Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 12 noon To 2 p.m.
General Meeting
“UaingFamilySearch Digital Microfilm to Find Genealogical Records”
by Randy Seaver
Chula Vista Civic Center Branch Library Auditorium
(365 F Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910)
FamilySearch has over 2,180 record collections, and many of them are not indexed and cannot be searched using search fields. They are digitized from Family History Library microfilms. Think of them as "digital microfilm" - you have to browse these records (look through them, not search them). There are finding aids to help the researcher find records for their ancestors - waypoints, lists of volumes, volume indexes, etc.
This presentation will demonstrate how to find records for your ancestors in probate, land, town, tax and other unindexed records, using several record types – probate records, land records, town records, and Italian civil registry records.
Randy Seaver has been pursuing his elusive ancestors for 29 years, and has been a member of CVGS since 1993. He is a CVGS Past President, and is currently the Newsletter Editor, and the Research and Queries chairman. He is also a member of NGS, NEHGS, SCGS and SDGS. Randy blogs daily at www.GeneaMusings.com and also on the Chula Vista Genealogy Cafe (http://cvgencafe.blogspot.com).
This program is free to attend. There will be a short business meeting after the presentation, followed by refreshments provided by CVGS members.
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