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• Event Education - LLC Video-MEMBERS ONLY-CREATE HISTORIC MAPS

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    Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CDT)
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    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  LISA LOUISE COOKE VIDEO

  CREATE A GOOGLE EARTH HISTORIC MAP COLLECTION

  MEMBERS ONLY

  
  

  Lisa Louise Cooke shows you how to use the free Google Earth Pro software to create your own historic map collection customized for your genealogy and family history research. By the end of of this class you’ll have a permanent collection of hundreds of gorgeous historic and vintage maps from around the world, organized and ready to use for family history. Lisa is the leader in using Google Earth for genealogy and this class shows you why.

  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 -Let's Discuss It!

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    Saturday, September 26, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CDT)
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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. John Ware will examine the latest websites, software programs, technologies and tools.  Bring up your own topics of interest or just soak up the knowledge from the group.  Following this session there will be a Technology & Genealogy session that will focus on a specific topic or tool, demonstrating its performance, use, and benefits. Be sure to register for that, as well.

  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 Do I Know My Family Tree Is Right?

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    Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CDT)
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    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  How Do I Know My Family Tree Is Right?

  

  Join Lisa Junkins as she walks you through the basics of proving your family tree. Whether you just want to know if you have good information or if you are just starting the work of gathering proof  to join a lineage society, then this is the class for you.

  Lisa has been a member of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) since 2013. She served as a Registrar for her chapter and as a member of the DAR State Application Team (SAT). She has completed the following Genealogy Education Programs that DAR offers: Introduction to Genealogy Research for DAR Applications, Apply Genealogy Research Techniques to DAR Applications, Advanced Techniques for Resolving Problems with Lineage or Service on DAR Records, DNA and the DAR.

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• Event Education - Alabama State Research

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    Saturday, October 03, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (CDT)
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    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Webinar - Alabama State Research

  As part of our continuing State Research Series, join John Ware in a presentation of the resources and repositories available for researching your Alabama ancestors. What's available on-line and where you will have to research in person.

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• Event Education - DNA TOOLS-MYHERITAGE BY DEBBIE ATCHLEY

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    Tuesday, October 06, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CDT)
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    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  DNA TOOLS-MYHERITAGE

  BY DEBBIE ATCHLEY

  
  - More Menu Details
  - Tools – Chromosome Browser
  - Tools - AutoClusters
  - Tools – Country Ethnicity General
  - Your Ethnicity – Overview
  - Trees, Smart Matches & Records
  - Matching
  - Shared DNA Matches
  - Relationships – Notes & Trees
  - Theory of Relativity
  - More Shared Matches
  - Triangulated Segments
  - Shared Ethnicity
  - Shared DNA & the Chromosome Browser
  - More Menu Details
  - Tools – Chromosome Browser
  - Tools - AutoClusters
  - Tools – Country Ethnicity General
  - Your Ethnicity – Overview
  - Trees, Smart Matches & Records

  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 - Family Tree Maker: Reporting

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    Thursday, October 08, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CDT)
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    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Webinar - Family Tree Maker: Reporting

  Join PZ Horton, as he continues his series on the features, functions and hidden secrets of Family Tree Maker Genealogical Software.  This session will cover tips and trick of the Reporting function of the program.

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• Event Education - Genealogical Ethics - Kim Richardson

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    Thursday, October 15, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CDT)
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    GoToWebinar-Broadcast
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  Genealogical Ethics - Kim Richardson

  
  

    Join us as Kim Richardson will be presenting Genealogical Ethics. Genealogists are truth-seekers and have an inherent responsibility to preserve family history using honest methods. Inevitably, genealogy researchers will find themselves at the crossroads of "what should I do?" General principles to employ as a compass for those tough situations are outlined in this essential presentation. Multiple scenarios are explored, including the special circumstance of uncovering family secrets.

  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 Internal- Quarterly Membership Meeting

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    Saturday, October 17, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CDT)
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    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  VIRTUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

   TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

  Please join us for the Fall Membership Meeting which is open to members and non-members. We encourage everyone to attend this meeting, as we review our progress for this year and chart our upcoming Programs and Events.  There will be two matters, that will be presented, discussed for moved for action.  One item will be on proposed By-changes to accommodate virtualization of some our processes.  The other item will be on a Proposed Budget for the society for 2021. 

