The Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County is dedicated to supporting individuals in pursuing family history research.
The library is open Tuesday–Thursday, 1 p.m.–4 p.m., and Friday, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. The Genealogical Society of Palm Beach County was organized in 1964 by a group of people interested in tracing their ancestors. Monthly meetings were held in various locations, genealogical procedures were taught, and books and other materials were shared by members. The Society incorporated in 1966 as Palm Beach County Genealogical Society.
06/18/2026
Link seen in the American Ancestors newsletter "The Weekly Genealogist," June 17, 2026.
The American Revolution’s triumphant story of democracy and freedom overlooks loyalists who paid a steep price for allegiance to Britain Matthias Aspden was a wealthy Philadelphia businessman who remained faithful to Britain. As a result, he lost his home, property and sense of belonging, and died in exile.
Good search tip. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1X2uoE9GUf/
06/17/2026
There are interesting titles in the e-book collection. The link was seen in the Facebook Southeast Chapter - Association of Professional Genealogists group.
E-Books Archives - Southern Historical Press, INC 1790 Census of Virginia, Heads of Families at the First Census of the U.S. taken in the year 1790: Records of the Enumeration: 1782 to 1785. (E-BOOK)
06/16/2026
Need to brush up on Public Land Survey Basics? Free webinar June 17, 2026, 7:00 to 8:15 p.m., sponsored by the Minnesota Genealogical Society. Register at the link.
06/16/2026
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/dna-in-action-3-of-6-generating-clues-from-dna-networks
DNA in Action 3 of 6: Generating Clues from DNA Networks - Legacy Family Tree Webinars Karen will demonstrate how to convert previous documented conclusions into a more expansive base test taker group to generate clues that help to create an ef...
06/16/2026
Free webinar "I Didn't Realize What I Didn't Know: The Truth About Aunt Gwen"
FSGS Webinar- Thursday, 18 Jun 2026 - Diana Smith: I Didn’t Realize What I Didn’t Know: The Truth About Aunt Gwen We know we need to do reasonably exhaustive searches for information in genealogy – but do we really think about WHAT we need to research? I thought I knew all about my Great-Aunt Gwen – I had known her, her husband George, their daughter and grand-children all my life. But when someone asked ...
In a previous post, Jen Shaffer, The Formidable Genealogist, talked about the new free family tree checking tool GEDminer. To use the tool, you upload a text file of your family tree file. The text file is called a GEDCOM. Your desktop family tree software and your online Ancestry family tree can be exported in GEDCOM format. In this video, Jen Shaffer walks you though the steps to download your GEDCOM. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EPGpyrb22/
06/14/2026
06/14/2026
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18y1LjEQo8/
It's been a while since I posted something. Tonight it's my thoughts about the ways we can evaluate and use family trees to help meet our genealogy research goals. Bottom line: don't ignore the potential just because some people complain about them.
https://open.substack.com/pub/askagenealogist/p/yes-online-family-trees-are-sources
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| Wednesday | 10am - 4pm |
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| Friday | 10am - 1pm |