one of the key resources to help us put names and places to our ancestors through time.  Join us as John Ware guides us through the enumeration process, the Census Schedules, the data we can mine, and how to analyze them.
  

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and again 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.

  
  

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• Event Education- Let's Discuss It! - February

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    Saturday, February 20, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Let's Discuss It! 

  Join our popular discussion group and learn what is trending in Genealogy. Joe Burns will examine the latest websites, software programs, technologies and tools.  

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.

  
  

  
  

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• Event Education-Gen 101-Vital Records

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    Wednesday, February 24, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Genealogy 101-Vital Records

  by Therese Fisher

  When did vital records begin?

  What impact did religion have on the creation and development of vital records?

  Where do you begin to look for vital records?

  Birth records.. description and reliability

  Marriage records... what are the various types of marriage records and how reliable are they?

  Death records... just because it is written in stone doesn't make it true

  What are alternatives to birth, marriage and death certificates?

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and again 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.

  
  

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• Event Education-Gen 101-Probate & Wills

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    Wednesday, March 03, 2021
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Genealogy 101-Probate & Wills

  by John Ware

  The Tennessee Genealogical Society is pleased to announce a series of seminars designed to explore the various aspects of genealogical records, research skills and processes to advance the joining of generations.  This session will cover Probate Records, the gold mine of genealogical records.  Join us as John Ware guides us through Probate process, the records it produces, where to find them and how to use them.

  Access will be through GoToWebinar. Instructions and Connectivity Link will be forwarded via email to all registrants upon registration, six days prior and again 1 hour prior to the event. Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to watch the event. Your questions help drive the meetings, and we will be there to help each other.

  
  

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