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<td colspan="2";><span style="color:blue; font-size:18px;"><b><br/>-- March 2024 --</b></span></td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">FamilySearch SIG-- Denise Plaskett</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:150px">Wednesday, June 5th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</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>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">German SIG -- Robert Jackson</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Saturday, June 8th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">On the Road Again: Tips for Planning On-site Research</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">FamilySearch SIG -- Dan Termini</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, June 11th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Hawaiian SIG -- Cindy Thomson</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:150px">Thursday, June 13th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Series: Snipping, Clipping, and Irfanview</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Swedish SIG -- Cliff Ross</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:150px">Friday, June 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:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">German Research Part 1 Please see class description for details</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Irish SIG -- Maureen Hanlon</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Saturday, June 15th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</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>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">DNA SIG -- Eric Olson</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Saturday, June 15th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Digitizing SIG -- Rudy Wolf</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, June 19th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11:00 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">German Research Part 2 Please see class description for details</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Portugal, Azores, & Madeira SIG -- Ralph Severson</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:150px">Wednesday, June 19th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Series: Simple Photo Enhancements</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">French Canadian SIG -- Jane Lindsey</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, June 25th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, June 26th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11:00 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">German Research Part 3 Please see class description for details</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Norwegian SIG -- Esta Weaver</td>
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<td colspan="2"><span style="color:blue; font-size:18px;"><b><br/>-- April 2024 --</b></span></td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, June 26th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Danish SIG -- Jared Weaver</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Thursday, June 27th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Italian SIG -- Debbie Hunt</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, April 3rd</td>
<td colspan="2"><span style="color:blue; font-size:18px;"><b><br/>-- July 2024 --</b></span></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">Tuesday, April 9th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, July 3rd</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</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>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">German SIG -- Robert Jackson</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:150px">Wednesday, July 3rd</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">DNA Part 1 of 3 - Intro to the Basics of DNA</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">DNA SIG -- Sue Severson</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:150px">Thursday, July 11th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">DNA Part 1 of 3 - Intro to the Basics of DNA</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Swedish SIG -- Cliff Ross</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:150px">Friday, July 12th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 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>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Irish SIG -- Maureen Hanlon</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:150px">Saturday, July 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:35px">1:00 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>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">FamilySearch SIG -- Dan Termini</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:150px">Tuesday, July 16th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11:00 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Series: Navigating MyHeritage</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Scotland SIG -- Roger Prince</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:150px">Wednesday, July 17th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</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>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Portugal, Azores, & Madeira SIG -- Ralph Severson</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, July 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:35px">1:00 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>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">French Canadian SIG -- Jane Lindsey</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, April 30th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Saturday, July 20th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11:00 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11:00 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">History Geo</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">DNA  SIG -- Eric Olson</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
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<td colspan="2"><span style="color:blue; font-size:18px;"><b><br/>-- August 2024 --</b></span></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:150px">Saturday, August 3rd</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</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>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Chinese SIG -- Lee Pearce</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11:00 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">FamilySearch SIG -- Denise Plaskett</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, August 7th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11:00 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">German SIG -- Robert Jackson</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">DNA SIG -- Sue Severson</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Thursday, August 8th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Swedish SIG -- Cliff Ross</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:150px">Friday, August 9th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">6:30 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Using American Ancestors.org</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Irish SIG -- Maureen Hanlon</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, May 8th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Saturday, August 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:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Contacting Cousins: How? Why? (DNA, Photos, Family History and more)</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">FamilySearch SIG -- Dan Termini</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Tuesday, May 14th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Saturday, August 17th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11:00 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Series: Using Linkpendium</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">DNA SIG -- Eric Olson</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:150px">Tuesday, August 20th</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11:00 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">Scotland SIG -- Roger Prince</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, August 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:35px">11:00 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Sharing Family History with Children</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">Portugal, Azores, & Portugal SIG -- Ralph Severson</td>
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<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:150px">Wednesday, August 21st</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">11 am</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:35px">1:00 pm</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">How to Series: Indexing and Other FamilySearch Projects</td>
<td style="padding:2px; border:1px solid black; width:1200px">French Canadian SIG -- Jane Lindsey</td>
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Revision as of 17:59, 23 May 2024


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 8pm
<< Click here to join the Zoom meeting >>


Special Interest Group Workshops




Date Time Topic

-- June 2024 --
Saturday, June 1st 11 am Chinese SIG -- Lee Pearce
Tuesday, June 4th 1:00 pm FamilySearch SIG-- Denise Plaskett
Wednesday, June 5th 11 am German SIG -- Robert Jackson
Saturday, June 8th 1:00 pm FamilySearch SIG -- Dan Termini
Tuesday, June 11th 1:00 pm Hawaiian SIG -- Cindy Thomson
Thursday, June 13th 1:00 pm Swedish SIG -- Cliff Ross
Friday, June 14th 1:00 pm Irish SIG -- Maureen Hanlon
Saturday, June 15th 11 am DNA SIG -- Eric Olson
Saturday, June 15th 1:00 pm Digitizing SIG -- Rudy Wolf
Wednesday, June 19th 11:00 am Portugal, Azores, & Madeira SIG -- Ralph Severson
Wednesday, June 19th 1:00 pm French Canadian SIG -- Jane Lindsey
Tuesday, June 25th 1:00 pm English SIG -- Ann Binning
Wednesday, June 26th 11:00 am Norwegian SIG -- Esta Weaver
Wednesday, June 26th 1:00 pm Danish SIG -- Jared Weaver
Thursday, June 27th 1:00 pm Italian SIG -- Debbie Hunt

