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Virtual events
Special Interest Group: GSP Member Gathering
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
GSP Member Gathering returns on the 15th! This month after we cover what is new at GSP and in the world of genealogy, we will have longer breakout sessions, by popular demand.
GSP Members can choose one of the following breakout rooms:
- DNA
- Farmers
- Transportation
- Mining & Steel
- Other Occupations
- TIME: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. ET
- COST: FREE for GSP members only
- LOCATION: Zoom
Join us virtually to meet like-minded genealogy enthusiasts and to share and/or learn genealogy research tips on the above topics. This is for GSP members only! Must log in to register.
Where will you gather?
Along the Three Rivers: Research in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Pittsburgh was an early settlement on the frontier and later a gateway for people traveling west. Many records relevant to Pittsburgh are held by Allegheny County, so understanding Pittsburgh research means understanding Allegheny County research. Learn about the history of the area, some of the repositories that hold records of interest to genealogists, and the idiosyncrasies of researching in this county.
- PRESENTER: Amy E.K. Arner, CG
- TIME: 7 p.m. ET
- COST: FREE
- LOCATION: Zoom
- The recording will be available for GSP members until June 16, 2025.
About the speaker:
Amy E. K. Arner, CG, specializes in western Pennsylvania research and editing genealogical works. She serves as a content editor for the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly and a proofreader for the National Genealogical Society Quarterly. Amy co-edited the North Hills Genealogists [of Pittsburgh] newsletter for twelve years. She completed a Certificate in Editing through the University of Chicago’s Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies in 2013. Amy coordinates an intermediate-level course about Pennsylvania research at the Institute for Genealogy and Historical Research. She previously served as the secretary of the Association of Professional Genealogists and as the president of its Great Lakes Chapter. In 2015, the Association of Professional Genealogists awarded her its Grahame T. Smallwood Jr. Award of Merit for her service to the organization.
In-Person Special Interest Groups
Genealogists Helping Genealogists
- DATE: Saturday, April 12, 2025; May 10, 2025
- 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
- DATE: Tuesday, Apr. 22, 2025
- 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
- 15 May – “An Introduction to the Philadelphia City Archives” with Joshua Blay
- 19 June – “In Search of My Family” with Joyce Mosley
- 17 July – “The Andrew Williams Family of Seneca Village: A Case Study of African American Research in New York City” with Aaron Goodwin
Webinar Recordings
The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania Annual Business Meeting 2025
See a review of GSP’s last 12 months, what’s in store for 2025 and the election of officers and directors.
Saturday, March 22, 2025
View the annual meeting recording. This recording is available to GSP members.
AI Genealogy: The Basics and Beyond
In-person recording with presenter Steve Little
Saturday, March 22, 2025
View the recorded presentation. This recording is available for GSP members until May 21, 2025.
Pin Your Ancestors Down with Google Maps & Google Earth
Zoom event with Cyndi Ingle
Thursday, March 20, 2025
View the recorded presentation. This recording is available for GSP members until May 19, 2025.
339 Quaker Manumissions and Beyond Project
Zoom event with the 339 Manumissions and Beyond Project
Thursday, February 20, 2025
View the recorded presentation. It is available to all.
This is a Members Only Area
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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.
