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An Elephant in the Room & skeleton in the Closet
Jack Crahan faced a dilemma while researching vital record documents some 20 plus years ago because he was uncomfortable with some of the personal information that he uncovered. Should he ignore what he found, should he edit it and change … Continued

Census Records to 1950
Genealogists know that census population schedules are one of the first tools to be utilized in tracing our ancestors, ranking right behind vital records in importance. And millions of census records from around the world are now accessible to us … Continued

Corraling Cousins with Airtable Databases
Many amateur genealogists and most professionals track their progress with research logs. These indispensable tools organize all those names, places, events, records and citations in one central place, often in a spreadsheet. But even spreadsheets can run out of power … Continued

Crossing The Border: US, Canadian & Mexican Records

Digging Thru Documents and DNA to Solve Family Mysteries
The Family History Library is the largest genealogical repository in the world and its free website, FamilySearch.org, is the way to access this collection online. You might have searched FamilySearch.org before, but there’s a lot more there than you think. … Continued

Early Vermont Settlers Project: Things Learned Along the Way
The “Early Vermont Settlers” project is a study group at the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) which began in 2015 and is led by Scott Andrew Bartley. This multi-year effort will provide sketches for all families who settled in … Continued

Find Our Place: Mapping for Genealogy

Finding Online Vital Records in Ireland
With the loss of all 19th century censuses in Ireland, parish registers and civil registrations became the indispensable collections for Irish family research. In this talk, you will learn where, and when, churches started to record vital events and how … Continued

Finding the Story of Your French Canadian Ancestors

French Canadian Genealogy: Getting Started

Getting Started on Your Family History

Hidden Treasures at Family Search
There are abundant genealogical collections at any of the major online databases. But many of the most experienced researchers begin and end their genealogical projects at FamilySearch. Why? In this talk, Ed McGuire will explain the rationale for their devotion. … Continued