Fall Conference — Shellee Morehead
Shellee Morehead — Clusters and Chains for Finding Immigrant Origins Clusters and chains are not cookies! They describe family and neighborhood groups who emigrated to the U.S. Track neighbors and associates to find clues to European hometowns. This lecture describes immigrant experiences, cluster genealogy and chain migration and demonstrates proven methods to track your immigrant […]
1. When did you first start researching your family history? Was there a moment when you knew you were “hooked?” I started researching family history (if you can call it that) when I was about age 13-14 by writing a letter to my paternal grandmother asking her about family information. My father had told me […]
Sandra Rumble — Planning a research trip using GenDetective Learn how to quickly identify who and what you want to research on a trip to the library. Create a research plan for several different resources that are available from the Family History Center. (Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced) Sandra Rumble — Genealogy Research Planning using GenDetective […]
Valerie Elkins — Finding Your Japanese Ancestors How do you find your Japanese ancestors when you don’t speak or read the language, or when no records are available online? The Japanese are wonderful record-keepers! Learn how to find and access these valuable records that will fill your family tree in no time. (Beginner, Intermediate, and […]
Warren Bittner — Not in Our Family—Understanding & Researching Illegitimacy See new light on nineteenth century morality. How common was illegitimacy and marital pregnancy? What forces influenced its occurrence. What historical demographers have found. (Beginner) Warren Bittner — German Gothic Handwriting, Anyone Can Read It – Parts 1 & 2 Lean to read German Gothic […]
Robert Raymond — Baby Steps with Sources and Citations What sources are best? Where are they found? How do I cite published sources, online sources, and manuscripts? Come learn baby steps to take as you grow and mature in your use of sources and citations and your ability to make your genealogy verifiably correct. (Beginner) […]
The following is a guest blog post by Angela Packer McGhie, co-coordinator of the “Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum” and instructor in “Researching in Washington D.C. without Leaving Home.” —————– Getting to know Angela Packer McGhie Co-coordinator, Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum (SLIG course 10) Instructor, Researching in Washington D.C. Without Leaving Home (SLIG course 5) When […]
Pat Jensen — Italian Indexing for the non-Italian Indexer With the completion of the 1940 Census, the Italian indexing has become a priority indexing project. This class introduces simple, key words and numbers used in printed Italian form records and identifies the required elements in birth and death records, as the class learns the basics […]
Michael Booth — RootsMagic: FamilySearch Made Easy RootsMagic genealogy software won the FamilySearch award for “Easiest to Sync”. Learn how to use RootsMagic to easily search the FamilySearch Family Tree and to share data and collaborate with others using this tremendous online resource. You’ll also learn how RootsMagic can make you more productive in working […]
Michael D. Lacopo –Deconstructing Your Family Tree: Re-Evaluating The “Evidence” When information passed on from researcher to researcher doesn’t “add up,” it’s time to tear down the walls and rebuild anew. This methodology lecture shows how erroneous conclusions can sneak into our research uncontested. This lecture is pertinent especially today with so many Internet family […]