Join a discussion about using the Family Tree Maker genealogy database software. Meetings include feature discussions, FTM information resources, and open question & answer discussions.  These meetings are held via Zoom every other month on the 4th Monday of the month at 2:00p. The meetings are open to both SCGS members and non-members.

 

To receive notification of the meetings please send an email to events@scgsdelaware.org 

 

 

 

 

Join a discussion about using the Family Tree Maker genealogy database software. Meetings include feature discussions, FTM information resources, and open question & answer discussions.  These meetings are held via Zoom every other month on the 4th Monday of the month at 2:00p. The meetings are open to both SCGS members and non-members.

 

To receive notification of the meetings please send an email to events@scgsdelaware.org 

 

 

Join SCGS for a special program on preserving your family treasures using the Vivid-Pix
Scanner and software, generously loaned to us by the National Genealogical Society. During this
informative meeting, we will share a step-by-step process demonstrating the entire system—from
scanning photographs and documents to enhancing them through color correction and digital
restoration.

Our Education Chair, Jon Smith, will also share his personal experience using the
system and offer practical tips, followed by a question-and-answer session. This program is
designed to prepare us for upcoming hands-on scanning sessions at the Lewes Library, where
members and the public will be invited to digitize their own family photos and memorabilia. We
are also seeking volunteers who would like to assist with this exciting preservation effort. Come
learn how you can safeguard your family history and help others do the same!

 

 

Join a discussion about using the Family Tree Maker genealogy database software. Meetings include feature discussions, FTM information resources, and open question & answer discussions.  These meetings are held via Zoom every other month on the 4th Monday of the month at 2:00p. The meetings are open to both SCGS members and non-members.

 

To receive notification of the meetings please send an email to events@scgsdelaware.org 

 

 

Michael Sullivan, Delaware Archives, Dover DE

 

“Forgotten Family: Pauper Records and Genealogy at the Delaware Public Archives”

 

The Delaware Public Archives contains a wealth of resources for genealogists, covering centuries of vital records, wills, deeds, and much more. However, many researchers encounter dead ends, in which a family member seems to drop off the face of the earth. No birth record, no property records, no will or probate. How then do we find these forgotten family members? Pauper records can be indispensable resources for filling these gaps, as they document the Delaware residents that history was most likely to forget: the poor, illegitimate children, unwed mothers, and others. This presentation will guide you through the evolution of public welfare and poor relief in Delaware, the types of records that are available to genealogists for research, and how to access these records at the Delaware Public Archives

Please sign p at Lewes.lib.de.us for a seat or an invitation to a zoom link.

 

 What do those letters, numbers, stamps, and pencil marks mean on Immigration Passenger Manifests? Does your ancestor have the letter "D" or "X" next to their name? Do you know what V/L, # 404, USB, Transit, CL, N.O.B, C/A, LPC, SI, NQIV, BSI, PV or C-XXXXX mean? We will learn if and when to contact the US National Archives or USCIS to get more genealogical information from these codes. Plus, what insight we can learn about your ancestor's immigration experience based on these notations.  

 

 

Join a discussion about using the Family Tree Maker genealogy database software. Meetings include feature discussions, FTM information resources, and open question & answer discussions.  These meetings are held via Zoom every other month on the 4th Monday of the month at 2:00p. The meetings are open to both SCGS members and non-members.

 

To receive notification of the meetings please send an email to events@scgsdelaware.org 

 

 

Here is that day we wait for all year---- When you get to be the speaker of the day and year!

 

A day to share our new family findings, or the answers to our brick walls.  Perhaps a day to bring a suggestion or hints to our members, Maybe your presentation further on what our speakers showed us during the year?.

Whatever you have found, investigated, thought about, whatever you would like to say. about genealogy.  Here is when we celebrate each other and enjoy the day of our ancestors and family..

 

Sign up for the zoom if you cann come in person and we will watch you from the library too. 

 

Please, bring a covered dish to share with those who will be coming in person like you.

 

We will meet in the middle sized room that day.. We look forward to your input and historical findings and information.

Speaker : Pam Vestel is a prefessional genealogist and speaker who turned her focus to her long time love of genealogy after a 20 year writing career.  Her articles have appeared in the National Genealogical Society Magazine and The asssociation of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, and her lectures take her from coast to coast.  Pam specializes in conducting genealogical research and then transferrng that information into illustrated stories that even non-genealogists can enjoy. 

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One of the biggest hurdles to overcome in genealogy is the seemingly illegible handwriting in our ancestors records.  Whether our struggle to navigate colonial penmanship that doesn't even looke like English or wrestle with contemporary documents that are poorly written and a few good straregies can make all the differnece.  We'll look at more than 20 techniques to help you figure out what the chicken sratches on the  page say as well as what the style of writing might reveal about our ancestors,