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ASHM Genealogy Meeting

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1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Gather with fellow ASHM members and explore the branches of your Swedish ancestry!

The lecture topic for this meeting is "Genealogy - Basics to Swedish Nobility"

The Internet and computers have transformed Genealogy research from visiting courthouses, archives, and cemeteries to doing most of one’s research online getting Church/Government records and seeing family trees. Bill Fagerstrom will briefly describe researching and sharing family history using these new techniques. They include:

-Writing and sharing your memories with family

-How FamilySearch.org (free) and Ancestry.com (mainly subscription) are used to find records and family trees

-DNA basics and how it is used to find family members

-Using Genealogy computer programs to store records and help write one’s family history

-How to search Swedish Church and government records online

-Using Swedish Nobility records (they extended Bill’s family tree back many generations)

Genealogy Club is a benefit of ASHM membership. Not a member, no problem! Just add a membership to the event registration and you will receive your new membership card in the mail.