Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 17617
West Palm Beach, Florida 33416
Library Location:
3650 Summit Blvd.
West Palm Beach, Florida 33406
(561) 616-3455
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Genealogy: Learning to Love the Census  (Society Events)
Saturday, June 10
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
411 Clematis Street West Palm Beach, FL 3340 - Clematis Room
https://wpbcitylibrary.libcal.com/event/10822441One of the best ways to track where you relatives lived (and make sure you are looking at the correct household) is by using the Census. Learn tips and tricks in reading the information, what all the information means and more. 


Family Tree Maker (FTM) Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting  (Special Interest Group)
Tuesday, June 13
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Atlas Room of the Main Branch of the Palm Beach County Library 3650 Summit Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL
Carlos Ruth will lead the group meeting. We will discuss what the group would like to cover in future meetings. At this meeting Carlos will cover chapters 2 and 3 of the FTM 2019 Companion Guide. The guide can be downloaded in pdf for free at this link.


DNA Special Interest Group (SIG) Meeting  (Special Interest Group)
Thursday, June 15
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Atlas Room of the Main Branch of the Palm Beach County Library 3650 Summit Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL
Larry Vick will lead this meeting.  At the meeting we will discuss Part One of Blaine Bettinger's The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy, 2nd Edition,book. Part One is Getting Started and it has three chapters: Genetic Genealogy Basics; Common Misconceptions; and  Ethics and Genetic Genealogy.We will also discuss using the remaining chapters of the book at for future meetings (one chapter per meeting). If you aren't familar with the book the Palm Beach Library System (PBCLS) has nine copies. We have also ordered a copy of the book for the GSPBC Library (that copy should be available for use in the library by 2 Jun). The other chapters in the book are as follows:
 
Part Two: Selecting a Test
4. Autosomal-DNA (atDNA) Testing
5. Y-Chromosomal (Y-DNA) Testing
6. Mitochondrial (mtDNA Testing
7. X-Chromosomal (X-DNA) Testing
 
Part Three: Analyzing and Applying Test Results
8. Third-Party Autosomal-DNA Tools
9. Ethnicity Estimates
10. Analyzing Complex Questions with DNA
11. Genetic Testing for Adoption and Other Brick Walls
12. The Future of Genetic Genealogy


Genealogy: Vitally Important  (Society Events)
Saturday, July 15
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
411 Clematis Street West Palm Beach, FL 3340 - Clematis Room
https://wpbcitylibrary.libcal.com/event/10813806Join the Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County as they host a series of workshops on how to best dive into your family history. This week they will be going over birth, marriage, and death records and how to record it within your research. For more information, visit wpbcitylibrary.org or call (561) 868-7701. 


Genealogy: Marching Orders  (Society Events)
Saturday, July 22
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
411 Clematis Street West Palm Beach, FL 3340 - Clematis Room
https://wpbcitylibrary.libcal.com/event/10813876Join the Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County as they host a series of workshops on how to best dive into your family history. In this week’s workshop they will be explaining how to look at military records and old country records.  For more information, visit wpbcitylibrary.org or call (561) 868-7701.