March 7, 2022
The Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ
| Dear Dutch Cousins, The Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ announced several events that could appeal to many Dutch Cousins. Of particular interest is the March 28 General meeting , “The Persistence or the Dutch Language in New York and New Jersey” with speaker, Kieran J.O’Keefe, PhD. Also – the April 11 meeting will address the diaries of women with Dutch surnames such as Ackerman, Zabriskie, Hopper. Registration is required and is free with GSBC membership. Sincerely, Mary Jo Gohmann President Dutch Cousins ————————————— Meeting announcements and more You can always go to our website or our Facebook page for up to date information Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  Hi Mary Jo, you are receiving this newsletter, because you are a member of the Genealogical Society of Bergen Countyand have given us your email maryjo4036@gmail.com. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, please unsubscribe from this list, do not report us as spam. If you want to change your email address, you can do so at the bottom of this newsletter. February Events March Events April Events Genealogy Class GSBC Video Library Library Websites/Blogs/News Volunteer Opportunities Our Website February Events GSBC General Meeting Civil War Medical Records Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CG, FUGA Monday, 28 February 2022 @ 7pm Eastern Online—all are welcome. Registration required. The medical records in the U.S. National Archives (NARA) provide a rich but elusive source of genealogical information. NARA finding aids for medical records, which contain genealogical information, are not usually available. This session will provide information of interest to the Civil War genealogist. It will be presented with visual aids and examples of the kinds of genealogical information that are available. REGISTER March Events GSBC Extra! Case Studies in New Jersey Genealogy Presentation by Melissa A. Johnson, CG Monday, 14 March 2022 @ 2pm Eastern Online and open to all! Registration required. This talk will present several case studies covering different time periods and various types of problems. Each problem will be resolved using different approaches and a variety of sources. Case studies will demonstrate how land records connect five generations of a family; how cemetery and probate records for collateral relatives connect an eighteenth-century NJ man to his family when published sources identify his contemporary as their son; how state census records connect a nineteenth-century New Jersey man to his parents when no other record names them; and how a twentieth-century widow can be connected to her three husbands through land records. REGISTER GSBC General Meeting The Persistence of the Dutch Language in New York and New Jersey Kieran J. O’Keefe, PhD Monday, 28 March 2022 @ 7pm Eastern Online—all are welcome. Registration required. This talk will explore the persistence of the Dutch language in New York and Northern New Jersey. Although England conquered New Netherland in 1664, the inhabitants of the colony and their descendants continued to speak Dutch for generations. Learn about how and why descendants of the Dutch colonists latched on to the language for nearly 300 years after 1664. REGISTER April Events GSBC Extra! Three Diaries Presentation Maria “Ree” Pratt Hopper Monday, 11 April 2022 @ 2pm Eastern Online—all are welcome. Registration required.  Diaries are running accounts—of local events like births, marriages and death, but also accidents, fires, unusual weather or happenings, and even some national and world events. These events were extracted from the diaries and will be the focus of today’s discussion. REGISTER The Bergen County historical Society, Bolger Heritage Center, and other historical institutions hold the diaries of Martha Ann Zabriskie, Charity Ackerman, Martha Ferdon, Elizabeth Ann (Lizzie) Campbell, and Lavinia Hopper Dater. Explore the transcriptions of these diaries. GSBC General Meeting Bill Ervolino—The Importance of Stories Monday, 25 April 2022 @ 7pm Eastern Hybrid presentation—online and in-person. Registration required. An informative and entertaining program about preserving your family’s history with an author who has written about his family for 43 years. This is also an interactive program, audience members are encouraged to share their own experiences with genealogy and their favorite family stories!  This is planned to be the first hybrid meeting of the year. Attendees can join the meeting online and a limited number of people can attend in person at RPL (Ridgewood Public Library)! In person attendance will be based upon the health restrictions in place by RPL on that date; current rules include masking, social distancing, and a limited number of people. Sarah Kiefer, the RPL Local History Librarian will manage the registration for IN-PERSON attendees. IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE ATTENDING IN-PERSON AND ABIDING BY ALL OF RPL’s RULES, YOU MUST REGISTER AT THE FOLLOWING http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=5615&EventID=454098 Remember, if you want to attend ONLINE, this is the registration link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/906993057766971920 Genealogy ClassFamily History 101 (via Webex) @ Bergen Community College / Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) The GSBC conducts a five-week basic genealogy course during the spring semester at Bergen Community College in the Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) in Paramus. Registration begins 15 Feb. Catalog available: ilr.bergen.edu/courses/pdf This is one of a number of classes provided at BCC in Paramus by the Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR), an Affiliate of Elderhostel, offering adults 55 years and older the opportunity to attend a variety of classes. By signing up as a member of the ILR at BCC, you may register for this Genealogy Class, plus any of the other offered by the ILR. Enrollment in this class entitles students to one year’s free membership in the Genealogical Society of Bergen County. This year’s course starts March 1 and runs through March 29th. Classes are held 12:30 to 2:30 pm on those dates Contact the college at 201-447-7156 or ilr@bergen.edu for more information.GSBC Video LibraryVideos from the 2020 RPL-GSBC Virtual Lock-in are now available at https://www.njgsbc.org/gsbc-video-library/:Bergen County ResearchBeyond the BasicsCity DirectoriesDNA RoundtableVideos of our past meetings are still available to members of