Archive for the ‘General’ category

Genealogical Thinking, Contacting DNA Matches & Recent Immigrant Ancestors–Michael Lacopo SESSION: W123  TRACK: Immigration      TITLE: Researching Recent Immigrant Ancestors in Regional Repositories SESSION: T254    TRACK:  DNA                   TITLE:  Hi! W...

May 16, 2022 by Roger Prince

Private Land Claims, GIS tools, and Virginia Revolutionary War Soldiers–Rick Sayre SESSION: W127  TRACK: Land and Maps      TITLE: Private Land Claims in California, New Mexico, and Other Western States SESSION: T213    TRACK:  Eastern States       TITLE:  Researching ...

May 13, 2022 by Roger Prince

When History and DNA Don’t Match–Judy Nimer Muhn SESSION: W126  TRACK: Native American      TITLE: When History and DNA Don’t Match:  Am I Native American? SESSION: S403  TRACK:  Native American     TITLE:  Indigenous California: History and Records of Native...

May 11, 2022 by Roger Prince

Tracing the Kingsleys from Connecticut to California–D. Joshua Taylor Boston, MA – Faneuil Hall SESSION: W142  TRACK: Eastern States       TITLE: My New England Research is Done–Or is it? SESSION: T232  TRACK:  NYG&B Luncheon      TITLE:  New Yorkers in C...

May 9, 2022 by Roger Prince

Catholic Parish Records, Mexican Civil Registration Records, and South American Research–Debbie Gurtler SESSION: F323  TRACK: Hispanic and Latin       TITLE: Catholic Parish Records:  The Backbone for Research in the Hispanic World SESSION: S423  TRACK:  Hispanic and Latin ...

May 7, 2022 by Roger Prince

Okies, Fire Insurance Maps, and the Enslaved in Newspapers–Ari Wilkins SESSION: W124 TRACK: Land and Maps          TITLE:  Reconstructing Communities Using Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Census Records, and City Directories SESSION: T242  TRACK:  African American      ...

May 4, 2022 by Roger Prince

Jewish Genealogy in Eastern Europe–Miriam Weiner SESSION: T229 TRACK: Jewish      TITLE:  Jewish Genealogy: Researching Business Directories, Telephone Books and Town Maps in Eastern Europe Miriam Weiner is an Certified Genealogist Emeritus and was the first person to be certif...

May 2, 2022 by Roger Prince

Irish Miners and Multi-Ethnic Arizona–David Rencher SESSION: W145 TRACK: Western States      TITLE:  Arizona Genealogical Resources from A-Z SESSION: S408 TRACK: Western States  TITLE:  Irish Miners Across America David E. Rencher, AG, CG, FUGA, FIGRS, is the Chief Genealogic...

April 29, 2022 by Roger Prince

Chinese Railroad Workers and Angel Island Immigrants–Grant Din SESSION: T228 TRACK: Western States      TITLE:  Angel Island’s Immigrants from More Than Eighty Countries and the Records They Left Behind SESSION: F302 TRACK: Chinese American  TITLE:  Chinese Railroad Wor...

April 27, 2022 by Roger Prince

Federal Land Records, a Rich Source–Angela Packer McGhie SESSION: W114 TRACK: Land and Maps      TITLE:  Researching Federal Land Records for Western States SESSION: T201  TRACK: BCG Skillbuilding  TITLE:  Document Analysis: Digging into the Details Angela Packer McGhie, CG...

April 26, 2022 by Roger Prince