UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 8, 2026
10:30 am MT/12:30 pm ET
Hosted by: AGS
Albuquerque Genealogical Society, New Mexico
Virtual
Free and open to the public!
“19th & 20th Century Immigration and Naturalization”
This is an intermediate class discussing a range of immigration records. We will review influential naturalization laws, what types are records are available for genealogical research beyond ship manifests and naturalization, and how to get records you cannot find online. Includes handout.
Presenations, Lectures, and Classes
Understanding Derivative citizenship in the 20th century
This case study demonstrates how one man’s naturalization influenced his Italian born son and wife’s life experiences. Understand how to link immigration records together to discover more records such as passports, visas, C-files and A-files.
19th & 20th Century Immigration records
This is an intermediate class discussing a range of immigration records. We will review influential naturalization laws, what types are records are available for genealogical research beyond ship manifests and naturalization, and how to get records you cannot find online. Includes handout.
Who were the Riccis?
Learn how to use cluster research to identify and confirm relationships with autosomal DNA when records are limited and non-extant. This case study uses atDNA matches 120cM to 35cM and takes us from Providence, Rhode Island to Bridgeport, Connecticut back to Italy to confidently identify 2nd great grandparents.
Available to book in July 2025.
U.S. Federal Census records, 1790-1950
This is a two part presentation. Part one focuses on U.S. Federal censuses between 1850 and 1950. Part two reviews 1790 to 1840, limitations with these records, substitute sources for the 1890 census, non-population censuses, and state censuses.
Resolving the parentage of Giovanni “John” Franco
This case study uses conflicting direct and indirect evidence showcasing how to navigate rerecorded Italian civil registers post-WWII to identify parentage.
past presentations
Understanding Derivative Citizenship in the 20th Century, Whittier Area Genealogical Society, virtual, 21 February 2026
19th & 20th Century Immigration Records, Utah Genealogical Association, virtual, 21 August 2025
Are You Eligible for Italian Citizenship?, Allen County Public Library Genealogy, virutal, 24 April 2025
Understanding Derivative Citizenship in the 20th Century, Utah Genealogical Association, virtual, 23 April 2025
Intermediate Immigration + Naturalization Records, member benefit, Genealogical Society of Greater Miami, virutal, 12 February 2025
Understanding Derivative Citizenship in the 20th Century, Italian Genealogical Group, virtual, 11 January 2025
Case Study: Parents for Giovanni “John” Franco, Italian Genealogical Group: Conference, virtual, 16 November 2024
Beginners Census Classes, Genealogical Society of Greater Miami, virtual, 9 + 16 September 2024
Understanding Derivative Citizenship in the 20th Century, Denver Public Library, virtual, 12 August 2024
Intermediate Immigration + Naturalization Records, member benefit, virtual, Genealogical Society of Greater Miami, 22 May 2024
Beginners Census Classes, Genealogical Society of Greater Miami, virtual, 11 + 18 December 2023
Beginners Census Classes, Genealogical Society of Greater Miami, virtual, 2 + 9 December 2022