Events

Introduction to the Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (MAGS) and Its Online Database

Zoom meeting - see details for link.

Bob Greiner of MAGS will describe the variety of genealogical collections that MAGS has indexed and that are searchable by name in the database on the MAGS website. These collections include a variety of unique records from churches and institutions, U.S. Department of State consulates in Germany, U.S. government military pensions, and emigration notices from German legal newspapers.  He will also present other features available on the MAGS website found at www.magsgen.com.

This is a Zoom meeting - click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89175225269?pwd=a9FKwbFGXfC0ZrcAZh8aIXL4eXZ9cP.1 

A Guide to Overseas Genealogy

Zoom meeting - see details for link

Jacquie Schattner will tell why "crossing the pond" is easier than we think. She'll review the history of immigrant travel into the U.S. and how to find genealogical records in most European countries. Included will be a list of books and over 70 American and European websites for genealogical research.  This presentation covers five areas of overseas genealogy - emigration, voyage details, immigration, naturalization and genealogical websites both American and European.

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87375795335?pwd=MRxeWqoj9sl19KwTxMmYxCsGmWZ0Ni.1 

Finding African American Family in Southern Maryland

Zoom meeting – see details for link. This is a shared program with the Anne Arundel County Genealogical Society.

Donald Brown will share his experience in finding his family, African American and White, in Calvert and Anne Arundel Counties. This will be a joint presentation with the Anne Arundel County Genealogical Society.

This is a Zoom meeting - click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87375795335?pwd=MRxeWqoj9sl19KwTxMmYxCsGmWZ0Ni.1

How To Write A Family History Book

Zoom meeting – see details for link.

Maybe it has always been a dream of your to create a book out of your research, but you have felt too overwhelmed to start.  Rebecca Shamblin will help break this process down into simple, manageable steps.  She will tell us abot the research process, what to include, how to turn facts into stories, how to organize your book, how to get it printed and how to share it.  

This is a Zoom meeting - click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87375795335?pwd=MRxeWqoj9sl19KwTxMmYxCsGmWZ0Ni.1

Being Fashionable on Maryland's Western Shore in Late Seventeenth Century

Zoom Meeting

Patricia Samford, PhD will talk about archaeological finds at Westwood Manor, a plantation near Zekiah Swamp in Charles County.  The findings, which include a variety of expensive ceramic and glass vessel, silver spoon and an ivory handled walking stick, indicate that the residents were striving to mimic an English lifestyle. Patricia is currently the Director of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum. Patricia Samford holds a doctorate in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and an MA and BA in Anthropology from the College of William and Mary. Her research interests include African diaspora archaeology in the American South and in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century ceramics. She was a staff archaeologist for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for thirteen years and has also worked in North Carolina, Maryland, and Bermuda. 

This is a Zoom meeting - click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87375795335?pwd=MRxeWqoj9sl19KwTxMmYxCsGmWZ0Ni.1