Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County

06/18/2026

Link seen in the American Ancestors newsletter "The Weekly Genealogist," June 17, 2026.

Matthias Aspden was a wealthy Philadelphia businessman who remained faithful to Britain. As a result, he lost his home, property and sense of belonging, and died in exile.

06/18/2026

Good search tip. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1X2uoE9GUf/

06/17/2026

There are interesting titles in the e-book collection. The link was seen in the Facebook Southeast Chapter - Association of Professional Genealogists group.

1790 Census of Virginia, Heads of Families at the First Census of the U.S. taken in the year 1790: Records of the Enumeration: 1782 to 1785. (E-BOOK)

06/16/2026

Need to brush up on Public Land Survey Basics? Free webinar June 17, 2026, 7:00 to 8:15 p.m., sponsored by the Minnesota Genealogical Society. Register at the link.

06/16/2026

https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/dna-in-action-3-of-6-generating-clues-from-dna-networks

Karen will demonstrate how to convert previous documented conclusions into a more expansive base test taker group to generate clues that help to create an ef...

06/16/2026

Free webinar "I Didn't Realize What I Didn't Know: The Truth About Aunt Gwen"

We know we need to do reasonably exhaustive searches for information in genealogy – but do we really think about WHAT we need to research?  I thought I knew all about my Great-Aunt Gwen – I had known her, her husband George, their daughter and grand-children all my life. But when someone asked ...

06/16/2026

In a previous post, Jen Shaffer, The Formidable Genealogist, talked about the new free family tree checking tool GEDminer. To use the tool, you upload a text file of your family tree file. The text file is called a GEDCOM. Your desktop family tree software and your online Ancestry family tree can be exported in GEDCOM format. In this video, Jen Shaffer walks you though the steps to download your GEDCOM. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EPGpyrb22/

06/14/2026

06/14/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18y1LjEQo8/

It's been a while since I posted something. Tonight it's my thoughts about the ways we can evaluate and use family trees to help meet our genealogy research goals. Bottom line: don't ignore the potential just because some people complain about them.

https://open.substack.com/pub/askagenealogist/p/yes-online-family-trees-are-sources