​Our next meeting will be held both virtually and in-person (limited seating) on April 11, 2021. "Mother Cumberland: Researching with Cumberland County Records," will be presented by Cara Curtis, the director of the archives and library of the Cumberland County Historical Society.
For details: https://www.scpgs.org/meetings.html

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 • 9:00 am - 1:30 pm
Irish genealogy experts Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt from the Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast are back (virtually!) for the seventh annual Irish Genealogy Workshop.

This program will be presented virtually via Zoom.

Featuring live Question and Answer sessions and interactive virtual networking opportunities, this workshop will foster connections between attendees and expert speakers. Benefitting beginners and seasoned genealogists alike, this in-depth virtual workshop will examine a multitude of historic records and electronic resources that will advance your Irish genealogy research.
 
Live virtual presentations include:

• Irish Genealogical Essentials- the Best Websites for Getting Started with Your Family Research
• Sources for Finding Seventeenth Century Families in Ireland (not just Ulster)
• Census Substitutes for the Eighteenth Century and Early Nineteenth Century

 
Special access to recordings of the lectures will be made available to attendees following the live workshop.
 
Attendees will also be invited to a second live Q&A session with Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt on Tuesday, April 13.
 
This workshop is offered in partnership with the Westmoreland Historical Society, which preserves and interprets the history of Westmoreland County.

For more information and to register, visit:
https://heinzhistorycenter.salsalabs.org/irish-genealogy-workshop-2021/index.html

Our next meeting will be held virtually on March 7, 2021. The program will be
"The Pennsylvania State Archives moves into the future​."
Details here: ​https://www.scpgs.org/meetings.html

Our next meeting will be held virtually on February 7, 2021. The program will be
"A ​History and Introduction of the York County Coroner’s Office."
Details here: ​https://www.scpgs.org/meetings.html

During the 2021 Virtual Pennsylvania Farm Show, January 9-16, 2021, the Pennsylvania State Archives is pleased to bring you free access to a full version of Ancestry.com

Details here:
www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/FarmShow_2021.aspx

The National Genealogical Society invites nominations for its 2021 Awards & Competitions.  Details here: ​https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/awards-competitions/

Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 2:15 pm at the York County History Center.
Using Oral History in Genealogical Research, presented by Jean Kilheffer Hess, of the Lancaster Mennonite Society and owner of StoryShare, LLC, an oral history interviewing and life story business.

COVID-19 restrictions in place.  Reservations required. More details here.

• A new surname index over all the "They Went West" publications is now available 
• The surname index to the Bible publications has been updated with publication number 83.

These indexes are found on the Special Publications page.

Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 2:15 pm at the York County History Center
Genealogical Adventures during the pandemic quarantine – what have we learned, what did we experience, and what stories do we want to leave behind for future generations? This is an audience participation meeting.

COVID-19 restrictions in place.  Reservations required. More details here.
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Past issues of "Our Name's the Game," the newsletter of the South Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, are now archived online, and may be downloaded. Issues are available from 2011 through 2018.  As each year ends, the prior year's newsletters will be archived here.

The Newsletter Archives are accessible from the Newsletter page, or directly from here.