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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, November 28</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Intro to Genealogy: Getting Started Part 2: Basic Research Strategies</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">FamilySearch Skills 6: View Memories, Upload and Tag Photos, Add Documents</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, December 6</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">FamilySearch Skills 3: Change Info</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Orientation to Scanning Options at OFSC - Hands on help from OFSC volunteers</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, December 12</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Using Census Records 1790-1950</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">FamilySearch Skills 7: Merging</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, October 18</td>
  <td colspan="3"><h2 style="color: red;">-- Happy New Year! January 2024 --</h2></td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">A Project That Took on a Life of Its Own: Updating the Six Volumes of the Familias Macaenses (1996)
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, January 3rd</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">FamilySearch Skills 4: Add Ancestors, Add Sources </td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Getting the most from a visit to OFSC</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, January 3rd</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Intro to the Basics of DNA</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Gearing-up for 2024: Use Free Subscriptions and Records at OFSL</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, November 7</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, January 9th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">FamilySearch Skills 5: Record Hints, Attaching Sources, Notes</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How-to Series: Scotland's People</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, November 15</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, January 17th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Expand Your Family Tree - Hands on help from OFSC volunteers in the computer lab</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Adding Historical Information to Enhance Your Family Genealogy</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, November 15</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, January 17th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Leave Your Genealogy: Don't Let It Get Thrown Away!</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">10 Million Names Project https://10millionnames.org</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, November 28</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, January 23rd</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">FamilySearch Skills 6: View Memories, Upload and Tag Photos, Add Documents</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Series: Searching Images on FamilySearch</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, January 24th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Introduction to 20th Century Immigration</td>
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  <td colspan="2"><h3 style="color:blue;">-- February 2024 --</h3></td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, February 7th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Beginning French Canadian Research</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, February 7th </td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Finding People of Color in Census Records & Antebellum Records</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, February 13th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Series: Ancestry Card Catalog and RecordSeek</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, February 14th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Introduction to A-Files and C-Files</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, February 14th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Hidden Ancestors in the Shadow of One Drop and Jim Crow</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, February 21st</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Using Mexican Records on FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, February 21st</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Improbable Family Ties: Connections Recovered from Antebellum Nelson and Fluvanna Counties of Virginia, 1815-1862</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, February 27th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Series: The Family History Guide - thefhguide.com</td>
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  <td colspan="2"><h3 style="color:blue;">-- March 2024 --</h3></td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, March 6th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Overview of Irish Research and Records</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, March 6th </td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">On the Road Again: Tips for Planning On-site Research</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, March 12th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Series: Snipping, Clipping, and Irfanview</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, March 13th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">German Research Part 1 Please see class description for details</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, March 20th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">History Geo</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, March 20th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">German Research Part 2 Please see class description for details</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, March 26th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Series: Simple Photo Enhancements</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, March 27th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">German Research Part 3 Please see class description for details</td>
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  <td colspan="2"><h3 style="color:blue;">-- April 2024 --</h3></td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, April 3rd</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">UK Registration Research From 1841-1923 (England, Wales and Scotland</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, April 3rd</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Contacting Cousins: How? Why? (DNA, Photos, Family History and more)</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, April 9th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Series: Descendancy Research on FamilySearch</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, April 10th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">DNA Part 1 of 3 - Intro to the Basics of DNA</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, April 10th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">DNA Part 1 of 3 - Intro to the Basics of DNA</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, April 17th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">DNA Part 2 of 3 - Making Sense of your DNA Matches to Expand Your Tree</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, April 17th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">DNA Part 2 of 3 - Making Sense of your DNA Matches to Expand Your Tree</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, April 23rd</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Series: Navigating MyHeritage</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, April 24th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">DNA Part 3 of 3 – Breaking Through Genealogy Brick Walls: How to Focus Your DNA Matches to Solve Family History Mysteries</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, April 24th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">DNA Part 3 of 3 – Breaking Through Genealogy Brick Walls: How to Focus Your DNA Matches to Solve Family History Mysteries</td>
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  <td colspan="2"><h3 style="color:blue;">-- May 2024 --</h3></td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, May 1st</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Exploring Hawaiian Records for Genealogical Research</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, May 1st</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Using American Ancestors.org</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, May 7th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Series: Using Linkpendium</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, May 15th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Expand Your Family Tree: Hands on help from OFSC volunteers in the computer lab</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, December 6</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, May 15th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Orientation to Scanning Options at OFSC - Hands on help from OFSC volunteers</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Sharing Family History with Children</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, December 12</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, May 21st</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">FamilySearch Skills 7: Merging</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Series: Indexing and Other FamilySearch Projects</td>
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Revision as of 19:36, 27 November 2023


Workshops
French Canadian Assistance
Jane Lindsey, CGS. By appointment only, click here: Request Appointment.

