Tuesday Tidings

This Week’s Online Genealogy Events

Choose from selected free online events today. All times are ET except as noted. Assume registration in advance is required; check so you’re not disappointed. Find out about a few more, mainly US events, at Conference Keeper.

Tuesday, 14 January

9 am: Family History Introduction, by Norfolk Record Office (UK).
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/family-history-introduction-online-workshop-tickets-1040497314477

2 pm: MyHeritage: Your Family Stories are Just One Click Away, by Melissa Barker for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/myheritage-your-family-stories-are-just-one-click-away/

2:30 pm: Back to Basics: Understanding Autosomal, Mitochondrial, X-DNA, and Y-DNA Inheritance Patterns, by Laura A. Weber for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12454712

3 pm: Choosing a DNA Test for Your Research Goals, by Melanie McComb for American Ancestors.
https://www.americanancestors.org/events/choosing-dna-test-your-research-goals

Wednesday, 15 January

2 pm: Collaborative Trees: Making Them Work for You, by Drew Smith for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/collaborative-trees-making-them-work-for-you/

Thursday, 16 January

6:30 pm: Heritage Travel: Top 10 Tips for Walking in Ancestral
Footsteps, by Lisa Vogele for Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center.
https://acpl.libnet.info/event/12433727

Friday, 17 January

2 pm: Las Californias: Alta, Baja, and Beyond, by Lisa Medina for Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/las-californias-alta-baja-and-beyond/

7 pm: World War II and The Polish Diaspora, by Nadia Rupniak for OGS Niagara Peninsula Branch.
https://niagara.ogs.on.ca/events/world-war-ii-and-the-polish-diaspora-with-nadia-rupniak-niagara-peninsula-branch-webinar-series/

Saturday, 18 January

10 am: Family History Show and Tell, OGS Kingston Branch. 
https://kingston.ogs.on.ca/events/kingston-branch-meeting-family-history-show-and-tell

1 pm: The Loyalist Era, by Jessica Chase for OGS Quinte Branch.
https://quinte.ogs.on.ca/the-loyalist-era-2/

Family Tree Magazine: January 2025

Here are the contents, copied from pages 4 and 5 of the latest issue.

FAMILY HISTORY NEWS
Read up on new family history-related projects & developments.

DEAR PAUL
Paul Chiddicks proves what a treasure trove old newspapers can be. (amusing odds and ends)

TWIGLETS
Gill Shaw trots on to pastures new with the Tonges – the family nobody seems to know much about …

FINDING YOUR WAY WITH HISTORICAL MAPS
Dr Sophie Kay is here to guide you through using maps with your family history research.

BEYOND IRISH BIRTH RECORDS
Chris Paton reflects on the impact of illegitimacy, societal expectations, and more, and how this may impact family history research in Ireland.

DNA WORKSHOP
DNA advisor Karen Evans helps readers to piece together their family history research with the aid of DNA.

EVIDENCE IN THE PARISH REGISTERS
Family Tree Academy tutor David Annal shows us how to break down a brick wall by thinking differently about what the parish registers can tell us.

WHERE WAS MY ANCESTOR FINALLY LAID TO REST?
Jonathan Conibere tells us about the challenge of locating the final resting place of an ancestor.

EXPLORING A TREASURE TROVE OF FAMILY LETTERS
Tania Taylor surveys an extensive collection of 19th century family letters

PHOTO CORNER
Jayne Shrimpton shares advice to help you date your unidentified pictures

ANCESTRY DNA
A mini guide to regions, subregions & journeys

SIX THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN THEN
David Allen shares several invaluable lessons he has
learnt during the quarter of a century in which he’s been’
doing family history

YOUR LETTERS
Readers share their views.

INTERVIEW TIPS
Follow our handy checklist to make the most of a family history interview

DIARY DATES
Your round-up of the latest genealogy events

CLASSIFIED ADS
Professional researchers and more. Be sure to mention
Family Tree when responding to adverts!

CONTACT US
Useful contact details

THOUGHTS ON …
All is right with the world,