Michigan Italian Genealogy Society

Save the Date!

Michigan Genealogical Council never slows down.
Save the Date, November 16, 2024, the next great seminar is coming your way!

Angie Bush, MS, at the 2024 MGC Fall Family History Event Saturday, November 16, 2024 .
Presentations in-person!
Attendees may choose to attend virtually

Angie Bush, MS will be our speaker. Angie is as Genetic Genealogist Researcher with Ancestry ProGenealogists in Salt Lake City. Angie has been interested in her genealogy since she was very young. After college, she spent several years working in biotech while continuing to pursue her genealogy hobby. With the growing popularity and introduction of autosomal DNA testing in 2012, she decided to combine her two loves into one career. Although she spends a lot of time working on recent unknown parentage cases (adoptions, unknown fathers), her favorite type of research to do involves solving decades old “brick-walls” using a combination traditional records and genetic evidence.

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A Brief History of Italians in Detroit
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https://www.italia.it/en/italy/things-to-do/italian-carnival-from-north-to-south

Carnivals in Italy: from North to South - Italia.it Carnival is an ancient festival in Italy. Discover the most famous and characteristic carnivals from north to south Italy.

Saturday…

February 10, 2024, at 10:30 am - Zoom webinar registration required.

Finding Records of Your Detroit & Wayne County Ancestor with Thomas Koselka

Registration is now open on our home page. https://dsgr.org.

Many researchers have ancestral ties to Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan, leading to a trail of records left behind by their predecessors. This session delves into the extensive records associated with our ancestors in Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan. We'll investigate the origins of these records, the information they contain, their custodians, the purpose behind their creation, their historical span, and how they can significantly enhance our genealogical research.

FYI

The Burton Historical Collection at the is now open for walk-in service Tuesdays through Saturdays from 2 to 6 pm. Staff will continue to take scheduled appointments during the morning hours beginning at 10:00 a.m. If you have a specific research need, we still encourage making an appointment.

Genealogy Humor to Start Your Weekend:

2023 Barbara J. Brown Family History Seminar Focus on Digitizing Your Family Tree Digitizing My Family Tree: Formats, Software, and Techniques with Adam Oster, Library of Michigan Explore the digital options for saving your family history research. Explore the variety of desktop…

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If you still have relatives you need to interview regarding your family history, here are some voice recording apps to try...

5 Voice-Recorder Apps for Oral History Interviews Be ready for your next family history chat with a relative by downloading and learning to use one of these handy voice-recording apps.

A virtual presentation on ship lists on March 20. Should be helpful for identifying when your ancestors came to America.

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Save the Date! Kris Rzepczynski will be presenting at Western Wayne County Genealogical Society on March 20. Kris will present on using ship passenger lists in your family history research. This is a virtual event, so visit https://wwcgs.org/ to register.

Happy Valentine’s Day Paesani!

We’ve dug up this vintage 1908 that presents an… interesting take on Italians in America.

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Helpful article for scanning photos...

Flatbed Scanning Q&A: Slides, Photo Negatives and More Your flatbed scanner can do more than you think. Learn how to quickly scan slides, photo negatives and large items, plus combine multiple scans into one image.

FYI...

The Family History Library and Centers Have a New Name • FamilySearch FamilySearch locations give in-person help with genealogy for free! Learn more about them and their new name here.

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Three Oaks, MI - unknown date ~

An Italian immigrant rag-picker sits with her baby in a small run-down tenement room on Jersey Street, 1887 (Photo by Jacob Riis). "Haunting photos capture the life inside the squalid New York’s tenements, 1885-1900": https://bit.ly/3QmIZ16

Creating a family archive...

4 Steps to Creating a Family Archive Got boxes of photos here, folders of documents there and heirlooms somewhere else? Follow these four steps to preserve your treasures in a manageable, organized family archive.

This looks like its going to be a good webinar!

Michigan: An Upper Midwest Researchers Dream - Legacy Family Tree Webinars Michigan is a state of many people: Native Americans, fur traders, French explorers, British military, and then settlers from all over the world including many...

Memory Monday: View of wharf on the Detroit River, three men in a rowboat in foreground. Steamer "Riverside" is docked in background. Handwritten on front: "Detroit River, Detroit." Recorded in lantern slide ledger: "D/River-View-men in large rowboat-docks." Undated
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🇮🇹 Uno dei modi migliori per trascorrere una giornata in è visitare un delizioso paesino. Hai mai visitato ?

🇬🇧 One of the finest ways to spend a day in is to visit a lovely little village. Have you ever visited ?

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14 of the Best Genealogy Tips to Find Your Ancestors 14 of the best genealogy tips to move your genealogy research forward and find your ancestors. Which is your favorite tip?

Always a great conference!

Using World War I and II Draft Registration Cards for genealogy
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Italian curiosities: did you know that Italy gave to Europe its first common currency? | L'Italo-Americano – Italian American bilingual news source Today, most European countries share the same currency, the euro. I am old enough to remember lire and the pain of having to change money at the airport when you were traveling: honestly…