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Finding Your Female Ancestors
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Solving the Maiden Name Mystery
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The Social History of Women's Lives
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Finding Females Part 3 — The Social History of Women's Lives

Your female ancestors were more than names on a census. This five-part series brings their world to life. Discover how community cookbooks double as a "city directory for women," explore the many roles women played during World War I, learn why women before 1850 are especially hard to trace and how to find them anyway, meet the fishermen's wives who ran farms and finances alone for years at sea, and follow a real case study solving one pre-1850 woman's identity from a single, parentless marriage record. Bring her story to life!

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5 Webinars in Part 3

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Researching Women - Community Cookbooks and What They Tell Us About Our Ancestors
with Gena Philibert-Ortega
01:35:11
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World War I: Women's Lives During the War
with Gena Philibert-Ortega
01:00:42
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Learning More about American Female Ancestors Prior to 1850
with Gena Philibert-Ortega
00:50:19
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Solving Pre-1850 Identity Mysteries: The Case of Martha Brown Chandler
with Marian Pierre-Louis
01:17:56
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The Wives of Fishermen: The Lives of 19th Century Women and the Records They Left Behind
with Gena Philibert-Ortega
01:01:20

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Certificate of Completion — Part 3

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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETIONThis certificate is proudly presented toMember Namefor successfully completing the learning pathFinding Females Part 3 — The Social History of Women's LivesPart 3 of 3August 25, 2026DATEGeoff RasmussenGeoff RasmussenFounder of Legacy Family Tree Webinars
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