This lecture illustrates the joys and pitfalls of Virginia research as well as a employing a problem-solving approach utilizing social history, female research, and family analysis to identify the parents of Elizabeth Stith, the ancestor “from nowhere.” One need not have Virginia ancestors to see the Genealogical Proof Standard at work!
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Great case study! I laughed about the reference to the Stith lady who married her husband cousin!
Thank you for this great webinar on Virginia research and finding a female. I have females in Virginia and your information will help me hopefully to break my brick walls.
Fabulous, both in presentation and methodology techniques! Love a case study. I wish there were some using Irish records, particularly Ulster area using Griffith’s and back from there.
It was great.
Very interesting speaker, great presentation, easy to follow along. I like watching case studies unfold!
Many of Michael’s suggestions I already use but he gave me an important idea on how I might be able to learn how a 2nd-great grandmother met my 2nd-great grandfather! Every new idea is a gem! Thank you.
The presenter was easy to understand and spoke at a comfortable pace. The presentation slides were not overwhelming and color-coded. Slides having a lot of information were due to quoted statements and were read by the presenter. The flow of the presentation was easy to follow and allowed for connections to be understood.
One of the most amazing webinars, for me. I was already interested in Stith research because of a person named Stith Wright that I was researching in Georgia.