We all have to start somewhere, and the Beginners SIG (Special Interest Group) is a group for WHAGS members who aren't experts (yet) to meet, discuss, and learn about the basics of genealogy and building your family tree. 

    Each month we'll cover a different topic and talk about it in easy-to-digest terms and language... even DNA!  Topics planned now include, Getting Started, DNA, Organizing All My Stuff, Organizing Digital Records, Genealogy Websites such as Ancestry.com, Find-a-Grave, and WikiTree, and more.

    Each month will also include an open Q&A session to help you with your beginners questions.

​​

Due to our regular meeting dates being so close to Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, we will next meet in January, 2027.

 

Next meeting:  Tuesday, January 26th, 10:00 am, via Zoom.

​​​​​​

​​​​January topic:  Organizing All Your "Stuff"  

    Jeanie Smith leads this month's Beginners SIG to show us how to organize all those non-digital items, things you can hold in your hand that need preserving. Learn how to organize, catalog, preserve, and store these priceless mementos. 

 ​​

Please visit the Beginners SIG Page in the Members Only area for the Zoom link and copies of current and past handouts.