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WELCOME
Our Society provides a lively forum for resource sharing, mutual assistance, and instruction for those interested in family history and genealogy. Beginners as well as more experienced genealogists profit from monthly lectures on topics relating to genealogy. Since our origin in 1988 at the Joint Free Public Library of Morristown and Morris Township, our Society has grown and we now meet at the Morris County Library*, 30 East Hanover Ave., Whippany, NJ on the first Tuesday evening of the month. Visitors are welcome at our monthly meetings. Refreshments are served at 6:30; the program begins at 7:00. If a monthly meeting needs to be cancelled, every effort is made by the MAGS Board to notify the Morris County Library before 3 pm, with a cancellation notification posted on this page of this website. When in doubt, please call the Morris County Library directly. Among the benefits of membership are a subscription to the quarterly Morris Area Genealogy Society Newsletter and participation in our Special Interest Groups which focus on particular challenges and topics such as research strategies in a smaller, less formal setting. Members are encouraged to volunteer their time and share their expertise by serving on committees. *Directions to the Library. Telephone number: 973-285-6930. |
MAGS - UPCOMING MEETING
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5 Nov 2019
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FamilySearch.org - Helps & Hacks: Martha Corson
Free family history site FamilySearch.org offers access to over 2 billion images, plus books. But, all we are looking for are the ones pertaining to our ancestors. How can we find those records? There are good ways and better ways to search databases. We don’t have to be intimidated by the prospect of searching 13 million “browsable” images for one probate docket. The catalog provides surprising enlightenment to the discerning eye. We can even bend our mental footsteps to the portals of the FamilySearch Digital Library! Let’s learn more! Martha Corson started researching family history in the 1970’s, when microfilm and books were the great resources. After a thirty-year break to rear 5 children, she came back-- to a brave new world of digital technology. Deeply immersed in genealogical research as a family history consultant, she also moderates the Beginners & Beyond Special Interest Group and serves as editor of the MAGS newsletter. NOTE: This meeting ONLY will be held at the Washington Township Public Library, not the Morris County Library. See the Washington Township Public Library website for their contact information at https://wtpl.org/. They are located at 37 E. Springtown Road, Long Valley, NJ. This is a joint meeting with MAGS and the Washington Township Public Library - Family Roots & Shoots Genealogy Interest Group. |
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This site may be linked to but not duplicated without the specific permission of Morris Area Genealogy Society [email:morrisareagen@yahoo.com]. It is permissible to print or save files for personal use only.
