Title: Are Your Ancestors in the Cloud? Using the Internet for Genealogical Research Session 3
Location: Continuing Education and Conference Center, U of M, St. Paul Campus, 1890 Buford Ave St Paul, MN
Description: The internet has made genealogical research easier, faster, and more widely available. However, in order to make the internet a useful tool, you must know what kind of information it holds and how to find it. This course will introduce you to the most effective ways to use the internet for accurate and useful genealogical research.

There is a vast amount of genealogically related material available on the Internet. However, it is not always easy to find, capture and use. Additionally, the Internet is a great tool for communicating with other family historians if you know how. Through lecture, discussion and demonstration, you will learn how to effectively search the Internet for people and records, what are the key genealogical websites and how to use them to best advantage, how to capture and organize what you find, how to use the Internet as a learning tool, and how to find others with common interests. Participants also may want to visit www.FamilySearch.org and www.Ancestry.com in advance of the course.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2012-11-26
End Time: 21:00

Title: Are Your Ancestors in the Cloud? Using the Internet for Genealogical Research Session 2
Location: Continuing Education and Conference Center, U of M, St. Paul Campus, 1890 Buford Ave St Paul, MN
Description: The internet has made genealogical research easier, faster, and more widely available. However, in order to make the internet a useful tool, you must know what kind of information it holds and how to find it. This course will introduce you to the most effective ways to use the internet for accurate and useful genealogical research.

There is a vast amount of genealogically related material available on the Internet. However, it is not always easy to find, capture and use. Additionally, the Internet is a great tool for communicating with other family historians if you know how. Through lecture, discussion and demonstration, you will learn how to effectively search the Internet for people and records, what are the key genealogical websites and how to use them to best advantage, how to capture and organize what you find, how to use the Internet as a learning tool, and how to find others with common interests. Participants also may want to visit www.FamilySearch.org and www.Ancestry.com in advance of the course.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2012-11-19
End Time: 21:00

Title: Are Your Ancestors in the Cloud? Using the Internet for Genealogical Research Session !
Location: Continuing Education and Conference Center, U of M, St. Paul Campus, 1890 Buford Ave St Paul, MN
Description: The internet has made genealogical research easier, faster, and more widely available. However, in order to make the internet a useful tool, you must know what kind of information it holds and how to find it. This course will introduce you to the most effective ways to use the internet for accurate and useful genealogical research.

There is a vast amount of genealogically related material available on the Internet. However, it is not always easy to find, capture and use. Additionally, the Internet is a great tool for communicating with other family historians if you know how. Through lecture, discussion and demonstration, you will learn how to effectively search the Internet for people and records, what are the key genealogical websites and how to use them to best advantage, how to capture and organize what you find, how to use the Internet as a learning tool, and how to find others with common interests. Participants also may want to visit www.FamilySearch.org and www.Ancestry.com in advance of the course.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2012-11-12
End Time: 21:00

Title: Irish Estate Records
Location: Minnesota Genealogy Society library – 1185 Concord St., South St. Paul, MN 55075
Description: Estate records in Ireland can be a rich source of information about your ancestors. The trick is to find them and access them. This lecture will explore the content of and means of locating these records.
Start Time: 10:30
Date: 2012-11-10
End Time: 12:00

Title: How Can I Be Better at Using the Internet for My Genealogy
Location: Franklin Art Center, 1001 Kingwood St., Brainerd, MN
Description: This lecture focuses on a series of key questions: How to do effective searches on the Internet? What are the key genealogy web sites? How do I get the most out of some of these key sites such as: familysearch.org, ancestry.com, heritage quest? What about the quality of information on the web? How do I keep track of all of this?
Start Time: 14:20
Date: 2012-05-05
End Time: 15:20

