June 3, 2017 Lethbridge Alberta

One week today, June 3rd 2017, come join us in celebrating the 40th year of genealogy at Lethbridge Alberta. I am honoured to be presenting SIX topics that Saturday. I'm guessing they will make room for you last minuters?! But you do need to be registered by May 29th, Monday. It's gonna be fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Cheers,
Pat

FREE Webinars & Classes - June

So the Family History Library is again offering a whole slew of FREE webinars and classes, plus FREE archived ones https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Classes_and_Webinars#Past_Webinars_.26_Handouts


Cheers,
Pat

FREE Streamed Genealogy Sessions

Apparently the Southern California Genealogical Society is again offering FREE streamed genealogy sessions beginning June 9th.

Session information is here http://www.genealogyjamboree.com/
NOTE: there are two separate streams - one is DNA and is not free - it's called Genetic Genealogy - but there might some great sessions there.
The free one is Jamboree 2017

Registration page is here http://streaming.webcastandbeyond.com/jamboree/


Cheers,
Pat

Death Certificate Has Answers

To apparently there is are "'secret' codes on death certificates that can tell you how your ancestors died". This article deals with US death registrations, so I'm not sure if Canada used the same system, but worth checking out. http://familyhistorydaily.com/free-genealogy-resources/icd-codes-death-certificates-genealogy/

Thanks to Thomas MacEntee for this FB post.

NOTE: It is now about one hour later than when I posted the above. I am working on a new presentation for my upcoming trip to Lethbridge Alberta where I'll be giving seven workshops June 3rd, 2017. AND ... AND ... AND ... I've just added a death registration to my power point presentation, and noticed there is a circled number below 'cause of death', so I looked it up using the International Classification List of Causes of Death (ICD above) AND ... AND ... AND Ohhhhh Myyyyy I'm in shock!!! I think my great grandmother just reached out to me - why else would I have just learned about the ICD at the same time I was about to include her death registration that I have had for at least ten years???

Shivers!! LOVE IT!!!!! But I'll stay shocked over this one. Poor lady.


Cheers,
Pat

Europe FROZE 1709

Some days I just marvel at how any of us are alive. We either had very tough ancestors, very lucky ancestors, or a combination of both. This is a really interesting read that would add great interest to any story about an ancestor(s) that lived in Europe in 1709. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/magazine/2017/01-02/1709-deep-freeze-europe-winter/


Cheers,
Pat

New Irish Links

Thanks again to John Grenham for this wonderful news, and associated links https://www.johngrenham.com/blog/2017/05/08/a-network-of-new-irish-record-holding-institutions/


Cheers,
Pat

Lethbridge Workshops - June 3, 2017

Come and join me in one very full day of workshops sponsored by the Lethbridge & District Branch of the Alberta Genealogical Society. See what we'll be doing by clicking of the Genealogy at the Bridge Workshop June 3, 2017 https://lethbridgeags.theboss.net/

While you're on their site take a moment a poke around - LOTS of goodies there.


Cheers,
Pat