Howard County (Maryland) Genealogical Society
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Wednesday, September 11
Update on Historic Saint Mary’s Cemetery
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
 
Description: The Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey of the historic Saint Mary’s Cemetery in the Turf Valley neighborhood has been completed.   We have asked the Cemetery Preservation staff of the county Government to provide us an update on the cemetery preservation efforts that have been undertaken. 
 
Speaker: Kelly Palich, Archaeologist with Historic and Cultural Resources, Department of Recreation and Parks
 
VISITORS ARE WELCOME        
Members will be sent the Zoom meeting ID by email or may go to the member’s only page to obtain it. If you are a visitor and not a member yet - click here to obtain the Zoom meeting ID.


Thursday, October 10
Oliver Cromwell Kelly
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
 
NOTE: This is a joint meeting with Anne Arundel Genealogical Societym and it will be held on the second Thursday rather than our usual meeting day of the second Wednesday of the month.
 
Description: A long process of complex puzzle-solving research led her to find that the speaker was descended from Oliver Cromwell Kelly.  Oliver had been enslaved in Howard County and made his way to freedom. Having been adopted as an infant, she has spent 15 years researching her roots and now has a story to tell of Oliver’s life in historic times. 
 
Speaker Biography: Stephanie Gilbert
A career in technology sales (sales: which, if done well, is storytelling to connect abstract concepts to human emotion) meet at the center of the axis for bringing history to life with software, genetic genealogy (DNA) and complex puzzle-solving research.
 
VISITORS ARE WELCOME       
Members will be sent the Zoom meeting ID by email or may go to the member’s only page to obtain it. If you are a visitor and not a member yet - click here to obtain the Zoom meeting ID.


Wednesday, November 13
A New Strategy for Brick Walls
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
 
Description:
Ever feel like you are engulfed by a pile of research? Do you ever think, “If I could just get organized, I could solve this mystery?” If so, this presentation is for you! This session explains why complex genealogy problems feel overwhelming and how to overcome it through a new way of organizing. You will see a technique that:
  • handles information in a new way to see more links and relationships
  • allows you to see all your research at one glance
  • organizes your research for you (yes, really!)
  • simplifies all the data
  • shows you any gaps, errors, and conflicts
  • automatically creates a narrative outline (and eliminates writers’ block!)
  • helps you plan and brainstorm your way to success
 
Speaker Biography
Kim Richardson enjoys serving the genealogy community by coaching and enabling others to do their own research successfully. She assists other genealogists to accomplish their goals and helps clients solve genealogy mysteries. Kim created the Brick Wall Buster Cards to show others her secret to solving tough genealogy problems. She regularly writes for various genealogy society magazines and wrote the “Mississippi Research Guide” for Family Tree Magazine and researches for Finding Your Roots and Who Do You Think You Are?
 
VISITORS ARE WELCOME       
Members will be sent the Zoom meeting ID by email or may go to the member’s only page to obtain it. If you are a visitor and not a member yet - click here to obtain the Zoom meeting ID.


Wednesday, December 11
Ancestry® Pro Tools Membership
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Virtual via Zoom
 
Description:
Ancestry® Pro Tools Membership is a new service recently introduced by Ancestry.  Their promo material says that it gives you access to advanced DNA and family history tools designed to improve your tree’s accuracy and showcase the people in your tree like never before. Our speaker has reviewed this and will tell us of his impressions so we might decide if it is something for us. 
 
Speaker Biography: 
Jon Smith.  Jon is a member of the Howard County Genealogical Society (and several others) and serves as the Education Committee Chair.
 
VISITORS ARE WELCOME       
Members will be sent the Zoom meeting ID by email or may go to the member’s only page to obtain it. If you are a visitor and not a member yet - click here to obtain the Zoom meeting ID.