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Mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 29 at 7:00 p.m. as the Iowa Genealogical Society and Iowa PBS come together for a special discussion about genealogy.
This event begins with a short preview of curated clips from episodes of the current season of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. Following the clips, three members from the Iowa Genealogical Society (Kevin Spire, Theresa Liewer, and Tony Cupp) will join the conversation live to discuss how people can begin to access their own genealogy.
Learn about local resources and hear stories from those who have researched their genealogy. Through this online shared media viewing platform, audience members can discuss their ancestry and ask questions during the live discussion. For more information and register for this free virtual event, visit iowapbs.org/events.
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Beginning Genealogy - Free!
- Did you start your family research but are stuck on where to look for information? Did you resolve to renew your genealogical research? Want some new ideas or to be reminded of good processes? Join us for our free March Beginning Genealogy class to get some inspiration!
- Thursday, March 10th at 6:30 p.m. CST
- Instructor - Kevin Spire
- Register in advance at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcvcu-vpzsrHNQot9_juCWiSPXaaLtMc9e-
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Our education calendar is light because all of us, just like you, will be attending RootsTech. We'll be back in April with new classes and conference!
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IGS 2022 Spring Conference
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Iowa Genealogical Society is pleased to announce registration for the 2022 Spring Conference!
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- Saturday, April 9th
- Member's cost is $55.00
- Non-Member's cost is $75.00
- Lunch at IGS will be catered by In The Bag. This is an optional add-on during registration.
- In-person seating will be available at IGS from where Alice will be presenting. This will also be streamed on Zoom. Please contact IGS@iowagenealogy.org to check for availability of seating.
- Register here https://igs.regfox.com/2022-igs-spring-conference
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Special Interest Groups (SIG) are a membership benefit. If you have joined one of our SIG meetings for a couple months, please become a member of IGS.
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DNA SIG
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- IGS is looking for volunteers for additional library attendants for Tuesday evenings and Saturdays.
- We're planning another garage sale for April 28th-30th. We need volunteers for set up and to run the sale.
- Please reach out to Tony at IGS@iowagenealogy.org if you are interested in volunteering for either of these.
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- IGS is looking for submissions for the Hawkeye Heritage.
- If you have a written any of the following, please consider submitting to IGS@iowagenealogy.org to be considered as part of our Hawkeye Heritage publication.
- A family history or sketch
- Genealogical proof of a few pages or more
- How-to articles
- Transcribed records sets
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- Just a reminder that IGS is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library.
- Affiliate libraries have enhanced access on-site to FamilySearch’s digital genealogical collections, providing access to some databases that would otherwise be accessible only through a FamilySearch family history center.
- FamilySearch also provides its affiliates with the latest tools and tips for genealogy reference librarians.
- To access the additional collection you need to be physically at IGS and utilize their computers or login to the FamilySearch website from your personal computer using IGS' Wi-Fi.
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Reminder: IGS is closed when the Des Moines Public Schools are closed due to weather.
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