Finding Our Scottish Immigrant’s Home with American Documents
Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library 101 E. Hunt Street, McKinney, TX, United StatesRobert Gillespie, husband, father, and miner emigrated to the United States in 1869; he never became a United States citizen. Without naturalization information, it becomes more difficult to find the […]
I’ve Got My Ancestry DNA Report: Evaluating My Test Results For Connections (Intermediate)
Bryan County Genealogical Library, Calera, OklahomaThis presentation takes an understanding of the DNA report to the next level. As a warm-up, we will touch on the DNA Ethnicity Report, the DNA Circles, and the DNA […]
County Land Records Demystified
Arlington TX LDS Stake Center 3809 Curt Drive 6, Arlington, United StatesWalking into the county courthouse can be an intimidating experience for some, but using the actual index, navigating to the proper record, and understanding the vocabulary can be a real […]
Forgotten Treasures in the Texas Courthouse: Discovering the Miscellaneous Records
Arlington TX LDS Stake Center 3809 Curt Drive 6, Arlington, United StatesAre you looking for context and documentation? Do you have an ancestor that seems to have slipped between the cracks? Then these Texas gems hidden away in our county courthouses […]
Brick Wall Busting Strategies: Hammering at the Wall
LDS Denton Stake Center 3000 Old North Road, Denton, TXThis is a fun presentation with strategies, sources and a variety of documents that just might hammer down that frustrating brick wall. Examples of brick walls broken down are demonstrated […]
