Meetings
Upcoming Meetings
Group
February 1, 2025 - Zoom only
Michael Strauss
March 1, 2025 - Zoom only
March 1, 2025 - Zoom only
Lois, Margaret, and Diane
April 5, 2025 - In person and via Zoom
Next Meeting: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Group Workshop: Research Roadblock Challenge
This engaging genealogy activity will allow participants to help each other learn how to overcome common
research hurdles, also known as "brick walls." This challenge will not only foster collaboration but also build skills
and boost confidence for researchers who may feel stuck in their family history.
Please join us via Zoom
Members will receive the Zoom link via email by Friday, January 31, 2025
All non-members, please email gpcmgs@gmail.com to register for this free program
Past Programs
January 4, 2025 - AI in Genealogy Research
Stephen Pelsue gave a presentation on how family historians can use artificial intelligence to further their research. After explaining the history of AI, he provided the most popular AI tools and what they are best used for. He also gave a live demonstration of how AI can be used to transcribe and analyze genealogy documents.
November 2, 2024 - Using Pinterest in Genealogy Research
Star Pelsue presented a program on how to use Pinterest in genealogy research. She explained the terminology and showed us examples of the types of genealogy topics that Pinterest offers. She also showed us how we can join and become pinners! It's good for finding information, but also for keeping your research organized through the use of boards.
October 5, 2024 - Add a Snapshot to Research: Adding Photos
Allyson Maughan gave a presentation on using photographs in your genealogy research. Often seen as enhancements, photographs hold answers to questions you have about your ancestors. Photos have faces on the front and writing on the back that tell stories. They provide new leads and solve family mysteries. You can find her sharing genealogy tips on her blog at rememberingrelatives.weebly.com.
September 7, 2024 - Goldie May
Gray Stabley gave a workshop on using Goldie May in genealogy research. Goldie May was developed by Richard Miller and is software that works alongside your genealogy databases and websites. It can help you stay organized and focused on your research.
June 1, 2024 - Genealogy Workshop
This meeting was about helping each other with our genealogy questions and the next steps in our research.
May 4, 2024 - Newspaper Research
Kenneth R. Marks, a genealogist from Sun City, AZ presented "How to Develop Online Newspaper Research Skills." Kenneth provided search strategies to be more successful in newspapers research. He has the website www.theancestorhunt.com to help people find free links to online genealogy collections and has written 3 genealogy reference books.
April 6, 2024 - Internet Archive
Genealogist, Thomas MacEntee, spoke about the Internet Archive, an online, digital library home to millions of free books, movies, music, and more. It is also home to the "Wayback Machine," an archive of web pages to see how websites looked over time.
March 2, 2024 - Probate
Kathleen Ayers, retired Kennebec County Register of Probate gave a presentation on probate records in Maine. She explained the types of proceedings that a register takes care of and where we can go to search for ancestral probate records.
February 3, 2024 - DNA Webinar
The original presentation by Nancy Mason was changed to a video screening of a DNA class. We are hopeful that Nancy will present again later in the year.