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SUMMARY:Fall Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Blaine BettingerAutosomal Analysis: Tools for Finding Your Ancestors\n\n\n\n\nShared Matches and Genetic Networks – Shared matches and In Common With (ICW) are the most powerful tools that DNA testing companies provide. Together we will look at some of the ways to take advantage of these tools to work with our matches and break through brick walls.\n\n\n\nGenetic Genealogy Year in Review – New tools\, techniques\, and tricks for genetic genealogists are always being created and developed. This lecture examines the very latest developments in the field and helps you understand how these new tools can be incorporated into your research.\n\n\n\nUsing DNA Painter to Map Your DNA – DNA Painter is an easy-to-use third-party tool that enables you to assign segments of DNA shared with cousins to a map of your chromosomes. Together we’ll look at this powerful new tool\, and how you can use it in your research.\n\n\n\nThe Helen Marley Story – A case study identifying the mother of my adopted great- grandmother\, born Helen Marley Johnson. Although no single record identifies her mother\, indirect evidence and DNA testing makes the case.\n\n\n\n\n\nMORE INFO
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/fall-seminar-3/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Fall Seminar,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250315T093000
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SUMMARY:Spring Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Presenters: The Ulster Historical Foundation\, Fintan Mullan & Gillian Hunt \n\n\n\nTopic: Honoring Your Shamrocks: Researching All Your Irish Ancestors \n\n\n\nSessions \n\n\n\n\nIntro to Irish and Scots-Irish Family History Research\n\n\n\nUsing Land Records\, Griffith’s Valuation\, Tithe & Estate Records\n\n\n\nCensus Substitutes & Other Important Sources for the 18th & 19th Centuries\n\n\n\nEmigration from the North of Ireland to North America\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMORE INFO\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/spring-seminar-3/
LOCATION:1st Floor – Auditorium\, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library\, 1515 Young Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Spring Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250726T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250726T153000
DTSTAMP:20250501T140154Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Colleen Robledo Greene\, MLIS\, FTxSGS \n\n\n\nTopic: Somos Familia: Tracing Your Mexican Ancestors on Both Sides of the Border \n\n\n\nSessions \n\n\n\n\nFoundational Concepts and Reference Tools for Mexican Genealogy\n\n\n\nWorking with Mexican Catholic Parish Records\n\n\n\nWorking with Mexican Civil Registrations\n\n\n\nEssential U.S. Registration Records for Researching Your Mexican Ancestors\n\n\n\n\n\nMORE INFO\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/summer-seminar-3/
LOCATION:1st Floor – Auditorium\, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library\, 1515 Young Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Summer Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T153000
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SUMMARY:Fall Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Presenters: Kelli Jo Bergheimer \n\n\n\nTopic: Strategies for DNA Breakthroughs \n\n\n\nTopics: \n\n\n\n\nSuccessful Sleuthing\, Not Stalking\, for DNA Matches\n\n\n\nAncestry Pro Tools: Increase Your DNA Analysis\n\n\n\nThe Power of Ancestry Clusters and Inferred Matching\n\n\n\nThe Tale of Two Grandfathers and an Adoption – Privacy and Ethical Concerns with DNA\n\n\n\n\nKelli is a writer\, teacher\, editor\, author\, and international genealogical speaker. Kelli holds a Bachelor’s in Biology\, a Master’s in Education: Curriculum and Instruction\, and a Master’s in Business Management. Kelli is the Director of Education for Your DNA Guide. Kelli runs a small business—Mess on the Desk\, a genealogical organization company with a YouTube channel. Kelli is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists. \n\n\n\n\nMORE INFO
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/fall-seminar-4/
LOCATION:1st Floor – Auditorium\, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library\, 1515 Young Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fall Seminar,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260124T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260124T120000
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SUMMARY:German Genealogy Essentials
DESCRIPTION:German Genealogy Essentials: From American Records to German Archives \n\n\n\nZoom Only \n\n\n\nMark your calendars for a German Genealogy Pre-Conference! This will help prepare you for our Spring Seminar with Michael D. Lacopo\, D.V.M. presenting “German Genealogical Research Strategies.” \n\n\n\nTracing German ancestry requires more than just names and dates—it requires knowing where your ancestors lived and when records were created. In this two-session seminar\, experienced researchers Barbara Coakley and Bernard Meisner will show you how to extract critical clues from U.S. records and how historical context can make the difference between success and frustration in German research. Gain tools\, insights\, and confidence for your German genealogy journey. \n\n\n\nCost: $15 – registered pre-conference participants will receive a $15 discount code for the March 28 Spring Seminar with Mike Lacopo. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\nMORE INFO\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarbara Coakley presents From U.S. Clues to German Roots: Using American Sources to Identify Your Ancestor’s Homeland – Research in Germany requires knowing the town and region where your Ancestor lived before immigrating to the U.S. We’ll discuss U.S.-based sources that may provide clues to an immigrant’s German origins.\n\n\n\nBernard Meisner present It Depends:  How Awareness of German Political\, Social\, and Cultural Changes is Invaluable in Locating Your Ancestors’ Records – Time and place are particularly important in German genealogical research.  Learn how knowledge of regional history will enable you to overcome challenges such as shifting borders\, religious affiliations and record-keeping practices to determine what records may exist for your German ancestors and where they might be found.
