– April via Zoom for 2021
Submitted by Leatha Jimerson
We hope this finds everyone well and healthy. We are keeping those that have lost loved ones in our thoughts and send comfort and strength to them.
Our first Zoom meeting held on March 11, 2021 was a success and a learning experience. There were about 14 people who attended and about 10 people who did Facebook Live. In the Zoom meeting there was a person from NYC and one from the Onondaga Reservation. This was great to see and they enjoyed the presentation. Wallace Ward did an overview of our website: www.iroquoisgenealogysociety.org and Leatha Jimerson did a presentation on Genealogy 101.
The best part of the online sessions is that we can reach a more wide range audience and the presentation is recorded. It can be accessed on Facebook after the presentation. However, we do miss everyone at our in-person meetings because we get to visit and have some great food! We are hoping as time goes on that we will definitely get back to this.
We have a new feature on the website named ‘Ask the Researcher’. This is a way for people to submit genealogy questions. When submitting a question, please be specific, eg. Provide a name, birth date or a year and location of where the person was born, died or lived. We will point you in the right direction. We have some great researchers amongst us that will be helping to answer your questions.
Our next IGS Monthly Meeting will be held on April 8, 2021 at 6:30 pm via zoom. The meeting will cover another area of our website – MAP GALLERY! There are many old maps on our website which are very interesting.
Please find the event announcement with directions on our webpage by going to the menu and choosing ZOOM MEETING. A link for the meeting will be provided. We will be on Facebook Live (Iroquois Genealogy Society) also. In this format, you can watch and listen to the meeting with no interaction. However, we will have a person monitoring the meeting and you can post a question that will be relayed to us.
We hope to see you!
Please stay safe and healthy!