-- July 2024 --
Wednesday, July 3rd 11 am German SIG -- Robert Jackson
Wednesday, July 3rd 1:00 pm DNA SIG -- Sue Severson
Thursday, July 11th 1:00 pm Swedish SIG -- Cliff Ross
Friday, July 12th 1:00 pm Irish SIG -- Maureen Hanlon
Saturday, July 13th 1:00 pm FamilySearch SIG -- Dan Termini
Tuesday, July 16th 11:00 am Scotland SIG -- Roger Prince
Wednesday, July 17th 11 am Portugal, Azores, & Madeira SIG -- Ralph Severson
Wednesday, July 17th 1:00 pm French Canadian SIG -- Jane Lindsey
Saturday, July 20th 11:00 am DNA SIG -- Eric Olson
Saturday, July 20th 1:00 pm Digitizing SIG -- Rudy Wolf

-- August 2024 --
Saturday, August 3rd 11 am Chinese SIG -- Lee Pearce
Tuesday, August 6th 11:00 am FamilySearch SIG -- Denise Plaskett
Wednesday, August 7th 11:00 am German SIG -- Robert Jackson
Wednesday, August 7th 1:00 pm DNA SIG -- Sue Severson
Thursday, August 8th 1:00 pm Swedish SIG -- Cliff Ross
Friday, August 9th 1:00 pm Irish SIG -- Maureen Hanlon
Saturday, August 10th 1:00 pm FamilySearch SIG -- Dan Termini
Saturday, August 17th 11:00 am DNA SIG -- Eric Olson
Tuesday, August 20th 11:00 am Scotland SIG -- Roger Prince
Wednesday, August 21st 11:00 am Portugal, Azores, & Portugal SIG -- Ralph Severson
Wednesday, August 21st 1:00 pm French Canadian SIG -- Jane Lindsey
'Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month'

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  • 1. Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation (Introduction and Basic Layout), Martinus E. Wolf
  • 2. Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation (Dates and Family Relationships), Martinus E. Wolf
  • 3. Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation (Names and Geographic Place Names), Martinus E. Wolf
  • 1. Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Registers: Introduction and Submittal Process, Martinus E. Wolf (13:38)
  • 2. Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Registers: Proving relationship to Issei Ancestor, Martinus E. Wolf (8:44)
  • 3. Requesting Japanese Koseki Family Registers: Identifying Ancestral Village of Issei, Martinus E. Wolf (20:48)
  • Chinese Genealogy Research: Reading and Understanding Jiapu, Part 1, Ying Chin Wakefield (15:19)
  • Chinese Genealogy Research: Reading and Understanding Jiapu, Part 2, Ying Chin Wakefield (10:24)
  • How to Read Your Korean Genealogy, Mark Peterson (7:57)
  • How to Search Southeast Asia Records Using FamilySearc, Lina Lee (12:47)
  • Whakawhanaungatanga Using DNA, Part 1 of 3: It's Complicated, Elena Falla Fowler (20:31)
  • Whakawhanaungatanga Using DNA, Part 2 of 3: Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), Elena Falla Fowler (23:30)
  • Whakawhanaungatanga Using DNA, Part 3 of 3: Ancestry, Elena Falla Fowler (19:44)
  • Caribbean Slave Registers, Pooran Bridgelal (19:20)
  • Researching Oceana: Diving into Australian, New Zealand & Polynesian Records, Kelli Allen (51:35)
  • Researching in New Zealand with the NZSG,Sarah Hewitt (39:36)
  • Tracing Afro Caribbean Ancestors: Key Strategies and Methodologies, Joseph B.Shumway, AG® (22:01)
  • In Our Ancestors Footsteps: From Colonists to Kiwis, Seonaid Harvey (33:04)
  • Genealogy in a Spanish Sea, the Caribbean: Cuba, Debbie Gurtler (15:51)
  • Genealogy in a Spanish Sea, the Caribbean: Puerto Rico, Debbie Gurtler (18:11)
  • Genealogy in a Spanish Sea, the Caribbean: Dominican Republic, Debbie Gurtler (15:46)
  • Basic Family History Research Using Philippine Records, Gloria Cabiles Gutierrez (13:33)
  • Using Keywords to Demystify Old Catholic Church Records in Filipino Genealogy, David John Paul Sanglap (10:39)
  • How to Find Your Family's Records in the Virgin Islands, Valerie Sims, (54:45)