DNA Basics Workshop
October 8, 2022 10:00 am – 12:00 pm North Kansas City Public Library-2251 Howell St., NKC, MO Join us for a DNA basics workshop at our October monthly meeting. Presented by Elna Cox and Karen Best.
Monthly Meeting
Celebration of NGS 25th Anniversary
September 10, 2022 10:00 am – 12:00 pm North Kansas City Public Library-2251 Howell St., NKC, MO Join us for a celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Northland Genealogy Society. We will be hosting in person and virtually. Further details to come.
Researching Ancestors’ Brick & Mortar with City Directories and Sanborn Maps
June 4, 2022 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Will Be Held Virtually (subject to change) Researching Ancestors’ Brick & Mortar with City Directories and Sanborn Maps Directories were created for many towns and cities throughout the U.S., even in towns with less than 500 residents. Often the guides were updated regularly, making them a great resource…
The 1950 Federal Census
May 7, 2022 10:00 am – 12:00 pm North Kansas City YMCA Join us to celebrate the release of The 1950 Federal Census 9:30AM – 11AM North Kansas City YMCA 1999 Iron Street, North Kansas City, MO 64116 (Southeast corner of Iron and Armour – across from the Post Office) (The meeting room on the west side…
Getting the Most from Online Newspapers
April 2, 2022 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Will Be Held Virtually (subject to change) Getting the Most from Online Newspapers Don’t Forget to Misspell! Solving genealogy problems with digital newspaper research. Presented by Michelle L. Spencer Handouts and meeting links
Presentation (Monthly Meeting)
June 5, 2021 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Will Be Held Virtually Navigating the Records from the War of 1812 by Brian Rhinehart Migration to the Midwest was supercharged by veterans of the War of 1812 cashing into their bounties. From bounty land to pensions, there is no shortage of genealogical records for soldiers in the…
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November 14, 2020 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Will Be Held Virtually Mayflower 400thAnniversary: 17th Century New England Resources By David Allen Lambert 17th-century New Englanders arguably are the most studied group on the planet. In many cases, town vital records, church, colony, court, probate, land, military, and tax records not only have survived, but have…
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January 9, 2021 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Will Be Held Virtually The Evolution of Women’s Legal Rights in Americaby Kathleen Bird Significant clues can be missed in researching our female ancestors if we are not mindful of the legal rights and constraints on women in the times in which they lived. We’ve come a long…
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February 6, 2021 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Will Be Held Virtually (subject to change) Researching and Writing a Family Legacyby Judy Fambrough-Billingsley Judy Fambrough-Billingsley is the daughter of a white German woman and a black American soldier, born shortly after the end of World War II. As a child she was adopted and brought to…
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October 3, 2020 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Will Be Held Virtually Our Ancestors Experience During the 1918 Pandemic by Michelle Spencer If your family was living in North America or Europe during Word War I, it is likely they were touched by the “Spanish Flu” pandemic. Michelle Spencer will dive into our ancestors’ experience during…