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:*'''[[FHC Portal]]''' This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions: Ancestry.com FHC Institution version, World Vital Records; Fold3.com (formerly Footnote), NewspaperArchive.com, MyHeritage, FamilyLink, Genline, FindMyPast.uk, FamilyHistoryLink, Alexander Street Press (Civil War), The Genealogist, Historic Map Works, 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive. | :*'''[[FHC Portal]]''' This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions: Ancestry.com FHC Institution version, World Vital Records; Fold3.com (formerly Footnote), NewspaperArchive.com, MyHeritage, FamilyLink, Genline, FindMyPast.uk, FamilyHistoryLink, Alexander Street Press (Civil War), The Genealogist, Historic Map Works, 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive. | ||
:*Our computers have links to hundreds of genealogy websites. | :*Our computers have links to hundreds of genealogy websites. | ||
:*Additional software programs include: Adobe Photoshop Elements, a software editing program for photos, slides and negatives; and ABBY Reader, which converts digitized documents into text documents. | :*Additional software programs include: Adobe Photoshop Elements, a software editing program for photos, slides and negatives; and ABBY Reader, which converts digitized documents into text documents. | ||
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'''Beginning Genealogy''': Personal assistance for the new researcher provided by Lorraine Minor. Group meets every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. | '''Beginning Genealogy''': Personal assistance for the new researcher provided by Lorraine Minor. Group meets every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. | ||
'''DNA''': DNA | '''DNA''': We sponsor two DNA Special Interest Groups for Beginning and Advanced researchers. | ||
The '''Beginning DNA Group''' is led by Andy Hochreiter and meets twice a month at two locations; the class content will be the same for each: | |||
1) At the WDCFHC on the 1st Wednesday night of each month at 7:00 p.m. | |||
2) At the Columbia MD Family History Center on the 3rd Wednesday night of each month at 7:00 p.m. | |||
The '''Advanced DNA Group''', led by Jim Bartlett, meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. at the WDCFHC. | |||
Interested persons are invited to attend either or both groups. To be put on the groups' mailing lists and for further information, contact: | |||
Andy Hochreiter at ajhochreiter@comcast.net; Jim Bartlett at jim4bartletts@verizon.net | |||
'''Eastern European:''' Focus on research and resources in Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Lecture and computer research assistance. Group meets monthly on the 3rd Saturday at noon; please call as schedule may vary. | '''Eastern European:''' Focus on research and resources in Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and Belarus. Lecture and computer research assistance. Group meets monthly on the 3rd Saturday at noon; please call as schedule may vary. | ||