Il Circolo Filippo Mazzei
Italian-American Genealogy Meeting
Minutes from the January 20, 2018 Meeting
The January meeting was held at Westover Branch Library from 10:00am to 12:30pm. After our meeting some of us go to lunch.
This meeting was a round table discussion of individual research, travel and expected travel, new websites on the internet, and general comradery of those committed to genealogy and our Italian heritage.
Reference: Facebook page Italian Genealogy DC-MD-VA maintained by Bradley Jansen.
There were 18 people in attendance. The group collaborated on stories and resources. Several resources are listed below and have been posted to the FB site.
USCIS - History & Genealogy Webinars - Alien Registrations Webinar
USCIS History and Genealogy “Your Questions” Webinar The Curious Case of Albert Miller, February 5, 2018
23andme - DNA testing
myfamilytreedna - DNA testing
myheritagedna - DNA testing
Ancestry DNA - DNA testing
GEDmatch - GEDmatch provides DNA and genealogical analysis tools for amateur and professional researchers and genealogists. Most tools are free, but we do provide some premium tools for users who wish to help support us with contributions. You will need to upload DNA and / or genealogical (GEDCOM) data to make use of the tools here. Registration requires your name, email and a password of your choice.
Promethease - Promethease is a literature retrieval system that builds a personal DNA report based on connecting a file of DNA genotypes to the scientific findings cited in SNPedia. Biomedical researchers, healthcare practitioners and customers of DNA testing services (such as 23andMe, Ancestry.com, FamilyTreeDNA, Genos, etc.) use Promethease to retrieve information published about their DNA variations. Most reports cost $10 and are produced in under 10 minutes. Much larger data files (such as imputed full genomes) have increased runtime. Uploading additional data files into the same report costs an additional $4.
McLean Family History Center - McLean Family History Center is located about 1 mile from the West Falls Church Metro Station. This allows ease of access to Washington, DC, where you can visit the DAR Library, Library of Congress, and National Archives. There are a number of major universities as well such as Georgetown, George Washington, American University, Catholic University and the University of Maryland.
Fairfax Genealogical Society - The Society provides education and training for family history researchers in the Fairfax County, Virginia, area. Although based in Fairfax, many of our members are not native to the area and so our research endeavors are not restricted to local genealogy. Indeed our interests are national and international in scope as may be reflected in the breadth of our varied Special Interest Groups (SIGs). We invite you to join us for our next program and, of course, we would love for you to consider membership in our Society. There was discussion about holding events at the nearby Dunn Loring Fire Station Community Center, which holds 100+ people with ample parking
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library - The DAR Library is free and Open to the public. The DAR Library is open six days a week. Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday: closed
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) - A discussion of the NIAF’s annual gala ensued. The 42nd Gala, held at the Marriott Wardman Park, was focused on Sicily. As described from their website: The nation’s premier Italian American gathering this year was presented by the 2017 NIAF Region of Honor, Sicily, and Unioncamere Sicilia, the association of Sicily’s Chambers of Commerce.
Rob Cannon Photo - Discussion regarding sources for digitizing photographs.
Costco Photo Center - Discussion regarding sources for digitizing photographs.
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