Title: What Happened to Your Ancestor’s Estate: A Look at Probates and Wills.
Location: Colonial Church, 6200 Colonial Way, Edina, MN
Description: Probates and wills can be key documents for learning about family structures. Learn the ins and outs of interpreting these record types and the legal terminology used in them. This lecture will review the probate process and the different types of records created during the settlement of an estate.
Start Time: 16:00
Date: 2012-10-05
End Time: 17:00

Title: The Law, the Court, and Probates From a Genealogist’s View – session 3
Location: Continuing Education and Conference Center, U of M, St. Paul Campus, 1890 Buford Ave St Paul, MN
Description: Knowing the laws of a specific place, at a specific time in history, is key to fully understanding the lives of your ancestors’. This knowledge helps to answer such questions as: Could women own property? At what age could a boy marry without parental consent? Who inherited if there was no will? What were the grounds for divorce? And because legal issues were often played out in court, the ability to find and comprehend court records is essential to understanding how the laws of the day impacted your ancestors in civil or criminal issues. This course will provide you with a road map that details how to uncover the laws, court records, and legal questions that shed light on family history. The discussion will include issues related to inheritance and estate distribution, as well as wills and probate records, which are often regarded as one of the best tools for deciphering family relationships. Of the two, probate files are most useful. They can help to reveal ancestral occupations, economic status, and intimate details about the fabric of everyday life at the time. By the end of the course, you will have a better understanding of the content of specific legal records, where to find these records, and how to interpret them so as to get the greatest perspective on your family history.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2012-04-18
End Time: 12:00

Title: The Law, the Court, and Probates From a Genealogist’s View
Location: Continuing Education and Conference Center, U of M, St. Paul Campus, 1890 Buford Ave St Paul, MN
Description: Knowing the laws of a specific place, at a specific time in history, is key to fully understanding the lives of your ancestors’. This knowledge helps to answer such questions as: Could women own property? At what age could a boy marry without parental consent? Who inherited if there was no will? What were the grounds for divorce? And because legal issues were often played out in court, the ability to find and comprehend court records is essential to understanding how the laws of the day impacted your ancestors in civil or criminal issues. This course will provide you with a road map that details how to uncover the laws, court records, and legal questions that shed light on family history. The discussion will include issues related to inheritance and estate distribution, as well as wills and probate records, which are often regarded as one of the best tools for deciphering family relationships. Of the two, probate files are most useful. They can help to reveal ancestral occupations, economic status, and intimate details about the fabric of everyday life at the time. By the end of the course, you will have a better understanding of the content of specific legal records, where to find these records, and how to interpret them so as to get the greatest perspective on your family history.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2012-04-11
End Time: 12:00

Title: The Law, the Court, and Probates From a Genealogist’s View
Location: Continuing Education and Conference Center, 1890 Buford Ave St Paul, MN
Description: Knowing the laws of a specific place, at a specific time in history, is key to fully understanding the lives of your ancestors’. This knowledge helps to answer such questions as: Could women own property? At what age could a boy marry without parental consent? Who inherited if there was no will? What were the grounds for divorce? And because legal issues were often played out in court, the ability to find and comprehend court records is essential to understanding how the laws of the day impacted your ancestors in civil or criminal issues. This course will provide you with a road map that details how to uncover the laws, court records, and legal questions that shed light on family history. The discussion will include issues related to inheritance and estate distribution, as well as wills and probate records, which are often regarded as one of the best tools for deciphering family relationships. Of the two, probate files are most useful. They can help to reveal ancestral occupations, economic status, and intimate details about the fabric of everyday life at the time. By the end of the course, you will have a better understanding of the content of specific legal records, where to find these records, and how to interpret them so as to get the greatest perspective on your family history.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2012-04-04
End Time: 12:00

Title: Producing a Genealogy Website for the Internet or CD
Location: Colonial Church, Edina, MN
Description: A website is a good way to share genealogical information and show off your research. A website can be published on the Internet for public consumption or put on a CD for private distribution. Using The Master Genealogists as the genealogy database and Se

Start Time: 16:00
Date: 2011-10-08
End Time: 17:00