Abstracting Documents: An Essential Skill for All Genealogists
OnlineEvery document that is used during genealogical research must be thoroughly and accurately analyzed. Abstracting is a fundamental [...]
Misled by Records: Identifying Adam Cosner’s Parentage
OnlinePennsylvania and Ohio records, correlated with those of a German immigrant who died in Virginia revealed Adam Cosner's parents. Pr [...]
Their Mark Here: Signatures and Marks as Identifying Tools
OnlineMarks and signatures can be highly effective tools when researchers are attempting to untangle the identities of our forebears. Bu [...]
French Emigrants: They Were Not All Huguenots, or Nobles, or From Alsace-Lorraine
OnlineOne of the great difficulties for people researching their French immigrant ancestors' roots is that so little is known outside of [...]
Document Analysis: Digging into Details
OnlineAnalyzing documents for reliability, context, and information can help solve challenging research problems. Genealogists mine docu [...]
The Bengali and English Ancestry of Thomas Chapman: A Case Study with DNA
OnlineWe often talk about historical context like a side dish: it adds color and life to our narratives and deepens the analysis in our [...]
Uncovering Immigrant Origins Through Cluster Research
OnlineDescendants of an early Ohio family had no idea of their origins. Following an associated family brought success, even after wadin [...]
Urban Mapping Tools
OnlineThis presentation will suggest strategies to correlate large amounts of information often developed in urban research, with a sign [...]
Name Changes and the Law
OnlineNames weren’t changed at Ellis Island, but in courts, legislatures and elsewhere both formally and officially — and on the fly. As [...]
Finding Your One Among Millions: Methods and Tips for Urban Research, A New York City Case Study
OnlineFamily history research in a large city can be richly rewarding as urban centers typically kept better records. However, when it i [...]
Andiamo! Finding Your Italian Family
OnlineWhy did your Italian ancestor have five cousins all named Joe? Why did married women travel under their maiden names? Was Sally re [...]
What Happened to Uncle Walter? Evidence Analysis and Correlation Uncover a Man’s Dual Identities
OnlineWalter’s family lost touch with him after his 1920 arrest. Learn how collaboration, evidence correlation, and predictive research [...]