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Wednesday, November 19
EGSFL Membership Meeting (EGSF GENL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS)
1:30 pm to 4:45 pm At Elsie Quirk Library - with Thomas MacEntee - live over Zoom
Thomas MacEntee will present (over Zoom):
"You Can Do This: Photo Organizing and Preservation"
Participants will learn the best ways to organize and preserve family photos including outsourcing as well as the DIY approach. Starting with quick and easy inventory and organizing tips, we’ll move on to creating a strategic plan to finally get this photo project done!
Technology and historical research are opposites, but “tech people” like Thomas are needed to guide today’s genealogists through the maze of options so they can deploy the best apps and devices to break down research brick walls. Thomas MacEntee: author, educator, advocate, entrepreneur, and that “genealogy guy” who helps you accomplish your family history goals.
To participate over Zoom, you must register in advance.
To register and to receive the link to join the meeting
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Thursday, December 4
Board of Directors Meeting (EGSF BOARD MEETINGS)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm To Be Held Over Zoom
Board meetings are open to any and all EGSFL members.
SIG leaders and committee chairpersons are encouraged to attend.
Anyone who wants to attend must register with Zoom in advance.
To register and to receive the link to join this meeting -
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Wednesday, December 10
EGSFL Membership Meeting (EGSF GENL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS)
1:30 pm to 4:45 pm At Elsie Quirk Library - with Annette Lyttle - live over Zoom
Annette Lyttle will present (live over Zoom): “Reconstructing Uncle William's Life"
Chasing Uncle William Through the Wilds of Cyberspace:
Our ancestors should be more alive to us than names and dates on a chart. Follow the amazing life of William Crout, Civil War veteran, hotel owner, rancher, and local character, and learn how it’s possible to reconstruct life stories in surprising detail with resources available online. Along the way, we’ll talk about some sound research methods.
Annette Burke Lyttle, CG® owns Heritage Detective, LLC, providing professional genealogical services in research, education, and writing. Annette is a course coordinator for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and the British Institute. She is past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists and editor of The Florida Genealogist.
To participate over Zoom, you must register in advance.
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
Board of Directors Meeting (EGSF BOARD MEETINGS)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm To Be Held Over Zoom
Board meetings are open to any and all EGSFL members.
SIG leaders and committee chairpersons are encouraged to attend.
Anyone who wants to attend must register with Zoom in advance.
To register and to receive the link to join this meeting -
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
EGSFL Membership Meeting (EGSF GENL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS)
1:30 pm to 4:45 pm At Elsie Quirk Library - with Bryan Mulcahy - in person at EQL and live over Zoom
Bryan Mulcahy will present (in person at EQL and live over Zoom):
“Common Mistakes in Genealogical Research"
Bryan will lead us through the process of genealogical research and point out errors many researchers make.
Bryan Mulcahy is the lead genealogical librarian for Lee Country Library located in Fort Myers, FL.
To participate over Zoom, you must register in advance.
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
Board of Directors Meeting (EGSF BOARD MEETINGS)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm To Be Held Over Zoom
Board meetings are open to any and all EGSFL members.
SIG leaders and committee chairpersons are encouraged to attend.
Anyone who wants to attend must register with Zoom in advance.
To register and to receive the link to join this meeting -
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Thursday, February 19, 2026
DNA - Special Interest Group (SIG) (DNA SIG)
1:00 pm to 4:45 pm In-person at Elsie Quirk Library - and available over Zoom
Sue Carlson and Pam Schierberg are our DNA SIG Leaders
Join them as we search for connections by applying the ever-changing set of tools to our DNA results and shared matches.
Come to learn, to have your DNA questions answered, and to share your DNA family history success stories and brick walls.
To participate over Zoom, you must register in advance.
