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Next Meeting: January 27, 2021 via Zoom
Digging in the Digital Archive: Discovering Your Family's History in Digital Collections
This lecture will present a how-to guide for finding online sources outside of the major genealogy websites for Western Pennsylvania and beyond. It will give an overview of discovering free digital collections relevant to your research and tips and tricks for getting the most of these sites. It includes an introduction to the various digital collections available, the sources contained within, strategies for discovery, and finally, case studies that demonstrate the power of using digital collections to enhance family history research.
About our presenter: Kristin Britanik is a professional genealogist and owner of Deep Genealogical Services based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She previously worked in archival digitization within the University of Pittsburgh's Archives & Special Collections, coordinating digital collections sites, including the Historic Pittsburgh project. She was also the digitization program manager at The Andy Warhol Museum. Before moving to Pittsburgh, Kristin worked as a researcher at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) in the Research Services department and as an archival digitization specialist for Ancestry.com.
Club general meetings are free and open to the public. Below is the information on the Zoom meeting:
Topic: CranGenClub Jan 2021 mtg Kristin Britanik-Digital Collections
Time: Jan 27, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84202946306?pwd=U1hKWWg4WGdTdHRpaEpJYnZHQUdGQT09
Meeting ID: 842 0294 6306
Passcode: 087802
This lecture will present a how-to guide for finding online sources outside of the major genealogy websites for Western Pennsylvania and beyond. It will give an overview of discovering free digital collections relevant to your research and tips and tricks for getting the most of these sites. It includes an introduction to the various digital collections available, the sources contained within, strategies for discovery, and finally, case studies that demonstrate the power of using digital collections to enhance family history research.
About our presenter: Kristin Britanik is a professional genealogist and owner of Deep Genealogical Services based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She previously worked in archival digitization within the University of Pittsburgh's Archives & Special Collections, coordinating digital collections sites, including the Historic Pittsburgh project. She was also the digitization program manager at The Andy Warhol Museum. Before moving to Pittsburgh, Kristin worked as a researcher at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) in the Research Services department and as an archival digitization specialist for Ancestry.com.
Club general meetings are free and open to the public. Below is the information on the Zoom meeting:
Topic: CranGenClub Jan 2021 mtg Kristin Britanik-Digital Collections
Time: Jan 27, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84202946306?pwd=U1hKWWg4WGdTdHRpaEpJYnZHQUdGQT09
Meeting ID: 842 0294 6306
Passcode: 087802
UPCOMING EVENTS
in date order
SIG: Using FamilySearch website - part 2 of 2
SIG is a Special Interest Group.
Presented by Harry Karatassos, expert and volunteer at the Family History Center. Also a member of Cranberry Genealogy Club.
Dates and Times: Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m.
Links to the Zoom meetings will be sent out via e-mail to members only. Special meetings like these are one of the perks of membership.
Genea-Break
(brief presentation followed by general discussion of genealogical problems and questions.)
Date: February
Time: 7 p.m.
IRISH SIG
The Irish Special Interest Group will meet three times in March on the 4th, 8th, and 11th, all starting at 7:00 P.M. and led by Matt Barry.
SIG is a Special Interest Group.
Presented by Harry Karatassos, expert and volunteer at the Family History Center. Also a member of Cranberry Genealogy Club.
Dates and Times: Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m.
Links to the Zoom meetings will be sent out via e-mail to members only. Special meetings like these are one of the perks of membership.
Genea-Break
(brief presentation followed by general discussion of genealogical problems and questions.)
Date: February
Time: 7 p.m.
IRISH SIG
The Irish Special Interest Group will meet three times in March on the 4th, 8th, and 11th, all starting at 7:00 P.M. and led by Matt Barry.
Looking Forward in 2021
During the year 2021, these are the dates for the monthly meetings of the Cranberry Genealogy Club, each on a fourth Wednesday: January 27, February 24, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23 (the annual cemetery walk), August 25, September 22,and October 27. July, November, and December will be used for additional meetings or special programs. At this time, we will continue to use Zoom and hold virtual meetings while monitoring the options for future in-person meetings. Virtual meetings using our group’s Zoom account allows for many options of speakers and programs. Your suggestions are always welcome for speakers or for specific program topics. Send your suggestions to cranberrygenealogyclub@gmail.com
Future Meetings
February 24 - Irish Genealogy with Matt Barry
March 24 meeting will focus on the lives/experiences of coal miners in Pennsylvania. If you have any ancestors in PA and the general area, you can be sure that mining or railroading was involved: https://fayette.psu.edu/visit/coalandcoke Presented by Amanda Peters, Archivist
April 22 - PA Archives with Erin McWilliams
March 24 meeting will focus on the lives/experiences of coal miners in Pennsylvania. If you have any ancestors in PA and the general area, you can be sure that mining or railroading was involved: https://fayette.psu.edu/visit/coalandcoke Presented by Amanda Peters, Archivist
April 22 - PA Archives with Erin McWilliams
Other Events of Interest
RootsTech is Free Online in 2021. Dates and more information can be found in the CranGenClub newsletter - be sure to join for these members-only benefits.
About Us:
Our purpose is to assemble people who are interested in genealogy and in preserving family history, to provide programs for instruction and education of interested persons, and to help others locate and retrieve genealogical information. We are based in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania. We meet the 4th Wednesday of the month, January through October, with special events scheduled for early November. Our meetings are free and open to the public, but membership is encouraged. The $10 annual dues allows us to obtain speakers and support this website, among other activities. Click on Schedule in the upper menu for information on current and future meetings.
President: Susan Ennis
Secretary: Patricia Robison
Programs: Judi Boren
Membership: Pat Purifoy
Treasurer/Webmaster: Debbie Billeter
President: Susan Ennis
Secretary: Patricia Robison
Programs: Judi Boren
Membership: Pat Purifoy
Treasurer/Webmaster: Debbie Billeter
Contact Us
f you have questions or would like more information, please e-mail us or send a letter. Our mailing address is:
Cranberry Genealogy Club
c/o Debbie Billeter, Treasurer
27 Sunset Court
Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
Feedback on this website can be directed to the same e-mail address shown below - let us know how we can improve this site. We try to give a lot of information on the main page, so nobody misses an announcement due to a missed mouse click.
Click here to e-mail us. If that doesn't work for you, copy this info@cranberrygenealogy.org into your e-mail "To:" field.
Last updated 18 January 2021
Cranberry Genealogy Club
c/o Debbie Billeter, Treasurer
27 Sunset Court
Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
Feedback on this website can be directed to the same e-mail address shown below - let us know how we can improve this site. We try to give a lot of information on the main page, so nobody misses an announcement due to a missed mouse click.
Click here to e-mail us. If that doesn't work for you, copy this info@cranberrygenealogy.org into your e-mail "To:" field.
Last updated 18 January 2021