Brick Wall Busting Strategies: Hammering at the Wall
This 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 […]
I’ve Got—Or I’m Getting—My DNA Report: Now What Do I Do? (Beginner)
Weatherford Public Library 1014 Charles Street, Weatherford, TXPresented from a non-genetic genealogist point of view, this presentation explains in a fun and visual way how to choose a test, a company, what to do while waiting for […]
Brick Wall Busting Strategies: Hammering at the Wall
Roy & Helen Hall Memorial Library 101 E. Hunt Street, McKinney, TX, United StatesThis 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 by using vital records, military records, census, prison, land records, newspapers, passenger manifests, and divorce records including a complicated story tracking a woman whose name […]
I’ve Got—Or I’m Getting—My DNA Report: Now What Do I Do? (Beginner)
George W. Hawkes Arlington Downtown Public Library 100 S. Center Street, Arlington, TXPresented from a non-genetic genealogist point of view, this presentation explains in a fun and visual way how to choose a test, a company, what to do while waiting for the report, and how to maximize the report results. Whether deciding who to contact, how to use the research within the DNA report, or just […]
Armchair Mysteries Solved at Home with Old School Communication and New School Technology
Haggard Library 2501 Coit Road, Plano, TXThis presentation offers abundant tips, tricks, and examples for a researcher who’s looking for answers far from home and is not online. Often underused research and resource opportunities are just an email away—and sometimes still a phone call away! The techniques presented here often provide successful means to resolving the mysteries of our ancestors using […]