GSBC. On the video page, click on the GSBC Recorded Presentation box. Please join to view these wonderful assets. Library What’s in the 1950 Census? A Roundtable Discussion (In-Person at RPL, seating limited) Friday, 1 April @ 2pm Ridgewood Public LibraryThe wait is over…the 1950 census is released today and we’re here to discuss. Please join the Bolger Heritage Center and Genealogical Society of Bergen County for a talk on what’s in the census. This discussion will cover how the census can help you in your local history and genealogy research by uncovering unknown data. We encourage you to bring your questions and your expertise though, as this is a roundtable talk for all to partake in. Registration required Genealogy consultations by Remote Assistance: For genealogy one-to-one assistance, email gsbc.queries@gmail.com with your request. to “meet” with the genealogy consultant. Our consultants are available by appointment. You will receive a confirmation email of the scheduled time, along with information on how to attend the remote meeting. You’ll need access to a computer and/or smartphone, along with Internet access. The Ridgewood Library’s Newspaperarchive subscription is available from home. GSBC members can gain access by sending an email skiefer@ridgewoodlibrary.org to get the credentials for access. Websites/Blogs/NewsThe Morris Area Genealogy Society (MAGS) March 1st General Meeting and program, “Brick Wall Breakthrough” by Thomas MacEntee, will be a live online meeting at 7:00 p.m. ET over the internet via Zoom. You can see and listen to the presentation with a computer, iPad or by smartphone. You must register in advance by clicking on the link below or copying and pasting the link and then completing and submitting the Google Form. You will receive a confirmation email from Google Forms that you are registered. Google Form Registration Link https://forms.gle/vXnVQ1R7MjkTreFF8 Understanding Irish Land Divisions Thursday, March 10, 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET Presented by Rhonda R. McClure (AmericanAncestors) Free REGISTER Podcasts – Heritage Hunters (S. Gabai) FamilySearch RootsTech 2022, it’s the largest family history event in the world held online March 3–5, 2022. Register for free at www.rootstech.org RootsTech 2022 will be a virtual-only experience, with some enhancements and improvements. A new set of educational classes will be featured during 2022, along with new technologies to explore in the virtual expo hall, and inspiring stories shared by a fascinating line-up of keynote speakers. The National Archives News has released an article on the 1950 Census Will Increase Access to Records. The holdings at St. Louis include the military personnel records of individuals who separated from service more than 62 years ago, as well as the civilian personnel records of former federal employees who separated prior to 1952. Census records have long been an important resource for archives staff to help locate a requested individual’s record. The 1950 date is the first census following World War ll. Additionally, in 1973 the sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center burned for four and a half days, destroying some 16–18 million Official Military Personnel Records for the Army and Air Force. Army personnel in 1945 alone numbered over 8 million, and while the tragic loss covered a period from 1912 to 1960, the estimated loss of Army records is 80 percent. The 1950 census overlaps overlap with the service period of records affected by the fire. It’s because of the possibility that “service” is listed as the kind of work an individual is doing. the information found in the census could lead to other records that could list military service, such as Selective Service. NARA’s collection of Civilian Agency records run through 1951, which is an indication of government employment that could lead to an Official Personnel Folder. To read a series of questions and answers on how the upcoming 1950 census release might expand access, go to: https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/1950-census-stl (IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee) Legacy Family Webinars registration for 2022 webinars JewishGen Talks for links to previous and future talks. Volunteer Opportunities GSBC is an all volunteer organization. The work that we do cannot be accomplished without our members volunteering: The Archivist is looking for original content from GSBC members. If you have an interesting story to tell about your research we want to read about it! There’s a story behind every record, relative and piece of information you find. And we want to give you the platform to tell it. We are also looking for proofreaders and anyone with editing skills. So if you have something to offer, an interesting story to tell, and/or want to get involved in the Archivist, contact us: contact@njgsbc.org We are looking for people to host Special Interest Groups (SIG) on a quarterly basis. If there is an area of interest that you feel others want to share information and seek help from other researchers, create and host a SIG. Do you have technology knowledge? Our website is being revamped and we are looking for a co-webmaster in a WordPress environment. Database expertise? New indexing projects are on the horizon. A coordinator is needed. Would you like to help others learn about genealogy? Volunteer to be a Genealogy Consultant with GSBC. GoToWebinar backup co-orgainizer, work with another organizer during webinar. We are always looking for members to various tasks. So if you would like to get actively involved in the society, and would like to have a voice in its future, contact us at contact@njgsbc.org Our Website We now have videos of the meetings (where the presenter gave permission) published on the website. You can access them in the member-only section of the website here. Reminder: Some of the videos may be limited in how long they will be on our website at presenter request. See our query guidelines on how to submit an effective query.You can check the genealogy consultants schedule here. (you can hide other categories with the category filter. You can always check for classes, programs and genealogy consultants’ availability at our website. Our Facebook Page has all the latest news If you have any information that could be useful to other members, or an interesting website, or a genealogical story, please send it along to contact@njgsbc.org for inclusion into the E-News or the Archivist. We can always use contributions, no matter how small. |
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