A Nose for News: 20 Tips for Getting the Most out of Newspapers
2025-07-12 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has been collecting genealogical information since 1890 to support both the application process for membership and to honor the service of Patriots. The Society operates a marvelous library in Washington, DC. Over the last few years they have scanned and provided public access to extensive online resources.

BCGS Meeting
2025-08-09 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-13 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-11 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-08 13:00 - 16:00
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Using Google Earth for Genealogy
2025-08-09 13:00 - 16:00
Google Earth is one of the best free genealogical tools available! Learn how to unlock mysteries in your research from unidentified photographs, to how an ancestral location looked a hundred years ago or more, to plotting homesteads precisely using land patent legal descriptions. You’ll learn how to interpret the genealogical records you already have in new and exciting ways using layers, overlays, forensic analysis, and little known online tech tools.

Colonial Immigrants: Who They Were and Where They Came From
2025-09-13 13:00 - 16:00
Between 1607 and 1790, about 900,000 immigrants came to the colonies. Learn about each of the nationalities that came before the Revolutionary War, where they came from, and sources available to identify them.

How to Find the Truth about a Family Story
2025-10-11 13:00 - 16:00
Oral history provides the foundation for all family research. Documentary evidence builds structure on that foundation. But documents often conflict with family traditions. How do we determine the core truths that are essential to understanding our own past? Learn how to examine the causes of those conflicts and how to peel away generations of confusion to find the real story that underpins family lore. Case studies include both Native American and African American traditions.

BCGS No Meeting
2025-12-13 13:00 - 16:00
Library Open House
