SEPT 2024 MONTHLY MEETING
Join Eleanor Brinsko for "Repositories: Roaming the Stacks: Looking to the Library to help fills holes."
Libraries are a great resource with untapped potential for genealogists, providing rare materials, online databases, and mixed media to fill in the holes in our research. This presentation will focus on different types of libraries for researchers to use, how to navigate through their collections, and what types of materials are available.
The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM on Sept. 16, 2024. This meeting will be held in person at Christ Episcopal Church and as a virtual meeting via Zoom.
Click HERE to register for attending in person at Christ Episcopal Church. You can register for this meeting via Zoom HERE.
Full details are available
HERE.
Writing SIG Meeting on September 18th
WRITING SIG: September 18th at 4:00 PM
This will be an in-person meeting in the Shaler North Hills Library's conference room (2nd floor).
More details on the group are available at WRITING SIG
German SIG Meeting on Sept 19th (Zoom)
GERMAN SIG: September 19th 7:00 PM
This will be an Online Zoom meeting - click
HERE for Zoom registration information. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Additional information about this SIG is available at GERMAN SIG.
DNA SIG Meeting Sept 21st (Zoom)
The Genetic Genealogy DNA Special Interest Group will meet On-line (Zoom) at 2:00 PM on September 21st. We'll have general discussions and breakouts, trying to answer questions based on the collective experience. Click HERE for Zoom registration information. More details HEREPA Research SIG - September 25th
Shaler Public Library - 2nd Floor Conference Room - 6PM
The
focus of this group is on research and resources relating to Pennsylvania roots.
Eastern European SIG Meeting on Oct. 1
EASTERN EUROPE SIG: October 1, 6:00 PM This will be an in-person meeting at Northland Public Library's Board Room.
October NHG Board Meeting
The October 2024 Board meeting will be held via Zoom on October 1st at 7PM Eastern Time. Board meetings are open to all current NHG members. Please click
HERE to register for the Zoom meeting. Those attending in person at CAFE CONMINGO IN WEXFORD (directly across Rt 19 from Wexford Plaza,
10 N Meadows Drive) will gather between 6 and 7 for food and socializing.
British Isles SIG - Oct 14th (Zoom)
The next meeting of the British Isles research SIG is on October 14th at 7:00pm Eastern via Zoom. Click
HERE to register for the Zoom meeting.
Theme for September 2024 British Isles SIG: Welsh Ancestors, Records, and Research. Additional information about this SIG is available at BRITISH ISLES SIG.October 2024 Monthly Meeting
Join
Linda Debe for "
Exploring Unindexed Records with
Family Search Labs: Unlocking Hidden Gems in
Genealogical Research." 
The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM on Oct 21, 2024. This meeting will be held in person at
Christ Episcopal Church and as a virtual meeting via Zoom. Click
HERE to register to attend in person at Christ Episcopal Church. You can register for this meeting via Zoom
HERE Full details are available on the Events page.
Volunteers Needed
NHG has a variety of projects and activities under way that help our members - but volunteers are needed to help some of them blossum. Please let us know at
Info@NorthHillsGenealogists.org if you'd like to discuss how you might help out. In particular we're looking for Newsletter Editor(s), a vice-President, and for someone to be our liason with the National Genealogical Society.
It's Membership Renewal Time !
Your annual (August 2024 - July 2025) membership includes our monthly newsletter and discounts on our annual conferences, as well as special content on our website that is Members-Only. Full details on benefits are in ABOUT US on the menu..
November 2024 Monthly Meeting
Join Our Leadership Team for "A SIG Roadshow: Exploring the Special Interest Groups of North Hills Genealogists."
The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM on NOV 18, 2024. This meeting will be held in person at
Christ Episcopal Church and as a virtual meeting via Zoom.
Click
HERE to register to attend in person at Christ Episcopal Church. You can register for this meeting via Zoom
HERE.
Full details are available
HERE.
JAN 2025 NHG MONTHLY MEETING
Join Sara Cochran for "Why We Still Don't Miss 1890. Much.."
The meeting will begin at 7:00 PM on Jan 20, 2025. This meeting will be held in person at
Christ Episcopal Church and as a virtual meeting via Zoom.
Click
HERE to register for attending in person at Christ Episcopal Church.
You can register for this meeting via Zoom
HERE.
Full details are available
HERE.
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.
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.
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.
DNA 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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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.orgNHG @ Heinz History Center
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