  After the brief meeting, our program will be by the Shelby County Archives. The topic for the program will be "The common or funny mistakes made by folks doing or wanting to do research at the Shelby County Archives."

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Seminar Fall - VIRTUAL -JUDY RUSSELL

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    Saturday, October 24, 2020
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    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (CDT)
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    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  TNGS Fall Seminar

  A Day With JUDY RUSSELL

  OCT 24, 2020

  A genealogist with a law degree, The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL , is a lecturer, educator and writer.

  Judy Russell will be live for our all-day seminar on Oct 24, 2020. 

  Judy will present four programs (see below for specific details) at the seminar. The program will be recorded and will be available for registrants to re watch for 30 days after the event. 

  
  

  MEMBERS-$30

  NON-MEMBERS-$40

  
  

  REGISTRATION DEADLINE : 1 day prior

  PROGRAM DETAILS:

  9:00 am-WELCOME-CARLA MAITLAND & DOOR PRIZE

  9:15 am-SESSION 1-SEPARATE BUT UNEQUAL: SLAVE LAWS & THEIR RECORDS-Whether north or south of the Mason-Dixon line, laws governed enslaved Americans, free people of color and slave-owners alike, creating a treasure trove of records for today's genealogists.

  10:30-10:45 BREAK & DOOR-PRIZE

  10:45 am-SESSION 2-THE FAIR COURT-RECORDS OF CHANCERY COURTS-Only one court has ever had doing what's fair as part of its official mission: the chancery court. With different names in different states(and countries), it was often the go-to court for cases of great genealogical value, including divorces, guardianships, real property partition and more.

  12:15 LUNCH BREAK & DOOR-PRIZE

  1:00 SESSION 3-ADVERTISING THE LAW: THE GEMS  IN THE LEGAL NOTICES-So many statutes required notice that someone wanted something done, and the legal notices in newspapers can be priceless sources of genealogical clues. [New: debuts RootsTech February 2020]

  2:15-2:30 BREAK & DOOR-PRIZE

  2:30 SESSION 4-MAKING A FEDERAL CASE OUT OF IT-Even genealogists who have a good background in court records often overlook the wealth of detail available in the records of the federal courts: the District Court and the Circuit Court (now the Circuit Court of Appeals).  From bankruptcies to copyrights to patent to cases in admiralty jurisdiction and more, federal court records merit a close look.

  4:00 FINAL COMMENTS AND GRAND DOOR-PRIZE

  REFUND POLICY:

  Full refund if request is received on or before 10 am Oct 23, 2020

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Event Education - Let's Discuss It!

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    Saturday, October 31, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CDT)
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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.  Bring up your own topics of interest or just soak up the knowledge from the group.  Following this session there will be a Technology & Genealogy session that will focus on a specific topic or tool, demonstrating its performance, use, and benefits. Be sure to register for that, as well.

  Access will  be through GoToWebinar .  Making the connection is quick and easy only requiring a computer and Internet connectivity from wherever you chose to  watch the event. 
  

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• Event Education - Native American Family Research

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    Saturday, November 07, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST)
  • Location
    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Native American Family Research

  Stories of Native American ancestry are some of the most common you'll find, especially in the South. But, are they true? Do you know how to locate the facts about your elusive ancestors who may have been Native American? Our presenter Jason R. Terrell is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and has been doing Native American family research for himself and others over 20 years. He has been a member of the Trail of Tears Association and served as Vice-Chair for the Editorial Board of the Cherokee Phoenix, the tribal newspaper for the Cherokee Nation, and writes a blog about researching Native families which can be found at www.nativefamilyresearch.com. In this session, we'll talk about the best records and strategies to get to the bottom of those family stories and dip our toes in the water to learn about what DNA can and can't reveal about our Native ancestors.

  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 othe

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Event Education - Research Logs

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    Saturday, November 14, 2020
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    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (CST)
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    GoToWebinar Broadcast
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  Research Logs: Be Not Afraid!

  Do you squirm when people talk about Research Logs? Do you think, “Yeah, I know I’m supposed to be doing that, but it seems like such a waste of time?” Join our Director of Research, Nancy Walczyk, as she shows you how Research Logs add value to your research by making your research time more efficient and by helping you break down those brick walls.

  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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• WEBINAR-Let's Discuss It!

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    Saturday, December 05, 2020
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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 - 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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