Event: Extra! Extra! Finding Family Using Newspapers

Time/Date: April 17th at 5:45pm ADT

*The Caribbean Genealogy Library is located in the US Virgin Islands which is on Atlantic Time. Please check your time zone, and adjust time as needed.

Methods of Attending:

Virtual only, via Zoom.

Cost:

Free for Current 2024 Library Members.

$5 For Non-Members (If you want to attend via Zoom then you must buy a ticket from this page using the Buy Ticket button.)

About the Presentation:

What can you find in newspapers that can aid you in finding your family? Lots! Newspapers can be a great resource for personal news, announcements, and social items. Find out whee newspapers are kept, tips for successful searches, online US Newspaper websites, and additional sources for newspapers online.

About the Speaker:

Dana Palmer has a love of family history and a background in teaching. She began teaching beginning genealogy classes in 1996 before graduating from college and has been a genealogy instructor at Sinclair Community College since 2010.

She became a certified genealogist (CG®) in 2009 and a certified genealogical lecturer (CGL(SM)) in 2019. She has spoken at RootsTech (2020-2023), NGS (2018, 2020, 2021, 2023), FGS (2013, 2020) and at many other state and local conferences, seminars, and events. She has published over 30 books for her genealogical society, clients, and family. In addition to her own client business, she works for the General Society of Mayflower Descendants on their Silver Books team, and reviews military repatriation cases for Eagle Investigative Services. She has received numerous awards including: 2016 OGS Key Player, OGS Outstanding Chapter Officer in 2012, the Tecumseh Book Award in 2010 and another in 2016, and the Salmon P. Chase Book Award in 2008 and 2022 for books she co-authored. The Warren County Genealogical Society (WCGS) website she created in 2001 won best website five times of the six times she applied at the OGS annual conference (2007-2009, 2011-2012). While she was President, her chapter won best chapter at the OGS conference five times of the six times she applied (2007-2009, and 2011-2012). She loves problem solving and tracking down those elusive ancestors.

Library Membership:

Become a member of the Caribbean Genealogy Library today! Membership options start at $40 a year for an individual. Visit the library's membership page for more information and details.

About the Library:

The Caribbean Genealogy Library’s mission is to identify, preserve and provide access to Caribbean genealogy, history and cultural heritage information resources for the Virgin Islands and the Caribbean. The library houses unique and rare books on Virgin Islands and Caribbean history and culture, funeral booklets, community booklets, reference books, and provides access to church records, newspapers and other material. CGL is a FamilySearch affiliate library. This affiliation allows for access to millions of digitized records within the FamilySearch collection. The library is in Al Cohen Plaza (at the top of Raphune Hill, St. Thomas). The library's website is: www.cgl.vi.