Topic Talk – GEDcom
GEDcom. Is it miraculous or mystifying? Have you used the tool recently? What’s the latest in GEDcom? Come with questions and let’s look for answers.
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Topic Talk – International US Borders – Canada & Mexico Research
More than neighbors borrowing a cup of sugar, Canada and Mexico have played a lot of roles with US ancestors. Did someone you “know” fight in the French and Indian...
Finding Females in US Naturalization Records
The talk will discuss evolving requirements for US naturalization & citizenship. She will also familiarize us with naturalization legislation affecting women from 1790 until the 1940's. Nancy is proficient in...
Follow-up Discussion
The Monday-After Presentation Follow-up is how Davis Genealogy Club members discuss what we learned at our General Meeting and Presentation the prior week! We discuss what we found helpful from...
DNA Study Group
Via Zoom (Members Only – Contact president@davisgenealogy.org to join)
Topic Talk – Symbols, Codes, Squiggles = Clues!
Ever the intrepid detectives, genealogists need to “know” more than languages and formats of records. Like looking for and deciphering the codes that priests, pastors, governments…and sometimes families use to...
Inspiring Ways to Capture the Interest of the Non-Genealogists in Your Family
If you are researching your family tree but haven’t shared it with your family in a way that sparks their interest, then you are only experiencing half of the joy...
Follow-up Discussion
The Monday-After Presentation Follow-up is how Davis Genealogy Club members discuss what we learned at our General Meeting and Presentation the prior week! We discuss what we found helpful from...
DGC Board Meeting
The Davis Genealogy Club Board meets quarterly in January, April, July and October. Board members have voting rights, however, all members are welcome to attend and give input into the...
Summer Book Club – Hiding the Past: A Genealogical Crime Mystery
Hiding the Past: A Genealogical Crime Mystery by Nathan Dylan Goodwin (2013). Patrick Coldrick has no past, but hires Morton Farrier, Forensic Genealogist, to find it. Others are interested, too…and people...
Summer Book Club – The Pirate’s Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd
The Pirate’s Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd by Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos (2023) – not to be confused with books with similar titles about pirates and wives! Based on a trove...
Topic Talk – Changing Occupations and Occupations Changing
Sometimes it was push, sometimes pull. It was a step or a leap. Perhaps it was goat herder to farmer? Peasant to shoemaker? Housebuilder to inventor? Maybe someone had a...