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Saturday, June 21
June Membership Meeting (Meetings)
1:30 pm to 2:00 pm Dover Public Library - 35 Loockerman Plaza Dover, DE 19901
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Saturday, June 21
Michael Strauss - The Road to Independence: Revolutionary War Research (Presentation)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Dover Public Library & via Zoom
The Revolutionary War was fought in part over tensions between England and her colonies that escalated over time into violence with the opening shots fired in Massachusetts in April 1775. Some of the historical records examined will include compiled military service records, pensions, state and federal bounty land, local militia, along with records from the Continental Navy and Marine Corps. Additionally historical context include some of the national emergencies after the end of the war in 1783 including both Shay’s Rebellion and the later Whiskey Rebellion.
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Saturday, June 28
Ask A Genealogists (Education - Classes)
10:00 am to 11:30 am Dover Public Library - 35 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, DE 19901
Stop in the Dover Public Library and ask a genealogist for help on your family tree. |
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Wednesday, September 24
Are You My Ancestor? Getting Started in Genealogy (Education - Classes)
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Kent County Public Library - 497 S. Red Haven Ln, Dover, DE 19901 302-744-1919
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Wednesday, October 1
Are You My Ancestor? Getting Started in Genealogy (Education - Classes)
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Kent County Public Library - 497 S. Red Haven Ln, Dover, DE 19901 302-744-1919
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Wednesday, October 8
Are You My Ancestor? Getting Started in Genealogy (Education - Classes)
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Kent County Public Library - 497 S. Red Haven Ln, Dover, DE 19901 302-744-1919
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Saturday, October 11
October Membership Meeting (Meetings)
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Dover Public Library - 35 Loockerman Plaza Dover, DE 19901
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Saturday, October 11
Joe Harland - What to Do with Your DNA Matches (Presentation)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Dover Public Library - 35 Loockerman Plaza Dover, DE 19901 & via Zoom
Once you have identified your close relatives on your DNA match lists you may start to feel overwhelmed by the large list of unknown matches. We will discuss and demonstrate strategies and techniques – often using the tools already supplied by the DNA testing companies – to sort through your match list and begin to identify these more distant DNA relatives.
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Wednesday, October 15
Are You My Ancestor? Getting Started in Genealogy (Education - Classes)
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Kent County Public Library - 497 S. Red Haven Ln, Dover, DE 19901 302-744-1919
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Saturday, December 13
December Membership Meeting (Meetings)
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Dover Public Library - 35 Loockerman Plaza Dover, DE 19901
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Saturday, December 13
Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI with Thomas MacEntee (Presentation)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Dover Public Library - 35 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, DE 19901 & via Zoom
Our speaker will be Thomas MacEntee: author, educator, advocate, entrepreneus, and that "genealogy guy" who helps you accomplish your family history goals. Thomas MacEntee is a guy with a love of punk rock music but also art history where somehow "fell" into the technology industry years ago. He left a lucrative tech career to pursue his love of family history and genealogy. Technology and historical research seems like opposites, but "tech people" like Thomas are needed to guide you through the maze of options so you can find your ancestors and bring their stories to life. |
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Saturday, February 14, 2026
Black Family History at the Delaware Public Archives (Presentation)
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Dover Public Library - 35 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, DE 19901 & Zoom
Black family history research can pose unique challenges as you follow your family into the 19th century, prior to the passage of the 13th Amendment, and earlier. This presentation highlights resources available at the Delaware Public Archives for researching B;ack family history within Delaware, from the present day and throughout the history of the State. Learn techniques to unearth crucial details about formely enslaved ancestors and Delaware's rich history of free black communities.
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