Pedigree triangulation is a game-changer for tackling genealogical brick walls, especially in the challenging pre-1850 era. This presentation offers a comprehensive look at this key methodology, illustrated through a real-life case study of proving the father of a woman’s 1828 birth. Learn to create genetic networks, group DNA matches, and apply key pedigree triangulation steps… Continue Reading Diana Elder | DNA Meets the Paper Trail: Pedigree Triangulation Strategies for Early 19th-Century Research

Our ancestor’s lives were more than the life events of birth, marriage and death. Yet, finding already constructed historical vignettes for where they lived aren’t always readily available. During the presentation, Michelle will share how to use published materials such as gazetteers, schematisms, directories and maps, to build the historical image of your ancestral town/village.… Continue Reading Michele Chubenko | Piecing Together History: Using Maps and Directories to Rediscover Eastern European Towns

Two genealogists began a conversation over lunch and ideas began to tumble around as they approached a common research dilemma from two different angles. It wasn’t long before they discovered these two valuable sites that led to valuable discoveries in their research. Those metal signs you see on old buildings or the metal historic markers… Continue Reading Peggy Lauritzen | Community Research Using the National Register of Historic Places and the Historical Marker Database

Our ancestor’s lives were more than the life events of birth, marriage and death. Yet, finding already constructed historical vignettes for where they lived aren’t always readily available. During the presentation, Michelle will share how to use published materials such as gazetteers, schematisms, directories and maps, to build the historical image of your ancestral town/village.… Continue Reading Michele Chubenko | From the Mid-Atlantic to New Frontiers: Tracing the Migration Patterns of Your Ancestors