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…
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…
October 5, 2019 10:00 am – 12:00 pm North Kansas City Library, 2251 Howell St., NKC, MO 64116 Social Media Tools for Genealogy by Claire Brisson-Banks Social Media provides a way to share, learn, find and record both your living and ancestral families. Learn how to use Blogs, Wikis, YouTube, Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest…
November 2, 2019 10:00 am – 12:00 pm North Kansas City Library, 2251 Howell St., NKC, MO 64116 Researching Your WWII Veteran Presented by Nichole Schlagel from Midcontient Public Library Piece together your WWII veteran’s military experience using web resources, Midwest Genealogy Center resources, and outside sources. Learn what records still exist and how to locate…
December 4, 2021 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Will Be Held Virtually Valor Awards for WWI VeteransPresented by Dr. Timothy Westcott A Valor Medals Review Project and Task Force made up of researchers and historians is performing a systematic investigation of World War I American soldiers, who may have been overlooked for high-valor awards at the…
January 8, 2022 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Will Be Held Virtually (subject to change) Research and Writing the Stories of WWII FallenPresented by Don Milne More than 400,000 Americans lost their lives in World War II. All of them had stories worth saving and sharing. The STAR Corps (Story-Telling And Research volunteers) is researching and…
March 5, 2022 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Will Be Held Virtually (subject to change) The Discriminating Genealogist: Telling Good Evidence From Bad Presented by Judy G. Russell, JD The “best evidence” rule in law prefers that documents presented to a court be the original rather than a copy. A copy won’t even be admitted if…
February 5, 2022 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Will Be Held Virtually (subject to change) Ethics for Genealogists:DNA and Social Media Asking relatives to take a DNA test or contacting someone with your DNA results can be touchy. Kathleen Brandt will explore how to use DNA research ethically and the appropriate way to share your research…
May 1, 2021 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Will Be Held Virtually Why DNA? Determine kinshipNon-paternal eventAdoption By Kathleen Brandt Kathleen Brandt will use case studies to discuss how DNA results and matches are used as a genealogical tool.
August 29, 2020 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Will Be Held Virtually Stump the Panel Questions, brick walls and quandaries submitted by NGS members will be posed to our panel in an interactive meeting to kick off the 2020-2021 year. Our panelists are: President Elna Cox, who leads an interest group on the use of DNA…
