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April 19th Meeting: Round-Table
April 19th will be our Spring Round-Table Discussion. Join us for an evening of sharing questions, answers, and helpful hints. You can pose your own questions or just sit back and listen. Remember, no question is too basic or obscure. We will split up into Zoom breakout rooms to share just like we would in person. This is a terrific opportunity to stay connected with the rest of your genealogy world during the current restrictions. More details HERE.
To register for this meeting CLICK HERE; you will receive an email confirmation with the link to use on the 16th to join the Zoom meeting. Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings
GERMAN SIG: April 15th 7pm
This will be an Online Zoom meeting - click HERE for Zoom registration information.
EASTERN EUROPE SIG: May 3rd 7pm
Focus will be on building a spreadsheet of our ancestor's Surnames, and their ancestral villages. Where is the village located: country, region? How did you find it? What records are available? How did you learn this? And anything else you would like to add to assist our members in their research.
This will be an Online Zoom meeting - click HERE for Zoom registration information.
GENETIC GENEALOGY / DNA SIG: ? TBD - May 8th 2-4pm Zoom Meeting:
Using the Borland Genetics tools, plus checking in on Our Genetic Genealogy Research - Small Group Discussions Using Zoom's Breakout Rooms
This will be an Online Zoom meeting - click HERE for Zoom registration information.
Northland Library @ Home
Many of the Northland Library's online resources are available to you at home, including the Ancestry Library Edition. Check HERE for a full list of what is available through the Allegheny County libraries. BREAKING NEWS! Ancestry Remote access has been extended through the end of June 2021.Meeting Handouts
Handouts for many of our meetings are available for download by NHG members after logging into the website and clicking on "NHG LIBRARY" in the left-hand menu. If you need assistance logging in please send an email to Info@NorthHillsGenealogists.org May 1st NHG Webinar Series
 Alexander Tolksdorf will present "Researching in German Civil and Parish Records" at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time on Saturday, May 1, 2021. This will be a virtual webinar using Zoom. Please register for this free event HERE. The handout will be distributed during the webinar in the chat and emailed to registrants.
Full details about the webinar and speaker are available HERE. May 2021 Meeting Information
Join Linda Debe and Dave George for Census Tools, Writing and Google My Maps, Oh My! Ever wonder what to do with all that data you've collected?
A night of sharing strategies will begin at 7:00 PM on May 17th. This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom. You can register for this meeting HERE.
Full details are available HERE.
June 2021 Meeting Information
Our June meeting will be held virtually using Zoom on June 21, 2021, in conjunction with the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh. Karen Stanbury will present. The presentation topic and title are to be determined.
Please note that the meeting registration link will be posted when available in June 2021.
Full details are available HERE.
July 2021 Meeting Information
 Our July meeting will be held virtually using Zoom, in conjunction with the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh. Ari Wilkins will present Friends of Friends: Quakers and African American Communities.
Our July meeting will be held on July 12th, the second Monday of the month, as opposed to our normally scheduled third Monday of the month.
Please note that the meeting registration link will be posted when available in June 2021.
Full details are available HERE.
August 2021 Meeting Information
 Join Amy Johnson Crow for Written in Stone: Tombstones and Other Cemetery Records.
The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM on August 16th. This will be a virtual meeting via Zoom. You can register for this meeting HERE.
Full details are available HERE.
Fall 2021 Conference: October 30th
We are excited to announce our Fall 2021 conference, featuring Ari Wilkins speaking on a variety topics on October 30th. We will be holding this conference online using Zoom.
More details HERE Online registration HERE. Northland Public Library Genealogy Books
 Click HERE to view information on Northland Public Library's genealogy collection. Many of the materials in this collection were donated to Northland by the North Hills Genealogists. October Edition of Ancestry Society News
The latest edition of Ancestry Society News is now available in the NHG LIBRARY tab on the menu to the left. Lots of great info for users of Ancestry's various products and services! DOWNLOAD HEREDNA Bootcamp - Online Course for Members
| North Hills Genealogists is pleased to provide this series of training from Hi-Def Genealogy as a no-charge benifit to its members. Presented by Mary Eberle and produced by Thomas MacEntee, we believe that you will find this instruction useful and informative in learning the details of Genetic Genealogy and using DNA tests as part of your family history research. These videos can be watched at any time, as often as you like. For more details click HERE. |
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Beginner's Packet Now Available to NHG Members
Be sure to visit the "NHG LIBRARY" area when you login - the latest edition of the Genealogical Beginner's Packet is available for download by all NHG members. Radio Interview with Amy & Elissa
| Amy Arner and Elissa Scalise Powell were recently interviewed by Jonny Hartwell from 3WS radio about our upcoming Spring Conference, as well as the other activities of NHG and genealogy research in general. Click HERE to listen.
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AmericanAncestors.org at Northland Library
If you have New England ancestors, then the resources available from AmericanAncestors.org are invaluable. Visitors to Northland Public Library now have access to these databases and other holdings of the New England Historical and Genealogical Society, along with the many other genealogy databases already available. You can use the Northland computers, or bring your own and connect via their WiFi. Special Interest Groups
NHG has organized geographic Special Interest Groups for: British Isles, Eastern Europe, and Pennsylvania. We also have Interest Groups focused on Writing Your Family Story, and on DNA & Genetic Genealogy. Please click on Special Interest Groups along the left of this page for details and meeting times and locations. These groups meet outside of the regular North Hills Genealogists meetings, and focus on their specific areas of interest. "Share A Website"
A new feature in our "LINKS" section is Member Suggested Websites. These are links shared by NHG members. These are websites that members have found to be helpful in their family research. Cards are available at the monthly NHG meetings for submitting sites to be added to this part of our website. Click HERE to go directly to these links.
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German SIG Meeting
Thursday - 04/15/2021
German research Special Interest Group: The Zoom link for registering is below. NHG member Fred Held will be coordinating the SIGs activities. You can email Fred at GermanSIG@NorthHillsGenealogists.org to have him add your name to the mailing list for future notifications. ZOOM INVITATION - REGISTER IN ADVANCE TO RECEIVE THE ...
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Spring Round-Table
Monday - 04/19/2021
April 19th will be our Spring Round-Table Discussion. Join us for an evening of sharing questions, answers, and helpful hints. You can pose your own questions or just sit back and listen. Remember, no question is too basic or obscure. We will split up into Zoom breakout rooms to share just like we would ...
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NHG Webinar Series: Researching in German Civil and Parish Records by Alexander Tolksdorf
Saturday - 05/01/2021
Researching in German Civil and Parish Records by Alexander Tolksdorf The complexity of Germany's history, and its effect on genealogical sources, can be difficult obstacles for a family historian to overcome. This webinar is designed to familiarize genealogical researchers with German record sets, focusing specifically on German civil records and parish ...
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