Delaware Genealogical Society

DGS Calendar of Events

DGS Calendar of Events – 2024

Here is a full listing of our 2024 Programs. Save the dates…and register!

The Program Committee has taken extra care to align topics with feedback from the recent member survey. The remaining 2024 Programs are listed below as a snapshot with more information as you scroll down. Take note of the new start time- 1:00 pm EST– to accommodate members from several different time zones.


March 23, 2024 starting at 1pm Eastern time- Thought He Was my Ancestor: Avoiding the Six Biggest Genealogy Mistakes presented by James M. Baker, Ph.D. To register: https://bit.ly/3QFQWzB

April 20, 2024 starting at 1pm Eastern timeBrick Walls: Long-Standing Problems presented by Mary Kircher Roddy, CG. To register: https://bit.ly/3QzwEYs

May 18, 2024 starting at 1pm Eastern time- Tax & Vital Records before State Registration presented by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen To register: https://bit.ly/46huK4K

Keep scrolling down for more information on the speakers and their programs.

If you’re not a member, consider joining us. At less than 5 cents a day, you’ll enjoy all of the benefits of DGS membership, including handouts and recorded videos from past meetings. Member benefits are described here.

A calendar of local events is available from the Bucks County Genealogical Society here. Click on “Comprehensive Calendar of area genealogical events.”

Programs are supported by a gift from

Margaret Gause Bramble and Edward L. Bramble.


March 23, 2024

Thought He Was my Ancestor: Avoiding the Six Biggest Genealogy Mistakes, presented by James M. Baker, Ph.D.There are two major problems in doing genealogy research. The first problem is that we can’t find the data that we need to solve a specific problem, so we are stuck. The second problem is that we have supposedly found the data we need, plugged it into our database, and posted it online, but that data is wrong. This class deals with that second problem, focusing on how to avoid making genealogy mistakes. Case studies are presented to illustrate six common types of genealogy mistakes, as follows: (1) trusting the “long-time proven” data; (2) believing family myths; (3) connecting improper “same-name” people; (4) failing the reasonableness test; (5) trusting professional genealogists; and (6) believing all original records.

To Register: https://bit.ly/3QFQWzB

Mr. Baker has been an active genealogist for the past 15 years.  He specializes in German, Midwest US, American research, and DNA.  
 
He has written articles for the National Genealogical Society (NGS) Magazine, the NGS Quarterly, and Der Blumenbaum, the journal of the Sacramento German Genealogy Society. He is a former Certified Genealogist (CG), fulfilling the CG requirements in both 2011 and 2016.  
 
He has presented classes and webinars to many genealogy groups, including the National Genealogical Society, Southern California Jamboree, and Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
 
Mr. Baker earned a Ph.D. in sociology and social psychology from the University of Utah.  He is retired from an aerospace and business management career.
 


1:00 pm ESTWebinar
April 20, 2024

Brick Walls: Long-Standing Problems, presented by Mary Kircher Roddy, CGIn this presentation, Mary Roddy will provide a new pair of eyes on long-standing problems and perhaps bring new perspectives that will lead to solutions.  At the end of this session, you will come away with some new approaches, methods, strategies, and resources to solve your ancestral quandaries.  

To Register: https://bit.ly/3QzwEYs

Mary Kircher Roddy, CG®, grew up in San Rafael, California. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from The University of California, Riverside, in 1982 and a Master’s in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas in 1984.  She earned a certificate in Genealogy and Family History at the University of Washington in 2005.  She was credentialed by the Board for Certification of Genealogists® in 2019.*  She is a trustee of the Board for Certification of Genealogists and is a former treasurer for the Association of Professional Genealogists. She is co-editor of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly.
 
Mary has published articles in many publications, including The National Genealogical Society Quarterly, NGS Magazine, Family Chronicle (now called Your Genealogy Today), Internet Genealogy, FGS Forum, as well as society publications in the US, Australia and Canada. 
 
Mary frequently lectures in Washington State as well as at conferences across the US on methodology and records. She is one of the founders of the Applied Genealogy Institute.
 
She is a member of the National Genealogical Society and the Association of Professional Genealogists.
 


1:00 pm ESTWebinar
May 18, 2024


Tax and Vital Records before State Registration, presented by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, FOGSIn a special presentation for DGS, Peggy Lauritzen creatively combines tax records and alternative vital records to give insight into ancestors’ lives and possessions.  Tax records provide a historical blueprint of our ancestors’ lives due to their wide availability and usage. Vital records before state registration do not exist.  Peggy will show how to find some new ways to find primary evidence—creatively showing how tax records can lead us to alternative sources of other vital records.  This presentation will examine ways tax and vital records can help us find important new information about our ancestors. 

To Register: https://bit.ly/46huK4K

Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, FOGS, has an amazing ability to bring laughter into the lives of her audience members.  
 
For forty years, Peggy has been a frequent lecturer at Family History seminars, presented at Brigham Young University and ICAPGen, and taught Continuing Education classes at community colleges and Ohio State University. She was tested through ICAPGen to become an Accredited Genealogist, a credential she has maintained for twenty-five years, working hard to polish her research skills.
 
Recently retired as a featured columnist in Reminisce magazine, she has written several Legacy QuickGuides and has filmed as an instructor for Ancestry Academy. In 2018, she was honored to be awarded Fellow of the Ohio Genealogical Society and received the Laura G. Prescott Award for Exemplary Service to Professional Genealogy. She is a former researcher at Ancestry ProGenealogists. Peggy and her husband Kerry serve as FamilySearch Center Directors in northcentral Ohio.
1:00 pm ESTWebinar

 

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