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Sunday, October 2
Homestead for Family History Month (Community Presentation)
2:00 pm Homestead National Historical Park - Beatrice, NE, Homestead Education Center
Have you ever wondered about your family story? Do you know when and where your family first came to America? Are there homesteaders in your family tree? Homestead National Historical Park is pleased to host Dr. Bob King, archeologist with the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska, for a Family History Month program. Dr. King’s program will explore using homesteading records and other record sources you can find to do genealogical research in learning more about your own family history. |
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Thursday, October 6
Simply the Best Swedish Resource: ArkivDigital (Nordic Interest Group)
1:00 pm Eiseley Branch Library, 1530 Superior St., Lincoln, meeting room #2
Join the Nordic Interest Group for
Simply the Best Swedish Resource: ArkivDigital
presented by Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital.
Register in advance for this meeting if attending via Zoom by clicking on the link:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Friday, October 7
FREE The Joy Reisinger Memorial Lecture Series - Six live webinars - All day event. (Educational Opportunities)
Zoom Virtual Session
Free. The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) will host six webinars live and free to the public as this year’s Reisinger Memorial Lecture Series.
The lecture series is presented annually in memory of BCG’s former trustee and vice president, Joy Reisinger, who began this lecture series for Family History Library staff during BCG’s fall board meetings.
10:30 AM When Wrong is Actually Right: Constructing Proof Arguments for Counterintuitive Conflicts, Meryl Schumacker, CG®.
11:45 AM Peeling the Onion: Getting to Original Sources, Gary Ball-Kilbourne, PhD, CG
1:00 PM The Hub of the Wheel: How Tracing a Brother with no Children Connected Ten Siblings, Mary Kircher Roddy, CG®.
3:00 PM Consult via…Explore with…Discover through…Literature Reviews, Jan Joyce, CG®, CGL℠.
4:15 PM Finding Henrietta: Reconciling Conflicting Evidence to Reveal a Woman’s Identity,” Nicole Gilkison LaRue, CG®.
5:30 PM Hidden Stories: Using Analysis to Explore the Unexpected in Family History Research Jennifer Zinck, CG®.
The webinars are presented in conjunction with Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
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Sunday, October 9
Tackling those Pesky Brick Walls (British Interest Group)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Eiseley Branch Library, 1530 Superior St., Lincoln, meeting room #2
For Everyone. Presented by Phyllis Ericson
Brick walls are found in every pedigree sheet. Make sure your brick walls aren't imaginary.
We will discuss how to locate unknown information and verify "clues" with records of our ancestors.
This universal topic will be of value to every genealogist, no matter what country your ancestor research
takes you.
Come join the British Interest Group as we "tackle those pesky brick walls".
Register in advance for this meeting if attending via Zoom by clicking on the link:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Friday, October 14
Time Travelers Writing Group (Discussion Group)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave, Lincoln, NE, Church Board Room
Writing "Memories into Memoirs for Posterity"
Are you interested in writing your memoirs or your ancestor’s stories?
This group meets twice monthly to share their short stories.
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Saturday, October 15
GOGS Fall Conference (Conferences)
9:00 am to 4:00 pm Hampton Inn - Midtown, 1401 S.72nd St. Omaha
The Greater Omaha Genealogical Society is hosting an in-person conference with featured
speaker, Gena Philibert-Ortega. Registration is open and early bird ends on 9/24/22. Download
the brochure for more details about lecture topics and pricing. Lunch is included.
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Tuesday, October 25
Swedish and Norwegian Ancestor Research (Nordic Interest Group)
10:00 am to 3:00 pm Zoom Virtual Session
FamilySearch Classes Tue, Oct 25, 2022
10:00 a.m. Leaving Sweden: Swedish Emigration Records and Strategy
11:05 a.m. How to Use the Swedish National Archive Website, Riksarkivet
01:00 p.m. Understanding Norwegian Land and Records
02:15 p.m. Exploring Four Different Kinds of Probate Records for Norway |
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Thursday, October 27
LLCGS Member Meeting (Educational Opportunities)
7:00 pm Zoom and In Person @ LLCGS Library, Lower Level AAA Bldg., 2900 O St., Lincoln NE
Member Meeting at New LLCGS Library
Join our new President Bob McQuistan and our librarian Cindy Cochran and "see" our new library!
Our meeting will include:
Business Meeting
Program: A Promising Future by Marcia Stewart
Register in advance for this meeting if attending via Zoom by clicking on the link:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
This event is free and open to the public. Visitors welcome!
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Friday, October 28
Time Travelers Writing Group (Discussion Group)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave, Lincoln, NE, Church Board Room
Writing "Memories into Memoirs for Posterity"
Are you interested in writing your memoirs or your ancestor’s stories?
This group meets twice monthly to share their short stories.
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Sunday, October 30
Help Session (Genealogy "Help" Session)
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Eiseley Branch Library & possible virtual
Look for an article in the October newsletter about this help session. We have LLCGS members who are volunteering to provide help to other members and pay it forward. We plan to meet in-person for those who are local. If someone outside the Lancaster area submits a help question, we plan to set up a Zoom call during this timeframe. We don't expect to break down anyone's brick walls, but maybe be able to guide and provide additonal resources for the individual to follow-up on.
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Friday, November 4
Time Travelers Writing Group (Discussion Group)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave, Lincoln, NE, Church Board Room
Writing "Memories into Memoirs for Posterity"
Are you interested in writing your memoirs or your ancestor’s stories?
This group meets twice monthly to share their short stories.
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Tuesday, November 8
Finding Your 19th Century Ancestors on Fold3 (Educational Opportunities)
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Virtual Session - Zoom
LLCGS is happy to welcome Brian Rhinehart of civilwarrecords.com for a presentation on using Fold3. As we approach Veteran's Day, let's learn from Brian and make sure we find all relevant records for
our ancestors on Fold3. "Ever get confused on Fold3? Learn what records are available for your
19th century ancestors and pick up some search strategies to narrow down what you're looking for.
Yes, there is a better way to search!"
Register in advance for this meeting by clicking on the link:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
This event is free and open to the public. Visitors welcome!
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Friday, November 18
Time Travelers Writing Group (Discussion Group)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave, Lincoln, NE, Church Board Room
Writing "Memories into Memoirs for Posterity"
Are you interested in writing your memoirs or your ancestor’s stories?
This group meets twice monthly to share their short stories.
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Friday, December 2
Time Travelers Writing Group (Discussion Group)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave, Lincoln, NE, Church Board Room
Writing "Memories into Memoirs for Posterity"
Are you interested in writing your memoirs or your ancestor’s stories?
This group meets twice monthly to share their short stories.
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Saturday, December 3
LLCGS Library Open House (Library Activity)
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm 2900 O Street
Join us for the offical LLCGS Library Open House. Check out the Society's new rental space, what's
on offer from the library and resources like scanners that you can have access to as a LLCGS member.
Come and commune with your fellow LLCGS genealogists and enjoy some refreshments.
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Friday, December 16
Time Travelers Writing Group (Discussion Group)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm College View Church, 4801 Prescott Ave, Lincoln, NE, Church Board Room
Writing "Memories into Memoirs for Posterity"
Are you interested in writing your memoirs or your ancestor’s stories?
This group meets twice monthly to share their short stories.
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Thursday, March 2, 2023 through Saturday, March 4, 2023
RootsTech 2003 (Educational Opportunities)
Virtual Session
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