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Find A Grave and Tombstone Symbols

Something to do when traveling this Summer is visit cemeteries.  FamilyTree magazine has an interesting article to help you.  It comes with a handout about tombstones symbols and a slide show. Also, sign up to be a Find a Grave volunteer and use their app to fulfill photo requests!

Gravestone Symbols and Their Hidden Meanings

Hidden Meanings of Gravestone Symbols - slideshow link

Become a Find a Grave photo volunteer

Allen County Public Library (ACPL) Free Access to PERSI

Allen County Public Library (ACPL) is giving researchers free access to PERSI.  FamilyTree Magazine created a 7 mins video showing how to use it.  The periodical source index is a portal to millions of genealogy articles. 

https://youtu.be/as5zWYLMLc0

MyHeritage’s New Features

Watch the below video to find out about MyHeritage’s new features, including new records, managing multiple parents (adoptive and blood), and photo tagging.

https://youtu.be/FLArofFqJtA

Tips for Filipino Genealogy — An Interview with Todd Lucero Sales

A discussion about the migration of Puerto Ricans to the Philippines in the 1900s and the colony of Puerto Ricans still living there today.

https://familytreemagazine.com/podcasts/tips-for-filipino-genealogy

National Hispanic Heritage Month Resources

The National Genealogical Society (NGS) is pleased to join the celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month (15 September–15 October). As noted on the Library of Congress’s National Hispanic Heritage Month website, this month honors the "histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America."

Each year, the National Council of Hispanic Employment Program Managers hosts a competition for a theme and illustration to support National Hispanic Heritage Month. Ms. Irene Matos Chan created the winning poster (pictured above) that reflects the 2022 theme, "Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation."

We hope the resources listed below will help everyone with Hispanic/Latino roots build their family tree.

Many thanks to FamilySearch, RootsTech, and Ancestry® for making the following items available for free online:

• FamilySearch Wiki on Hispanic Family History Resources

• RootsTech series by Ancestry® on Discovering Your Hispanic Heritage including sessions in English and Spanish and access to the 1930 Mexico Census

• RootsTech series on How to Explain Family Relationships in Spanish

For more on exploring Hispanic/Latino genealogy and family history, check out the online resources offered by Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS, speaker and NGS member. NGS' Research in the States books on Arizona, California, New Mexico, and others also reference research resources such as:

• National Park Service's Mission 2000 - A Searchable Database of Spanish Mission Records

• University of California, Berkeley, Bancroft Library's Latin Americana and Western Americana Collections

• National Hispanic Cultural Center's History and Literary Arts, Library, and Archives

From JewishGen

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We are pleased to present the JewishGen High Holiday Companion 2022/5783, which contains inspirational vignettes about how Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur were observed in various communities. This year's collection includes towns in Poland, Ukraine and Belarus, and includes the account of Holocaust Survivors observing Rosh Hashana in their hometown after the war - a town which did not have even one standing synagogue for them to pray in.

Particularly during this troubling time throughout the world, we hope that this companion will inspire you to connect with previous generations, and to help preserve and perpetuate the values which they held most dear.

There are two ways to read the High Holiday Companion:
(1) Click here to download as a PDF
(2) Click here to read it online.

I hope you will enjoy reading these articles. If you have any feedback, or would like to help sponsor a future addition, please contact me at your convenience.

Shana Tova, Happy New Year, and THANK YOU for being part of the JewishGen family. We are looking forward to a GREAT year ahead.

Avraham Groll
Executive Director
JewishGen

Magnificence, Marriage, and Murder: The Story of Scotland's Brodick Castle

Friday, October 21; 4:00–5:15 p.m. (ET)

Presented by Curt DiCamillo

In partnership with the National Trust for Scotland Foundation USA

Cost: FREE

The story of Brodick Castle is the story of a country, a family, and a time and place. Located on Scotland’s West Coast on the Isle of Arran, Brodick is breathtaking inside and out. The grand, red sandstone Scottish baronial style castle is dramatically set against the backdrop of Goatfell Mountain, with stunning views over Brodick Bay to the Firth of Clyde. Inside, the castle is renowned for its impressive collection of period furniture, silverware, porcelain, paintings, and sporting trophies set in richly appointed rooms.

"Magnificence, Marriage, and Murder" is a lecture that gives an inside view of a remarkable historical property and an outstanding decorative arts collection, which, due to its remote location, is rarely seen by the public. It also includes the still-unsolved 1889 murder in the park at Brodick, known as the Goatfell Murder. Join Curt DiCamillo for a lecture full of history, personalities, collecting, bling, and a bit of fun that is guaranteed to engage and entertain.

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Bea Brickell on Reflections of Old Miami and the Florida Keys

The Miami Pioneers and Natives of Dade historical society invites one and all to attend a monthly meeting on Saturday, November 12 at the Pinecrest Branch Library at 2pm to hear guest speaker Bea Brickell give a presentation on remembrances of Old Miami and the Florida Keys.

Among her topics will be

• The Brickell household back when the boys William, Charles and George were growing up

• Plantation Key: the skiff and the crocodile

• Prohibition and gangsters – Key West to Miami

Date/Time
Saturday, November 12, 2022
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Location
Pinecrest Branch Library

Annual Miami City Cemetery Walking Tour

October 28@ 6:30pm

Connect with the past on a walking tour of the Miami City Cemetery with HistoryMiami Museum’s Coordinator of Education Programs and Community Engagement, Ingrid E. Argueta, and its Resident Historian, Dr. Paul S. George. Founded in 1897, just a year after the city’s incorporation, this historic graveyard is a monument to so many of the people who helped shape the early history of the Magic City. Hear stories of notable Miami residents, including the civil rights leader Reverend Theodore Gibson, “Mother of Miami” Julia Tuttle, and Bernard Mackey of the Ink Spots Quartet. View the final resting place of Carrie B. Miller, the woman encased in cement.

All are welcome to come as you are or in costume. Ticket includes complimentary family pass to HistoryMiami Museum.

Featured Speakers:

Ingrid E. Argueta, Coordinator of Education Programs and Community Engagement at HistoryMiami Museum

Ingrid E. Argueta was born in Guatemala and immigrated to Miami when she was 7 years old. Although not a native Miamian, she is a 305-er at heart. Ingrid has remained true to her indigenous roots and is passionate about Native American history and culture. She is best known for her eco-history tours of Miami’s historic sites, neighborhoods, and waterways. Ingrid is the Coordinator of Education Programs and Community Engagement at HistoryMiami Museum and has been with the museum since 2013.

Dr. Paul S. George, Resident Historian at HistoryMiami Museum

For over three decades, HistoryMiami Museum’s Resident Historian Dr. Paul S. George has toured his way to local, national, and international acclaim with his continuing series of historic tours. Through walking, coach, and boat tour experiences, Dr. George has welcomed tour participants on a memorable journey of South Florida through its historic neighborhoods, landmarks, and sites. As a Miami native, author, and former college professor, Dr. George has gained fame for his uncanny ability to recall the most impressive details about the people and places that make South Florida so unique.

Non-Member Rate: $35

Member Rate: $25

Meeting Location:

Miami City Cemetery
1800 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33132
View Map

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The Sally A. Kellogg Lecture Series

“Uncovering Black Society in 19th Century Florida”

Click here to learn more

German Stammtisch

October 19, at 7:00 ET/4:00 PT

FREE German Stammtisch where you can come and practice your German with fellow genealogy learners. Absolutely no fluency necessary, this will be very laid-back and fun. I'll even give you a German phrase cheat sheet ahead of time so you know what to say if you're shy! Lederhosen, dirndls, and German hats welcome! Register here.