Nov
10
6:00 PM18:00

NCCGS November 10, 2022 Meeting

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Larry Youngblood - Bio

Larry Youngblood holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics from Texas A&M University '71 with an emphasis on Math and Computer Science. He taught physics, math and computer science in high school before joining the Oil Industry   specializing first in writing engineering software and later training engineers, geophysicists and accountants in using the software. He sold his oil and gas software company in 1999 and the software, updated to the latest languages, is still being used today and going forward. Word, Excel and PowerPoint were necessities in this role. He and his wife Marie have two children – Christina and James (a YDNA member). 

Larry is following in the footsteps of his father's passion to find out about his ancestors by researching at the Houston Clayton Library in the 1970's and travelling from San Antonio across the south to  North Carolina rummaging in basements for more detailed records.  After his father's passing, having little success on his ultimate goal,   Family Tree DNA and the YDNA theory gave him an understanding and a path to accomplish his father’s goal … Larry’s goal.  There are always new goals.

He has been a Project Administrator now for 19+ years using the Family Tree YDNA Tools and enjoying all the time working with others.  Autosomal DNA has opened a few new doors to the females in our family tree as well as slave descendants.  Each year Family Tree has a large meeting to continue to bring the project up to date on the latest findings...This year will be the 18th? International Conference on Genetic Genealogy.  His family book - Youngblood-Armstrong and Allied Families by Francis and Floelle Youngblood was ultimately his guide to find through YDNA his ancestral connection…even though his branch was left out by confusion of given names from 1795.  He has now written and emailed to Youngblood contacts a document of corrections and updates based on the findings of YDNA Project and the “Lost Lines” of the Youngblood families back to 1700s immigrant Quakers in Pennsylvania. Many of my cousins moved to the North East area of Texas in the 1800s. Our Youngblood family book is presented and is readable on Family Search (a free sign up)

Youngblood - Armstrong and allied families (familysearch.org)

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Oct
17
to Oct 21

Family History Week - McKinney Public Library

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Aug
24
1:30 PM13:30

ONLINE Genealogy Class through Dallas College!

Hello, Everyone!

Mic Barnette, began researching his own family when he was 12 years old and has been working in the Genealogy Department of the Dallas Public Library since 2006 and teaching Genealogy at the Brookhaven Campus of Dallas College since 2008.

Beginning August 24 he will teaching an 8 week weekly ONLINE Genealogy Class through Dallas College!

If you are new to genealogy you may be interested in this class or if you have been at it for a while you may want a refresher course. OR, you may know someone who would benefit from the course.

Whatever the case, Mic will be teaching a Part I four week class followed by a Part II second four week class.

The class will be taught entirely Online. So, one will need a computer, an internet connection, have proper internet surfing attire and whoever takes the class will need to be over the age of 55.

Each week a different topic will be covered. Mic will talk about why the various records were created, why you would want use the record and where to find them.

References to records already in online free and subscription databases or in courthouses, libraries and archives across the nation will be discussed and where one might be able to access them.

All classes will be online (only) Each Wednesday 1:30 pm to 4:50 pm Part 1 (Weeks 1-4) August 24 through September 14
Part II (Weeks 5-8) September 21 through October 12

The best way to enroll is to contact Minnie Cornelius at mcornelius@dcccd.edu

For other questions about the course- contact (Mic Barnette)

mic@micbarnette.com

Week 1 – Getting Started Introductions

Getting Started Genealogical Forms

Genealogical Software
Email and Nettiquette
Mailing Lists and Queries
Using (Genealogical) Search Engines Important Websites

Week 2 -Some Major Websites Some Major Websites

Family Search (LDS) Website Ancestry. Com
Heritage Quest Rootsweb.com

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US Genweb
World Genweb CyndisList.com Persi
World Cat
Ellis Island National Archives Library of Congress

Others as time allows

Week 3 – Census Records 1850-1950 Census Records 1850-1950

Census Forms
Soundex
Important Genealogical Websites

Week 4 – Vital Records
DNA and Genealogy

Vital Records- Birth Records Marriage Records Death Records SSDI

Marriage Records Divorce Records Probate Records Funeral Home Records Cemetery Records Other Court Records

Week 5-Census Records Introductions

Review Censuses 1850-1950 Emphasize Censuses 1790-1840 Internet Census Databases

Census Forms
Census Research Activity Internet Websites

Week 6 Military Records
Military and Veterans Records

Colonial Wars to Modern Wars Important Websites
Others as time allows

Week 7 – Land Records State Land Records

Public Land Records Important Websites

Week 8 Immigration/Naturalization Naturalization Records and laws Immigration/Passenger Records

Important Websites

For a PDF of the above information, click on the “DOWNLOAD PDF” button below

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