One of the genealogy websites available th rough MCGS in the Genealogy Room of the Blake Library is American Ancestor s New England Historic Genealogical Society. Rhonda R. McClure will discus s the American Ancestors website\, exploring its databases\, finding subje ct guides\, research templates and more. American Ancestors&rsquo\; online accessible collections cover a wide range of genealogical records from th e 17th to 21st century and span geographic locations from New England\, th e rest of the United States.
\nRhonda\, senior genealogist at Americ an Ancestors/NEHGS\, is a nationally recognized professional genealogist a nd lecturer. Before joining American Ancestors in 2006\, she ran her own g enealogical business. She has been a contributing editor and writer for se veral genealogy and history magazines\, and has written 12 books\, includi ng the award-winning The Complete Idiot&rsquo\;s Guide to Online Genealogy \, Finding Your Famous and Infamous Ancestors\, and Digitizing Your Family History. She also edited the 6th edition of the Genealogist&rsquo\;s Hand book for New England Research.
\nPre-registration required to watch via Zoom if you do not attend at the Cummings Library. Registration detail s at mcgsfl.org/events.
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