Heritage Hunters

Title: Internet for Genealogists – Session 4 Location: Minnesota Genealogical Society library – 1185 Concrod St. N., South St. Paul, MN 55075 Description: This is Session 4 of a four session class: Topics include – Communication, Social networking, Blogs, Wikis and Course review and wrap-up. Also – hands-on exercises, take home assignments and handouts [...]

Title: Internet for Genealogists – Session 3 Location: Minnesota Genealogical Society library – 1185 Concrod St. N., South St. Paul, MN 55075 Description: This is Session 3 of a four session class: Topics include – Capturing web finds, Internet as a learning tool, Scoping out repositories. Also – hands-on exercises, take home assignments and [...]

Title: Internet for Genealogists – Session 2 Location: Minnesota Genealogical Society library – 1185 Concrod St. N., South St. Paul, MN 55075 Description: This is Session 2 of a four session class: Topics include -Key websites, Internet research strategies, Searching in databases, CD ROMs. Also – hands-on exercises, take home assignments and handouts Start [...]

Title: Internet for Genealogists – Session 1 Location: Minnesota Genealogical Society library – 1185 Concrod St. N., South St. Paul, MN 55075 Description: This is Session 1 of a four session class: Topics include – Introduction, Browsers, Search Engines, Searching the whole Internet. Also – hands-on exercises, take home assignments and handouts Start Time: [...]

Title: Records of Government Transfer of Land to Individuals Location: Minnesota History Center – St. Paul, MN Description: What were the processes used and records created when governments transferred land to individuals? How can these records help with genealogical research? How do you turn legal land descriptions into a map of your ancestor’s land? [...]

Title: Capturing Internet Search Findings Location: Minnesota Genealogical Society library – 1185 Concrod St. N., South St. Paul, MN 55075 Description: A review of verious tools and methods for capturing, organizing and working with genealogicaly related materials you find on the Internet. Special attention will be given to Zotero a Firefox plugin that can [...]