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MAY 2024
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Special Interest Group: GSP Member Gatherings
This virtual Special Interest Group is for GSP members only. It occurs on the 15th of most months at 7 p.m. ET. Each meeting has breakout rooms with different topics. Topics and registration for the May meeting will be coming soon!
- DATE: May 15, 2024
- TIME: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. ET
- COST: Free for GSP Members Only
- LOCATION: Zoom
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI
Learn how to harness the power of artificial intelligence to assist in translating, transcribing, and summarizing a variety of genealogy records. A handwritten baptismal record from the 1800s? No problem. A faded newspaper obituary? No problem. We’ll cover the best AI platforms as well as how to craft a solid prompt to get you the results you need.
- PRESENTER: Thomas MacEntee
- TIME: 7 p.m. ET
- COST: Free to all
- LOCATION: Zoom
- Recording will be available to GSP members until July 15, 2024
About the speaker:
Thomas MacEntee is an author, educator, student, advocate, marketer, storyteller, entrepreneur, and that “genealogy guy” who helps you accomplish your family history goals. Thomas has taught over 1,000 in-person and virtual genealogy lectures since 2010, serving on the boards of many genealogical societies, organizing a group of over 1,000 genealogy bloggers, and helping researchers save money on genealogy products and services, Thomas is ready for the next chapter in his professional journey: changing the way genealogists acquire new research skills, motivating researchers to take a chance on new technologies, and improving how family stories and heirlooms are preserved and passed on to the next generations.
In-Person GSP Member Tours
TUesday, May 21, 2024 / Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Behind the Scenes: Mercer Museum Library Tour
The Mercer Museum Research Library is a major research center for local and family history related to Bucks County and the surrounding region. With its roots in the founding of the Bucks County Historical Society in 1880, the Library houses over 20,000 books, periodicals and pamphlets, 2,500 feet of county government archives, over 880 manuscript collections, more than 12,000 images, and maps and other records. These items document not only local history, but the life and work of Henry Chapman Mercer and early American technology, culture and folk art.
This special library tour allows guests to peek behind the scenes. Included on the tour are our two locked vaults that store our archival collection. These storage rooms are typically not open to the public. We will review the history of the library and its evolution over the past 140 years. Tour guests can also learn about new research services, how to access the collection, and meet library staff.
- DATES: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 or Tuesday, July 30, 2024
- TIME: 11 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. with a choice to stay for research 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- COST: $10 for GSP members only
- LOCATION: Mercer Museum Research Library – 84 S Pine St, Doylestown, PA 18901
- Space is limited! Please choose one date.
Collection Highlights:
- Henry Chapman Mercer collection, 1863-1930
- Bucks County Historical Society photograph collection, ca. 1850-present
- Bucks County Archives (on deposit from the County of Bucks)
- naturalization records (1802-1906)
- criminal papers (1697-1786)
- quarter sessions (1684-1700)
- coroners papers (1700-1900)
- divorces (1806-1948)
- marriage licenses (1852-1854, 1885-1946)
- vendues (1784-1884)
- tavern licenses (1742-1923)
- deed books and grantor/grantee index (1684-1919)
- wills and administrations (1684-1900)
- mechanics liens (1836-1949)
In-Person Special Interest Groups
Genealogists Helping Genealogists
- DATE: Saturday, May 11, 2024
- In-person round table discussion group
- TIME: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- COST: GSP members- free; Non-members- $5
- LOCATION: GSP 2100 Byberry Rd., Suite 111, Philadelphia
- Space is limited. Email info@genpa.org to reserve.
This SIG has a roundtable format, starting with a “tip of the month” (a 5- to 10-minute presentation on an investigative tool), after which the meeting then will be opened for discussion on individual genealogical questions.
All skill levels are welcome. This is an in-person only meeting with the aim of furthering individual research. If you have any genealogy research questions; looking for help trying to break through your brick wall; or just want to meet up with fellow genealogists, come join us.
Genealogy Small Talk
- DATES: Tuesday, May 28, 2024
- In-person round table discussion group
- TIME: 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
- COST: Free to GSP members; $5 for non-members
- LOCATION: GSP 2100 Byberry Rd., Suite 111, Philadelphia PA 19116
- Space is limited. Email info@genpa.org to reserve.
Enhance your genealogy research knowledge! Join our roundtable discussion group in-person on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Everyone will have the opportunity to express new ideas, ask questions, learn new techniques with time to research. This is a friendly atmosphere for all.
Upcoming GSP webinars
- 20 Jun – TBA with Martha Capwell Fox
- 18 Jul – “The “Push” and the “Pull”: Decision-Making of the 19th Century Emigrant” with Jill Morelli
- 15 Aug – “Finding Vital Records for Eastern European Ancestors” with Justin Houser
- 19 Sep – “The Draft and the Selective Service System” with Michael Strauss
- 17 Oct – “Scots Irish of Early Pennsylvania” with Judith Ridner
- 21 Nov – “The WPA in PA and Beyond: What it Created for Genealogists” with Paula Stuart-Warren
- 19 Dec – “Researching Pennsylvania House Histories—A Case Study” with Pam Pracser Anderson
Webinar Recordings
Fancy Fraktur: Brocade Paper in Pennsylvania German Folk Art
Zoom event with Trevor Brandt
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Members only. View the recorded presentation. Webinar is available until June 17, 2024
One-Step Webpages: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools
Zoom Event with Steve Morse
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Members only. View the recorded presentation. Webinar is available on genpa.org until May 20, 2024.
Annual General Business Meeting
Zoom event with election of officers and directors
Saturday, March 23, 2024 – 11 a.m. ET
Members only. View the recorded presentation.
This is a Members Only Area
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As a member, you’ll gain exclusive access to our vast collection of Pennsylvania county records, church registers, funeral and cemetery records, family Bible record collections, family papers and correspondence. Additionally, explore published genealogies, town and county histories, as well as periodicals filled with valuable insights for your research.
Join us today and embark on an extraordinary journey into your past!
Visiting the GSP Office?
Directions: Coming from the Roosevelt Blvd we are the first driveway on the left, after WaWa, GSP is listed on the property sign on the bottom row. The entrance is across from the Gazebo and you ring the bell to the right of Gen of PA to be buzzed in.