May 2025 Meeting: How to Trace Your Family Tree on FamilySearch - Bucks County Genealogical Society

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When:	Saturday, May 3, 10 am to 12 noon
Where:	Virtual Meeting via Zoom (open to public)
Title:	*How to Trace Your Family Tree on FamilySearch*
Subject:	You don’t need to spend a lot of money to research your family history. FamilySearch.org, a free site, has a large, growing collection of historic records, books, photos and family trees. In this class, you’ll learn how to search the databases on FamilySearch and how to share and preserve your own family’s photographs and historic records on the website. Registration for this program opens on Saturday, April 26, 2025 for both members and non-members. Members, use the link in the email you will receive on Monday, April 28, to register, or log into the website, go to Members Only and select Meeting Registration. Member registration fee is $5.00. Non-members, use this link beginning on Saturday, April 26, either to register as a non-member for $10.00, or to join BCGS and register as a member for a total fee of $25.00. This presentation will be recorded. Only members who have registered for this program as members will be able to view it for 30 days following the program date, by logging in to the website and selecting "Meeting registration" from the Members-Only menu.
Speaker:	Rick Crume
	A contributing editor for Family Tree Magazine, Rick Crume also writes for Family Chronicle, Internet Genealogy, Discovering Family History, the National Genealogical Society’s NewsMagazine and Minnesota Genealogist, as well as genealogical journals in Canada and Great Britain. The author of “Plugging Into Your Past: How to Find Real Family History Records Online,” Rick specializes in online research, genealogy software, and British genealogy.