COLLIN COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Come join us at our Dec. 13th meeting! Wednesday, Dec. 13th, 7:00pm Haggard Library, 1 st Floor Mtg. Room 2501 Coit Road, e-news, Issue 19 Chronicling America Newspapers Navigating FamilyTreeDNA 2 Plano, Texas 75075 Holiday Social & Navigating FamilyTreeDNA Have you ordered your DNA tests? Why now is the best time to order any and all DNA tests. All the major testing companies are offering sales: 23 and Me, Ancestry, Family Tree DNA, My Heritage. (see more on page 2) DNA, FamilyTreeDNA Admin Conference & Holiday Specials CCGS upcoming programs, society contacts, area genealogy programs 3 4 Presented by LuAnne Jones LuAnne Jones has been interested in genealogy for 50 years. She began her research before information was available on computers, took a 25- year break to raise her family, and returned to discover information available on the internet as well as all the traditional records. She has one ancestor who arrived from Alsace in 1850. All her other ancestors arrived prior to the Revolutionary War. LuAnne really enjoys having DNA available and has been able to correspond with several living cousins that would have been extremely difficult to contact otherwise. We hope to see you there! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Happy New Year! Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor & Genetic Map of Ireland Genealogy Center Collections & Databases When you search for ancestors, you find great friends! 4 5 Editors Corner It s time once again for our annual holiday social. Everyone is invited to bring a special dish but that is not required. Come enjoy the camaraderie and a special program about DNA from our CCGS President LuAnne Jones. FamilyTreeDNA s is having a holiday sale so this is a perfect time for LuAnne s program. I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May you be blessed throughout the holiday season. http://www.collincountygenealogicalsociety.com/ Thank you for your continued support. Merry Christmas & see you Wednesday night! Paula
Navigating FamilyTreeDNA Have you ordered your DNA tests? Why now is the best time to order any and all DNA tests. All the major testing companies are offering sales: 23 and Me, Ancestry, Family Tree DNA, My Heritage. Who should you ask to test? All the oldest relatives you can find. Each person has inherited different segments of DNA from each ancestor. Can show if you have Native American blood. Can show which areas of Europe or other continents your ancestors are from. What to do while you are waiting for your results? Read up on the history of your ancestors native lands since at least the Roman Empire or before. Do the regular genealogical research to develop your family tree. Upload your family tree to the DNA website. Upload your most distant maternal and most distant paternal relatives along with location and birth and death dates. If you haven t traced your family across the pond just say unknown. I know my ancestors are from the British Isles and Germany. I know two eighth great grandparents came from Scotland via Northern Island and that two lines are from Germany. But the others I don t know if they are English, Welsh, Scottish, or Irish. Jones says Welsh, but dad s DNA says Irish. Upload your surnames. Give access to your administrators. What to do after you receive your results? Contact the cousins identified with your test. Tell them who you are and ask them if they have any of your surnames in their families. Review their list of surnames and family tree. Respond to any inquiries you receive, even if it takes you a few months. Late is better than never. Keep working with someone until you find the connection. Join the various projects that are appropriate based on your results and your knowledge. Keep reviewing the data on a timely basis. Additional people are testing all the time. Results are revised based on the number of participants and additional scientific information. Information by LuAnne Jones Chronicling America Free! Online Digital Newspaper & Trade Papers Chronicling America s Historic American Newspapers can be searched for free thanks to The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC). Supported by NEH, this rich digital resource has been developed and is permanently maintained at the Library of Congress. Newspapers from 1789-1943 may be searched or you can use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to locate information about American newspapers published as early as 1690 to present. This free database of online newspapers is a great resource when searching for information on your family members. Currently 45 states and one territory participate in the National Digital Newspaper Program. It is hoped to have all states and U.S. territories as part of the program to have an open, free source of newspapers available free of charge to search. Over 12 million pages are currently available to search and more pages and newspapers are added on a regular basis. You may search by state or newspaper or look up a newspaper in the directory. In some instances newspapers changed names and the directory is helpful for learning the new name. Go to this link to search for your ancestors in the news https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/ Submitted by Paula Perkins 2
FamilyTreeDNA Admin Conference FamilyTreeDNA held their annual volunteer project administrator s conference in Houston last month. Speakers and FamilyTreeDNA staff presented educational topics to help project administrators keep up to date on the latest tools and advances in DNA offered by FamilyTreeDNA. They may not sell the largest amount of tests but no other testing company has volunteer project admins or conferences for people around the world to meet and share tips and help each other. They are very passionate about genealogy. We had volunteers from Ireland, England, Scotland and Sweden to name a few of the locations. I connected with several people who had Perkins ancestry, which may connect to my line and an adoptee who turned out to be connected to me. We toured the lab seeing staff and machines in action. FamilyTreeDNA is accepting autosomal test results transfers. Testers can transfer their results for free to FamilyTreeDNA. https://www.familytreedna.com/autosomal-transfer When ordering a new test go to our link below to join. Collin County ancestry not required. Dallas Genealogical Society DNA Special Interest Group meets Thursdays at 6:00 pm on the 7 th floor. For further information contact Mic Barnette at mic@micbarnette.com The FamilyFInder autosomal test is currently on sale for $59.00. You may receive a holiday coupon for $10 off this test. Other tests are on sale and be sure to check your inbox if you have tested yourself or a family member for a weekly holiday coupon. These coupons can be used for any tester that you choose to have tested. To order new tests at CCGS DNA project go to this link: https://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?group=collin_cogs&code=q47092 FamilyTreeDNA Learning Center will help you successfully understand your personal page and DNA terms. A glossary is available too. https://www.familytreedna.com/learn/account/ 3