Swedish Research
Thursdays 11am - 6pm
Need help with your Swedish research? Join our expert for individual assistance. No appointment necessary.

African American Research Workshop
Every 4th Wednesday, 6pm to 9pm -- Starting again January 2024


Tips and Talk

1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 11am
2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 11am
3rd Wednesday at 6pm
Date Time Topic
Tuesday, November 28 11 am FamilySearch Skills 6: View Memories, Upload and Tag Photos, Add Documents
Wednesday, December 6 11 am Orientation to Scanning Options at OFSC - Hands on help from OFSC volunteers
Tuesday, December 12 11 am FamilySearch Skills 7: Merging

-- Happy New Year! January 2024 --

Wednesday, January 3rd 11 am Getting the most from a visit to OFSC
Wednesday, January 3rd 6:30 pm Gearing-up for 2024: Use Free Subscriptions and Records at OFSL
Tuesday, January 9th 11 am How-to Series: Scotland's People
Wednesday, January 17th 11 am Adding Historical Information to Enhance Your Family Genealogy
Tuesday, January 17th 6:30 pm 10 Million Names Project https://10millionnames.org
Tuesday, January 23rd 11 am How to Series: Searching Images on FamilySearch
Wednesday, January 24th 11 am Introduction to 20th Century Immigration

-- February 2024 --

Wednesday, February 7th 11 am Beginning French Canadian Research
Wednesday, February 7th 6:30 pm Finding People of Color in Census Records & Antebellum Records
Tuesday, February 13th 11 am How to Series: Ancestry Card Catalog and RecordSeek
Wednesday, February 14th 11 am Introduction to A-Files and C-Files
Tuesday, February 14th 6:30 pm Hidden Ancestors in the Shadow of One Drop and Jim Crow
Wednesday, February 21st 11 am Using Mexican Records on FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com
Wednesday, February 21st 6:30 pm Improbable Family Ties: Connections Recovered from Antebellum Nelson and Fluvanna Counties of Virginia, 1815-1862
Tuesday, February 27th 11 am How to Series: The Family History Guide - thefhguide.com

-- March 2024 --

Wednesday, March 6th 11 am Overview of Irish Research and Records
Wednesday, March 6th 6:30 pm On the Road Again: Tips for Planning On-site Research
Tuesday, March 12th 11 am How to Series: Snipping, Clipping, and Irfanview
Wednesday, March 13th 6:30 pm German Research Part 1 Please see class description for details
Wednesday, March 20th 11 am History Geo
Wednesday, March 20th 6:30 pm German Research Part 2 Please see class description for details
Tuesday, March 26th 11 am How to Series: Simple Photo Enhancements
Wednesday, March 27th 6:30 pm German Research Part 3 Please see class description for details

-- April 2024 --

Wednesday, April 3rd 11 am UK Registration Research From 1841-1923 (England, Wales and Scotland
Wednesday, April 3rd 6:30 pm Contacting Cousins: How? Why? (DNA, Photos, Family History and more)
Tuesday, April 9th 11 am How to Series: Descendancy Research on FamilySearch
Wednesday, April 10th 11 am DNA Part 1 of 3 - Intro to the Basics of DNA
Wednesday, April 10th 6:30 pm DNA Part 1 of 3 - Intro to the Basics of DNA
Wednesday, April 17th 11 am DNA Part 2 of 3 - Making Sense of your DNA Matches to Expand Your Tree
Tuesday, April 17th 6:30 pm DNA Part 2 of 3 - Making Sense of your DNA Matches to Expand Your Tree
Tuesday, April 23rd 11 am How to Series: Navigating MyHeritage
Wednesday, April 24th 11 am DNA Part 3 of 3 – Breaking Through Genealogy Brick Walls: How to Focus Your DNA Matches to Solve Family History Mysteries
Wednesday, April 24th 6:30 pm DNA Part 3 of 3 – Breaking Through Genealogy Brick Walls: How to Focus Your DNA Matches to Solve Family History Mysteries

-- May 2024 --

Wednesday, May 1st 11 am Exploring Hawaiian Records for Genealogical Research
Wednesday, May 1st 6:30 pm Using American Ancestors.org
Tuesday, May 7th 11 am How to Series: Using Linkpendium
Wednesday, May 15th 11 am Expand Your Family Tree: Hands on help from OFSC volunteers in the computer lab
Wednesday, May 15th 6:30 pm Sharing Family History with Children
Wednesday, May 21st 11 am How to Series: Indexing and Other FamilySearch Projects