At our September training session, Dave Lapierre will host another session of “Tech Talk with Dave.” Dave will field and (hopefully) answer your technology questions. Dave will spend some time teaching us useful Zoom techniques, including how to mute and … Continue reading
Remember the old days when members could chat about their genealogy research interests, talk about discoveries and brick walls, meet up with old friends, and make new friends at meetings? Well, a worldwide pandemic upended all of that. We miss … Continue reading
We’ve all had research discoveries that surprised and even shocked us. Have you discovered that an ancestor was murdered or was involved in a murder? An ancestor who was a horse thief, robbed a bank, or participated in a rebellion … Continue reading
Have you started (or maybe finished) scanning all the photos in those albums, boxes, and file folders? Are there now dozens, hundreds, or thousands of photos on your computer in different folders? Have you simply transformed your physical photo mess … Continue reading
We’re very happy that Howard Vincent Kurtz will be joining us again at our March 21st training session for another presentation of “Our Ancestors’ Clothing”! If you have participated in Professor Kurtz’s previous visits to WMGS, you’ll know what a … Continue reading
At our April 18th training session, Ed Strickland will present part one of a two-session course on paleography. The one-hour paleography lecture will be followed by a practice workshop at our May 16th training session. After only a little research, … Continue reading
In the 4th Tech Talk with Dave session, Dave will review and demonstrate websites for finding graves. Specifically, Dave will showcase FindAGrave, Billion Graves, and will touch on Interment.net. All three of these sites are free to use, and two … Continue reading
Have you ever searched for a piece of information you know you have but can’t find? Have you ever wanted to gather all the information you have on one individual in one place? Have you ever been overwhelmed with “stuff” … Continue reading