To register and to receive the link to join the meeting -
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Thursday, February 26, 2026
EGSFL Membership Meeting (EGSF GENL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS)
1:30 pm to 4:45 pm At Elsie Quirk Library - with Peg Kapustiak in person at EQL and live over Zoom
Peg Kapustiak will present (In person at EQL and over Zoom):
“25 Timelines, Lists, and Charts"
This presentation will help you organize your research information.
Peg has been a Genealogist/Family Historian for 48 years and has researched her family history in the Chicago area, the Midwest, New England, and New York state plus 10 countries in both Europe and Asia when she lived overseas.
To participate over Zoom, you must register in advance.
To register and to receive the link to join the meeting -
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Thursday, March 5, 2026
Board of Directors Meeting (EGSF BOARD MEETINGS)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm To Be Held Over Zoom
Board meetings are open to any and all EGSFL members.
SIG leaders and committee chairpersons are encouraged to attend.
Anyone who wants to attend must register with Zoom in advance.
To register and to receive the link to join this meeting
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Thursday, March 12, 2026
EGSFL Membership Meeting (EGSF GENL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS)
12:00 pm to 3:30 pm At Elsie Quirk Library - with Daniel Horowitz
Daniel Horowitz, the Genealogy Expert with MyHeritage, will present "Maximizing MyHeritage Technologies for Family History Research".
Since 2006 Daniel has been working at MyHeritage liaising with genealogy societies, bloggers, and media, as well as lecturing, and attending conferences around the world.
MyHeritage offers numerous advanced features that help you make the most of your research efforts.
Learn more about the key technologies that make finding family members on MyHeritage quick and simple. Take an in-depth look at MyHeritage’s AI tools, matching technologies, DNA features, and billions of historical records, and receive helpful tips to leverage them for your genealogy research.
To participate over Zoom, you must register in advance.
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Thursday, March 19, 2026
DNA - Special Interest Group (SIG) (DNA SIG)
1:00 pm to 4:45 pm In-person at Elsie Quirk Library - and available over Zoom
Sue Carlson and Pam Schierberg are our DNA SIG Leaders
Join them as we search for connections by applying the ever-changing set of tools to our DNA results and shared matches.
Come to learn, to have your DNA questions answered, and to share your DNA family history success stories and brick walls.
To participate over Zoom, you must register in advance.
To register and to receive the link to join the meeting -
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Thursday, April 2, 2026
Board of Directors Meeting (EGSF BOARD MEETINGS)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm To Be Held Over Zoom
Board meetings are open to any and all EGSFL members.
SIG leaders and committee chairpersons are encouraged to attend.
Anyone who wants to attend must register with Zoom in advance.
To register and to receive the link to join this meeting
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026
EGSFL Membership Meeting (EGSF GENL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS)
1:30 pm to 4:45 pm At Elsie Quirk Library - with Kate Penney Howard - Live over Zoom
Kate Howard will present (live at over Zoom):
"Using Artificial Intelligence to Amplfy your Genealogy"
Kate will walk us through real-life ways that we can easily learn to improve our research, extract more data, translate, and creatively leverage tools and resources available to tech-embracing genealogists. She will show us ways that we're already using AI, as well as photo editing and image creation, transcription, translation, research, and creating text with AI.
Kate's presentations captivate audiences by seamlessly blending historical context, technical guidance, and well-placed humor that keeps listeners engaged throughout. Her speaking engagements include RootsTech, Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies, East Coast Genetic Genealogy Conference, the International Congress on Medieval Studies, the Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe, the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, the New England Regional Genealogical Consortium, and the Foundation for East European Family History Studies, in addition to many state and county level organizations.
To participate over Zoom, you must register in advance.
To register and to receive the link to join the meeting -
Link to be determined
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Thursday, May 7, 2026
Board of Directors Meeting (EGSF BOARD MEETINGS)
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm To Be Held Over Zoom
Board meetings are open to any and all EGSFL members.
SIG leaders and committee chairpersons are encouraged to attend.
Anyone who wants to attend must register with Zoom in advance.
To register and to receive the link to join this meeting
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