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Bergen Roots—Part Two: Church, Cemetery, Wills, & GSBC Resources Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ On-Line Seminar Monday, June 15, 2020, at 2 PM – 3:30 PM Join us as we talk about all things Bergen County! Over two sessions, we will dive into County-specific topics, history, and resources with the experts, historians, and genealogists who know Bergen County, New Jersey, best. Bergen Roots—Part One: Monday, 1 June @ 2pm Genealogies & County Histories; Newspapers & Land Records REGISTER: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8248219979138168335 Bergen Roots—Part Two: Monday, 15 June @ 2pm Church & Cemetery Records; Probate & Wills; GSBC Website Resources REGISTER: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3714471742934309391 Any level of questions—from beginner to expert—is welcome. We will try to answer as many as we can and may follow up with you after the session to help. We will field questions during the sessions but you can also present a question t...

Finding Your Family and Ancestors in One Click with MyHeritage Thursday, June 4, 2020 4 PM – 5:30 PM On-Line Webinar Genealogical Society of Bergen County Daniel Horowitz, MyHeritage’s Genealogy Expert. will be presenting FIVE live sessions to help you use this special time to make progress on your family history research. Enjoy these presentations from the comfort of your home and submit questions during the Q&A. All sessions are free—register for one or all of the sessions. —— Session 5: “Finding Your Family and Ancestors in One Click With MyHeritage Search Engine” Thursday, 4 June @ 4 pm EDT by Daniel Horowitz MyHeritage search engine is delighting family history fans worldwide. Learn how this search engine works, and how it can benefit your research. Covering billions of records and important repositories and databases, in a single search, it will find the resources you need. Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2260497357279990288 — To see ALL five sessi...

Bergen Roots—Part One: Histories, Newspapers, and Land Records Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ On-Line Seminar Monday, June 1, 2020, at 2 PM – 3:30 PM Join us as we talk about all things Bergen County! Over two sessions, we will dive into County-specific topics, history, and resources with the experts, historians, and genealogists who know Bergen County, New Jersey, best. Bergen Roots—Part One: Monday, 1 June @ 2pm Genealogies & County Histories; Newspapers & Land Records REGISTER: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8248219979138168335 Bergen Roots—Part Two: Monday, 15 June @ 2pm Church & Cemetery Records; Probate & Wills; GSBC Website Resources REGISTER: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3714471742934309391 Any level of questions—from beginner to expert—is welcome. We will try to answer as many as we can and may follow up with you after the session to help. We will field questions during the sessions but you can also present a question to us in...

MyHeritage's New Advanced Features and Technologies Thursday, May 28, 2020 4 PM – 5:30 PM On-Line Webinar Genealogical Society of Bergen County Daniel Horowitz, MyHeritage’s Genealogy Expert. will be presenting FIVE live sessions to help you use this special time to make progress on your family history research. Enjoy these presentations from the comfort of your home and submit questions during the Q&A. All sessions are free—register for one or all of the sessions. —— Session 4: “MyHeritage's NEW Advanced Features and Technologies” Thursday, 28 May @ 4 pm EDT by Daniel Horowitz An advance review of new features and technologies on MyHeritage, the online family history service. Take full advantage of MyHeritage's unmatched technologies to help you find long-lost relatives, with: The tree Consistency Checker, PedigreeMap, Theory of Family Relativity, Calendar and Events, Statistics, Pedigree Tree, Charts, Relationship Report, Surveys, and more. Registration URL: https://a...

Find Relatives Without Really Searching With MyHeritage Daniel Horowitz, MyHeritage’s Genealogy Expert. will be presenting FIVE live sessions to help you use this special time to make progress on your family history research. Enjoy these presentations from the comfort of your home, and submit questions during the Q&A. All sessions are free—register for one or all of the sessions. —— Session 3: “Find Relatives Without Really Searching With MyHeritage” Thursday, 21 May @ 4 pm EDT by Daniel Horowitz MyHeritage tools help you find relatives effortlessly with top-of-the-line technology: Instant Discoveries help you grow your tree and enrich individuals’ information with personal photos; Smart Matching can extend your family tree and can reunite you with long lost relatives; Record Matching looks at billions of records automatically and provides the actual records. Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3917477873011079184 — To see ALL five sessions, visit our websit...

