Upcoming Webinars
September 2024
The Art of Slow Genealogy
- Presenter: Tara Shymanski
- Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM Central
- Webinar Description: Are you a genealogy tortoise or a hare? The hare rushes to find new documents and add to its tree but genealogy tortoises slow down create more accurate, thorough family trees. This method suggests ways to slow down by using a research log to enter all your findings, reading and transcribing records, citing your sources, analyze the records. As you slow down and consider each finding you will build a more accurate family history
- Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2209934144942973533
October 2024
Navigating Maritime Internet Research Resources: Uncovering Wisconsin's Seafaring
Ancestors
- Presenter: Peter McCracken
- Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM Central
- Webinar Description: Navigate Wisconsin's maritime history with Peter McCracken, co-founder of ShipIndex.org. This webinar unveils the significant role of maritime resources in understanding migration and economic patterns, and how these enrich genealogical research. McCracken will demonstrate how to uncover ship records and personal narratives using ShipIndex.org and various online tools. Beyond ShipIndex.org, the journey expands to include strategies for comprehensive maritime research, ensuring a full exploration of your ancestors' seafaring histories. Concluding with a Q&A, this session is an opportunity to deepen your understanding of maritime history and broaden your genealogical toolkit. Join us to set sail into the past and discover your history like never before.
- Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/798574631250661720
November 2024
400,000 German POWs in the U.S.: How did they affect your community and family?
- Presenter: Mary Risseeuw
- Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM Central
- Webinar Description: For millions of rural Americans, farmers and owners of small businesses, POW labor was a life-saver for a country where a labor shortage had been created by the war. Abandoned Civilian Conservation Corps camps built during the Depression were the sites of the first camps as boat loads of German POWs were brought to the U.S. There were over 700 camps established throughout the country. This had a huge affect on the communities where these camps were located. The stories of the interactions between prisoners and civilians and their impact were not talked about for decades. The stories are still being uncovered.
- Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2651988396843855199
December 2024
The American Revolution Beyond the US: French Canadian Patriots
- Presenter: Bryna O’Sullivan
- Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM Central
- Webinar Description: The battle for control of the American colonies went beyond the current US colonies and into what we now know as Canada. This presentation will introduce the history of the French Canadian patriot and describe how to document their service
- Registration: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/392482106596505182