Collin County Genealogical Society (a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation) P.O. Box 865052 Plano TX 75086-5052 Upcoming Area Events OFFICERS AND STAFF President LuAnne Jones ccgs.president@gmail.com 1st VP-Programs Janice Quick ccgs.programs@gmail.com 2nd VP-Membership Lee Stirm ccgs.members@gmail.com Recording Secretary Beverly Lenoir ccgs.secretary@gmail.com Corresponding Secretary Paula Rosselet ccgs.correspondence@gmail.com Treasurer Frances Faitt ccgs.treasurer@gmail.com Parliamentarian Gwen Neumann ccgs.parliamentarian@gmail.com Collin Chronicles Co-Editors Nancy & Michael Bassett ccgs.chronicles@gmail.com enewsletter Editor Paula Perkins ccgs.newsletter@gmail.net Historian Janice Smith ccgs.historian@gmail.net CD/DVD Lectures Lee Stirm ccgs.lecturelibrary@gmail.com Facebook Editor Aurora Chancy Publicity Paula Rosselet ccgs.publicity@gmail.com Book Committee Chair Gwen Neumann mailto:ccgs.bookcommittee@gmail.com The new society year begins July 1 st. We are now accepting dues for the Society year, July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018. Annual dues are $25.00 for an individual and $27.00 for a family membership. Membership includes a subscription to the Collin Chronicles, the Newsletter, admittance to all regularly scheduled program meetings and DNA discounts. Please join or renew today! CCGS Programs Spring Programs Mark Your Calendars! Dec. 13 Holiday Social & Navigating FamilyTreeDNA LuAnne Jones Jan. 10, 2018 - Are You Being A Good Ancestor? Michael Bassett Feb. 14, 2018 Depression Era Records -Pat Gordon Mar. 14, 2018 Portal to Texas History Kathleen Murray Apr. 11, 2018 TBA May 18, 2018 TBA Rootstech 2018 Feb. 28 - March 3, 2018 Salt Lake Palace Convention Center Salt Lake, UT. Details can be found at their website: https://rootstech.org Dallas Genealogical Society http://dallasgenealogy.com/dgs/meet ings-events/seminars/ June 13, 2018 Year End Social & Forum Guests Always Welcome! http://www.collincountygenealogicalsociety.com/ 4
News Continued Genealogy Center News - Haggard Library Check out the resources available at the Genealogy Center Premium Resources Databases paid for by the Plano Public Library System. Some are available in library only and some require a Plano library card to access Ancestry Library Edition Fold3 Heritage Quest Online (via TexShare) Texas Sanborn Insurance Maps (via TexShare) Dallas Morning News Historical Archive JSTOR https://www.plano.gov/907/genealogy-center Find Your Immigrant Ancestors and Their Relatives in New York Passenger Arrival Records There is a very interesting free webinar from Legacy by Mike Mansfield. Go to https://familytreewebinars.com/download.php?we binar_id=776 Then click on "Watch". Information from Legacy News; How to Add a Newspaper to Legacy, PLUS other tips and webinars. Thanks to Leon Stirm for providing this information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ North Collin County Genealogy Society The meeting will be on Thursday, Dec. 14th at 6:45 p.m. for the North Collin County Genealogical Society Meeting. Come the group at the McKinney IHOP. No meeting will be at the Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library, 101 E. Hunt Street, McKinney, Texas in December. FindMyPast Databases FindMyPast is an online subscription database has a new British & Irish Roots Collection that is a first-of-its-kind and brings together more than 60 existing collections to provide North American family historians with the opportunity to search for their British and Irish roots all in one place. The collection records the details of the following individuals: Emigrants from the United Kingdom or Ireland to the United States, Canada, or the Caribbean Emigrants from Canada or the Caribbean to the United States Those listed on any United States or Canadian collection with British or Irish origins, birthplace, or parents To learn more about FindMyPast go to this link https://www.findmypast.com/ Thanks to Paula Perkins for providing this information. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dick Eastman has a informative blog that you can subscribe to for free. One of the most recent articles will be of interest to those with Irish ancestry. Dick has written an article entitled First Genetic Map of Ireland Unlocks Secrets About Ancestors. This is a first of its kind genetic map of the people of Ireland, which was produced by scientists at the Royal College of Surgeons and by genealogical researchers at the Genealogy Society of Ireland. Anyone that has had a genetic genealogy test may find this map of use. About 10 genetic clusters have been found that are specific to regions of Ireland. Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime. ~Laura Ingalls Wilder~ Dick Eastman s article link: https://blog.eogn.com/2017/12/08/first- genetic- map- of- ireland- unlocks- secrets- about- ancestors/ The Irish DNA Atlas may be found at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017- 17124-4 5
Collin County Genealogical Society Publications For Sale Collin County Texas Marriages #4 for January 26, 1876 to June 22, 1880 #7 for 1888-1890 #8 for 1891-1893 #9 for 1893-1895 #10 for 1895-1897 These books are $6.00 each plus $3.00 shipping and handling Hawkins County, Tennessee Deed Abstracts 1801-1819 by Joyce Martin Murray Logan County, Kentucky Deed Abstracts 1792-1813 Logan County, Kentucky Deed Abstracts 1813-1819 by Joyce Martin Murray by Joyce Martin Murray These books are $10.00 each plus $3.00 shipping and handling If ordered by mail the please include check to CCGS and mail to our society post office box address listed below. Collin County Genealogical Society P. O. Box 865052 Plano, TX. 75086-5052