Several organizations of the Genealogy Federation of Long Island will be offering free genealogy programs in October.
Saturday, Oct. 1 – “Holdings of the Suffolk County Historical Society” – Huntington Historical Society – 11 a.m. – In person –
South Huntington Public Library
Wednesday, Oct. 6 – “Break Through Genealogical Brick Walls” – Patchogue Medford Public Library – 10-11 a.m. – Hybrid
Go to: https://pmlib.org/ and click on Events and Classes to register.
Wednesday, Oct. 6 – “Little Known and Rarely Used Google Resources” – Connetquot Public Library 7- 8 p.m. – Virtual
Email familyhistory@connetquotlibrary.org to receive the link for the webinar
Friday, Oct. 8 – “Go West! Following Your Pioneer Ancestors” – Brentwood Public Library – 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Virtual
To register, go to: https://brentwood.librarycalendar.com/events/brentwood-genealogy-group-go-west-following-your-pioneer-ancestors
Saturday, Oct. 9 – “Find Those Long Lost Cousins: Descendant Tracing” – Italian Genealogical Group – 11 a.m. – noon – Virtual
Check the Italian Genealogical Group website for a link to the meeting
Wednesday, Oct. 13 – “Using Forverts for Researching Family History” – Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island – 7-8 p.m. – Virtual
Check the JGSLI website and Facebook page for link to the meeting.
Saturday, Oct. 16 – “Using Vital Records” – Irish Family History Forum – 11 a.m. to noon – Hybrid
Check the Irish Family History Forum website for more information.
Wednesday, Oct. 20 – Virtual Genealogy Research Discussion Group – 10-11 a.m.
Go to: https://pmlib.org/ and click on Events and Classes to register.
Friday, Oct. 22 – “Family History in Quarantine” – Brentwood Public Library – 3:30-4:30 p.m. – Virtual
To register, go to: https://brentwood.librarycalendar.com/events/brentwood-genealogy-group-family-history-quarantine
Sunday, Oct. 24 – “Researching Relatives in Subcarpathia and Russia” – Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island – 2- 4 p.m. – Virtual
Check the JGSLI website and Facebook page for link to the meeting.
For more information on the Genealogy Federation of Long Island, go to: gfli.net
Check out our links to other New York genealogy societies at: https://www.newyorkgenlinks.com/genealogysocieties/