Meetings & Events
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When:
Watch for our new schedule of Workshops and Member Sharing at the Family
History Center in January, February, April, June,
August, October and December of 2019 and presentations at various
historical venues in March, May, July, September and November of 2019.
Place: Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints (LDS)
204 Spackenkill Road
Poughkeepsie, New York
12603
The LDS Church is located on Spackenkill Road, at the corner of Twin
Hills Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie. It is about two miles east of
Route 9 or about one mile west of Route 376.
If Spackenkill Schools are closed due to inclement weather, the meeting
will be cancelled.
Genealogy Classes
When: Selected Mondays
Time:
10:30AM to Noon
Place: East Fishkill Community
Library, Alley Room
348 Route 376
Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
You can check the East Fishkill Community Library web site to see if we
have classes scheduled by going to EFLibrary.org.
Scroll down and look for the link on the right hand side that says "See
Full Calendar". Once there, enter "Genealogy" in the keyword box and
click "Search".
Please register in advance for any class you will attend.
Also watch this page for classes beginning at the Pine Plains Free
Library.
2019/2021 Calendar
DATES
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INFORMATION
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Saturday, May 22, 2021
(Postponed from March
27)
2:00 to 4:00 PM
via ZOOM
Click here
to view flyer
You will receive a link to the presentation
via email prior to the event |
"A Panel Discussion: What can you do when your history has
been erased?"
Sachem HawkStorm and Roberto Mukaro
Borrero share stories of their journeys as they struggled to
document their culture and revive their languages. Uncovering the
history and lineage requires persistence, as traditional
documentation is often lacking, and one must research historical
collections for obscure documents and critically analyze clues found
in fragments. You will hear about the tools used for this very
difficult research process.
Via Zoom! Just grab your
notebooks and refreshments and join in the fun from anywhere you
have a phone or device!
Presentations are followed by Q&A, then
breakout rooms for networking and socializing. |
Saturday, April 17, 2021
2:00 to 4:00 PM
via ZOOM
You will receive a link to the presentation
via email prior to the event |
"Records of the Great Nine Partners Patent of Dutchess
County, New York"
Genealogist and Historian Valierie
LaRobardier is joined by Town Historians and Historical Societies
from teh Nine Partners Towns. Learn where to find and how to use the
records of the Dutchess County Greater Nine Partners Patent.
Via Zoom! Just grab your
notebooks and refreshments and join in the fun from anywhere you
have a phone or device!
Presentations are followed by Q&A, then
breakout rooms for networking and socializing. |
Saturday, December 12, 2020
2:00 to 4:00 PM
via ZOOM
Click here
to view flyer
You will receive a link to the presentation
via email prior to the event. |
"Explore Rare Genealogy Records with Beekman Patent Historian Frank
Doherty"
Award-winning historian Frank Doherty has discovered
Dutchess County military, lease and store book records in his quest
to document the early settlers of the Beekman Patent. Weaving these
records into their stories requires searching the county beyond the
Beekman Patent, and the region beyond Dutchess County, NY. In this
presentation we will learn more about the lease system, the early
records of the region, and how to use these records to research your
ancestors.
Grab your notebooks and refreshments and join in
the fun from anywhere you have a phone or device!
Presentations are followed by Q&A, then
breakout rooms for networking and socializing. |
Saturday, August 22, 2020
2:00 to 4:00 PM
Via ZOOM
Click here to view flyer
Registration Required:
https://tinyurl.com/yyb5jm2k
You will receive a link to the presentation via email prior to the
event.
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"Using History Resources for Genealogical Research"
Dutchess
County Historical Society's Executive Director Bill Jeffway takes us
on a tour through the resources of the DCHS library, many of which
are currently available online. DCGS President Valerie LaRobardier
will discuss how to find and use historical resources in any area.
We will have breakout rooms for small group networking and
socializing after the presentation.
Grab your notebooks and
refreshments and join in the fun from anywhere you have a phone or
device!
Presentations are followed by Q&A, then
breakout rooms for networking and socializing. |
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Saturday, May 23, 2020
2:00 to 4:00 PM
Via ZOOM
Click here to view flyer
Registration Required!
https://tinyurl.com/y6vtsqlj
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"Researching
Your Patriot Ancestor with the DAR"
Libby Baker has been searching her family roots for the past 20
years. She has a BA from Empire State College and worked in the
business world for most of her career. Trained as a Genealogy
Consultant with the DAR, she has also completed the Genealogical
Principles course at Boston University. Currently, she is the New
York State Chair of the Genealogical Records Commitee and a Vice
Chair of Lineage Research. A member of Enoch Crosby Chapter, she has
been a past Regent and Registar. She gives genealogy workhops
throughout her community.
