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Using Historical Newspapers in Genealogical Research
Tuesday, August 19
Using Historical Newspapers in Genealogical Research  (PA PalAm Events)
7:00 pm
via Zoom
Before Facebook and Twitter, the local paper was the place to get the scoop on your neighbors.  Historical newspapers are indispensable to genealogy research and learning about your ancestors and their community.  Laura Cubbage Draper will highlight the importance of this resource as well as the range of details that can be discovered, including how and where to access digitized US newspapers, plus search techniques and tips.
 
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Fall Webinar and Annual Meeting
Saturday, September 13
Fall Webinar and Annual Meeting  (PA PalAm Events)
1:00 pm
via Zoom
Join us via Zoom on Saturday, September 13 @ 1:00pm EDT for our annual fall webinar, followed by our Annual Membership Meeting. Sharon Cook MacInnes will offer two interesting presentations: Migration Patterns of Germans Within America and Hitting Pay Dirt: Tunneling into Pennsylvania’s Land Records. Learn how topography and history channeled Germans into certain areas, how chain migration drew allied families together, and what tools you can use to follow their footsteps. After a brief break, you will learn how people bought, traded, and earned land in Pennsylvania through several means, leaving a plethora of land records. 
 
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