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/german-genealogy-pre-conference/
LOCATION:TX
CATEGORIES:Project/Event,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260328T093000
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DTSTAMP:20260208T183207Z
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SUMMARY:Spring Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Presenters: Michael D. Lacopo\, D.V.M. \n\n\n\nTopic: Mastering the Search: German Genealogical Research Strategies \n\n\n\nSessions: \n\n\n\n\nOvercoming the Language Barrier in German Genealogy\n\n\n\nGerman Genealogy on the Internet: Beyond the Basics\n\n\n\nFinding and Using German Church Records\n\n\n\nTelling Their Story: Adding Character to Your German-American Genealogical Narrative \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMORE INFO\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/spring-seminar-4/
LOCATION:1st Floor – Auditorium\, J. Erik Jonsson Central Library\, 1515 Young Street\, Dallas\, TX\, 75201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Spring Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260725T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260725T153000
DTSTAMP:20260605T223810Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Seminar featuring Craig R Scott
DESCRIPTION:Our Speaker: Craig R Scott\, MA\, CG\, FUGA\n\n\n\nIn recognition of our country’s 250th anniversary\, we have invited Revolutionary War expert genealogist Craig R. Scott\, CG\, FUGA to come to Dallas and walk us down the paths we need to follow to find the details of our patriot ancestors’ service. Discover the impact the fight for American independence had on our forebears’ lives. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSessions \n\n\n\n\nA Revolutionary War Case Study – The case study will follow the course of one revolutionary soldier\, that captures the experiences of most of our ancestors who served in the various American Revolution military units. The subsequent lectures in the seminar will each focus in depth on one aspect of the American Fight for Independence.\n\n\n\nRecords created by the War – This lecture will examine types of service\, compiled military service records\, and where other documents can be found using a step-by-step methodology in a case study.\n\n\n\nRecords created after the War: Pensions – This lecture will explain the types of pensions\, pension law\, pension application files\, pension ledgers\, pension payment vouchers\, last and final payments. \n\n\n\nRecords created after the War: Bounty Land – This lecture will cover the history of state and federal bounty land\, French and Indian War bounty land during the Revolutionary War\, bounty land acts\, and the bounty land process. It will reveal the information to be found in Bureau of Land Management website relating to military bounty land.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCraig is an expert in Military Research and other National Archive records.  He has been a professional genealogical and historical researcher for more than thirty-nine years. He is an entertaining and dynamic speaker and has often coordinated Military track programs for the premiere U.S. conferences\, including IGHR\, SLIG\, and GRIP.   \n\n\n\nHe has written seventeen books\, and several articles in the NGSQ and other genealogical publications. He is the owner of Heritage Books Inc.\, a genealogical publishing firm with a catalog of more than 10\,000 titles.
URL:https://dallasgenealogy.org/event/summer-seminar-featuring-craig-r-scott/
LOCATION:Dallas Public Library – J Eric Jonsson\, 1515 Young Street\, DALLAS\, TX\, 75218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Summer Seminar
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