Presentations
are scheduled for the first hour, followed by Q&A, then breakout
rooms for networking and socializing.
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Saturday, Sep 28, 2019
1:00 to 3:00 PM
Millbrook Library
3 Friendly Lane, Millbrook, NY
Click here to view flyer
Members and non-members are welcome!
Light refreshments will be served.
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" Breaking Down Brick Walls with Historical Documents"
DCGS President, local historian and professional genealogist
Valerie LaRobardier will lead a talk beginning with a brief
overview of geneology record group basics, continuing on to show
how historical sources can provide clues ansd stand in for other
records, followed by a discussion of how to use area local
historical society and public library local history collections.
We will use the Greater Nine Partners and Crum Elbow records to
illustrate. Please RSVP to
https://forms.gle/ZBg2jzQJxBad7Lpi6 so that we may plan.
Thank you! There will be time for questions
and socialization.
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Saturday, May 4, 2019
10:30 AM to Noon
Howland Public
Library
313 Main Street, Beacon, NY
Click here to view flyer
Stay in Beacon for the
Historical Society open hours in the afternoon and their Murder
and MAYhem historical walking tour.
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"Genealogical Research Using Local Repositories"
Do you want to learn about your ancestors but don’t know where
to begin? The Beacon Historical Society, the Dutchess County
Genealogical Society, and the Howland Public Library will
present a program entitled “Genealogical Research Using Local
Repositories." Discover what the local history collections at
the Mid-Hudson and Howland Public libraries and the Beacon
Historical Society has to offer. Learn about nearby archive day
trips, as well as "know before you go"-- advance research to
maximize your library and archive visits.
Please RSVP to
https://forms.gle/yCnjadxegzpi27AX9 so that we may be
prepared.
The presenters will be Diane Lapis of the Beacon
Historical Society, Mary Colbert, DCGS Librarian and Valerie
LaRobardier, DCGS President, Town of Dover Co-Historian and
professional genealogist.
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Saturday,
April 27th,
2PM -4PM
Pine Plains Free Library
7775 S Main St, Pine Plains, NY
Click
here to view flyer
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"Local
Repositories and Day Trips"
This class is presented in partnership with the Little Nine
Partners Historical Society. Learn what is available at the many
libraries and archives within striking distance of home, how to
prepare for a successful visit and how you can adapt these
practices to far-away places to get help when you cannot travel
to the archive.
We will have time for questions and socialization. Come out and
meet your fellow ancestry sleuths! Light refreshments will be
served.
Please RSVP to http://tinyurl.com/y33nlu4t so
that we may be prepared.
The presenter will be Valerie LaRobardier, DCGS President, Town
of Dover Co-Historian and professional genealogist. The Little
Nine Partners Historical Society will be present to discuss what
is available for researchers in their collection.
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Saturday,
March 23,
1PM -3PM
Historic Tabor-Wing House
3128 NY-22, Dover Plains, NY 12522
Click
here to view flyer
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"Beginning
Genealogy & Veteran Ancestor Research"
As a continuation of our focus on partnering with history and
featuring the ongoing Dutchess County Year of the Veteran
theme, his class will introduce basic genealogy web-based
research techniques including finding and researching your
veteran ancestors, with a special focus on World War I and
American Revolutionary War ancestry. We will also include web
sites for all the major wars.
We will have time for questions and socialization. Come out and
meet your fellow ancestry sleuths! Light refreshments will be
served.
New and existing members of the DCGS who pre-register for this
meeting will receive a binder for class handouts with tips and
sources.
The presenter will be Valerie LaRobardier, DCGS President, Town
of Dover Co-Historian and professional genealogist.
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Tuesday,
February 19,
10AM -Noon
Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints (LDS) Library
204 Spackenkill Road
Poughkeepsie, New York
Click
here to view flyer
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"Workshop and Member Share"
We will discuss how to use the resources of the FHL to research
ancestors both near and far. There will be breakout groups to
share brick wall problems and techniques to overcome them. Come
for the workshop and stay to research if you like--the library
is open on Tuesdays from 9am to 2pm.
Librarian Mary Colbert and President Val LaRobardier will lead.
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