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Webinar—Databases, Search Engines, and the Genealogical Proof Standard
OnlineWith billions of indexed records available online, what methodologies should the researcher employ to best leverage these resource [...]
Webinar—Research in Federal Records: Some Assembly Required
OnlineFederal records offer genealogical gold with both direct references to our ancestors and rich contextual background information. B [...]
Webinar—The Law and the Reasonably Exhaustive (Re)Search
OnlineThere's a difference between searching and researching, and understanding how the law impacts records and research is critical to [...]
Webinar—Finding Thomas’ Father: an 18th Century Prince William County Virginia Case Study
OnlineThomas Stone left few records when he died in 1791 in Prince William County Virginia. No document or reference names his parentage [...]
Webinar—Using Swedish Taxation Records to Solve Tough Genealogical Problems
OnlineSwedish taxation records, a head tax of individuals between the ages of 15 and 63, are some of the oldest extant records of the ru [...]
Webinar—From Baltimore to Burlington: Hazen P. Day’s Neighbors Bring Him Home
OnlineA Maryland resident claimed an 1816 Vermont birth to Vermont-born parents, but no known record provides his specific birthplace or [...]
Webinar—Better Together: Making Your Case with Documents and DNA
OnlineThe genealogical proof standard requires reasonably exhaustive research in solving ancestral-identity problems. DNA evidence is no [...]
Webinar—Good Research Habits
OnlineDeveloping those good, er, successful research habits takes planning, time, experience, and patience to be effective. Learn steps [...]
Webinar—Using Maps in Genealogical Research
OnlineEvery ancestor, at every moment, occupied a specific, physical location. Maps decode and amplify the significance of those locatio [...]
Webinar—It’s a Numbers Game! Understanding Recognized Genealogical Formats
OnlineEffective genealogical writing is based on standardized formats and numbering systems. Learn to understand the numbers you see in [...]
Webinar—GPS: Finding Your Way Through Tough Research Problems
OnlineLife is good when records with direct evidence exist. Typically that doesn't last long. At some point, one finds only bits and pie [...]
Webinar—Using Lists to Find Proof
OnlineGenealogists examine lists nearly every time we conduct research, whether it be in the form of censuses, tax lists, directories, p [...]