Organizing Your DNA Matches Workshop: Using the Leeds Method Thursday, May 18, 2020 2 PM – 3:30 PM On-Line Webinar Genealogical Society of Bergen County, Bolger Heritage Center, Ridgewood Public Library The Leeds Method is a simple and logical way to organize your 2nd, 3rd, and possibly 4th cousin matches by family lines using color clustering—regardless of which DNA testing company you use. This FREE webinar workshop will be organized in two parts, lectures include: – Part 1 (18 May, 2pm) covers the construction of a simple Leeds spreadsheet and analysis; – Part 2 (20 May, 2pm) covers advanced topics like including 4th cousins and identifying a common surname. The webinar-workshop will also include a downloadable worksheet and sample spreadsheet. Attendees should have a basic understanding of your DNA results (Note: NOT for DNA newbies.) Experience with spreadsheets (Excel, Google Sheets, etc.) is helpful, but not required. REGISTER for this Webinar-workshop, here: https://attendee.go...

Planting a Family Tree Online on MyHeritage Thursday, May 14, 2020 4 PM – 5:30 PM On-Line Webinar Daniel Horowitz, MyHeritage’s Genealogy Expert. will be presenting FIVE live sessions to help you use this special time to make progress on your family history research. Enjoy these presentations from the comfort of your home and submit questions during the Q&A. All sessions are free—register for one or all of the sessions. —— Session 2: “Planting a Family Tree Online on MyHeritage” Thursday, 14 May @ 4 pm EDT by Daniel Horowitz Learn how to build an online family tree in the free and friendly website MyHeritage.com. Enter detailed information, upload images, and use, invite, and share information with family members. Find long lost relatives and historical records for every person in your family. Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4176224844863941392 — To see ALL five sessions, visit our website: https://www.njgsbc.org/event/thursdays-with-myheritage/

GSBC “Ask the Experts” Online! (Session 2) Hosted by Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ  Monday, May 11, 2020, at 2 PM – 3:30 PM Online On Monday, 4 May (2 pm) and Monday 11 May (7 pm), the GSBC is bringing its popular “Ask the Experts” online! This event will be free and open to the public and is a great opportunity to pick our brains about all things related to researching your family history. In preparation for this event, we are asking for questions in advance, so that we can make sure the experts we ask to participate are the best fit for your questions. So what types of questions can you ask? – Questions about your New Jersey and/or Bergen County family—and how to find them – Questions about general research challenges and problems – Questions about online research and where to find stuff – Questions about "brick wall" problems (just make sure they are broad, i.e., "how can I find my mid-1800s soldier-ancestor" rather than super-specific, i.e., "wh...

Family Tree Builder Free Software Thursday, May 7, 2020 4 PM – 5:30 PM On-Line Webinar Daniel Horowitz, MyHeritage’s Genealogy Expert. will be presenting FIVE live sessions to help you use this special time to make progress on your family history research. Enjoy these presentations from the comfort of your home and submit questions during the Q&A. All sessions are free—register for one or all of the sessions. —— Session 1: “Family Tree Builder Free Software” Thursday, 7 May @ 4 pm EDT by Daniel Horowitz Family Tree Builder is a popular, free, software that is well suited for genealogy, with full support in more than 40 languages. Learn how to create trees, reports, publish and share research over the Internet, and learn the advanced technologies available only in Family Tree Builder. Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6470371249381191696 — To see ALL five sessions, visit our website: https://www.njgsbc.org/event/thursdays-with-myheritage/

GSBC “Ask the Experts” Online! (Session 1) Hosted by Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ  Monday, May 4, 2020, at 2 PM – 3:30 PM Online On Monday, 4 May (2 pm) and Monday 11 May (7 pm), the GSBC is bringing its popular “Ask the Experts” online! This event will be free and open to the public and is a great opportunity to pick our brains about all things related to researching your family history. In preparation for this event, we are asking for questions in advance, so that we can make sure the experts we ask to participate are the best fit for your questions. So what types of questions can you ask? – Questions about your New Jersey and/or Bergen County family—and how to find them – Questions about general research challenges and problems – Questions about online research and where to find stuff – Questions about "brick wall" problems (just make sure they are broad, i.e., "how can I find my mid-1800s soldier-ancestor" rather than super-specific, i.e., "wha...

GSBC Family History Discovery Day! GSBC Special Event + Open House Ridgewood Public Library 125 N Maple Ave, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450 Saturday, March 30, 2019 at 10 AM – 4 PM Find Your Family!  GSBC Family History Discovery Day —— Have you been curious as to who might be in your family tree? Intrigued about DNA testing? Wondering what family treasures may be at your fingertips?  Join the Genealogical Society of Bergen County as we present a special day of family history fun—and experience how interesting researching your family can be. – Main-Stage Presentations on Getting Started, Heirloom Genealogy, DNA Testing, Apps and Technology, and immigration through Ellis Island. – Free One-on-One Genealogy Consultations – Bolger Heritage Center Library and Archives Tour – Family-Friendly Worksheets – Networking with Experts and Researchers Free and Open to the Public—All are Welcome.  See the Complete Schedule at www.njgsbc.org and help us spread the word—and the joy of famil...