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Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS

Historical Records Immigration Records, Naturalization Records Methodology and Skills Finding Females Places and Ethnicities Prussia Software Mobile Apps Technology

After a long professional career in academic archives and libraries, Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS, is now a genealogy educator, researcher, and writer. She specializes in US and European research, and provides expert guidance on organizing research and family papers. Nancy’s first professional job was as Head Librarian for Genealogy and Local History at the public library in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she also co-founded the Pikes Peak Genealogical Society in 1980. Her website, www.sassyjanegenealogy.com, offers a blog, e-books, and a free monthly newsletter.

Nancy's Upcoming Live Webinars (2)

Places and Ethnicities
Finding Prussian Ancestors in Online Archives
Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
Thu, August 10 2023: 0:00 UTC
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Finding Prussian Ancestors in Online Archives
Thu, August 10 2023: 0:00 UTC
Discover online records for German-speaking ancestors from Brandenburg, East Prussia, Pomerania, Posen, Silesia, and West Prussia. Despite some record loss for these geographic areas, hundreds of years of church and civil records can be found in archives in Poland, Germany, and the US, using the search strategies in this presentation.
Places and Ethnicities
Finding Prussian Ancestors in Online Archives
Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
Discover online records for German-speaking ancestors from Brandenburg, East Prussia, Pomerania, Posen, Silesia, and West Prussia. Despite some record loss for these geographic areas, hundreds of years of church and civil records can be found in archives in Poland, Germany, and the US, using the search strategies in this presentation.
Thu, August 10 2023: 0:00 UTC
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Methodology and SkillsHistorical Records
Finding Females in US Naturalization Records, 1790-1945
Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
Wed, November 1 2023: 18:00 UTC
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Finding Females in US Naturalization Records, 1790-1945
Wed, November 1 2023: 18:00 UTC
Whether you’re missing a naturalization record or finding an unexpected one, this session helps you discover how female ancestors — both foreign-born and birthright — gained, lost, or regained citizenship in the United States between 1790 and 1945. US citizenship and attendant rights for women could be fragile, depending on marital status, prevailing laws, social norms, and other shifting factors. Examples of US naturalization and citizenship records, and search strategies for finding these records are featured in this presentation.
Methodology and SkillsHistorical Records
Finding Females in US Naturalization Records, 1790-1945
Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
Whether you’re missing a naturalization record or finding an unexpected one, this session helps you discover how female ancestors — both foreign-born and birthright — gained, lost, or regained citizenship in the United States between 1790 and 1945. US citizenship and attendant rights for women could be fragile, depending on marital status, prevailing laws, social norms, and other shifting factors. Examples of US naturalization and citizenship records, and search strategies for finding these records are featured in this presentation.
Wed, November 1 2023: 18:00 UTC
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Nancy's Webinars (3)

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Historical Records
The Migration of European Ancestors: Their Experiences and the Records, 1820-1920
Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
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The Migration of European Ancestors: Their Experiences and the Records, 1820-1920
Many factors pushed or pulled our European immigrant ancestors to come to the New World. Follow in the footsteps of those who arrived between 1820 and 1920. What did our ancestors experience when they decided to leave their homes and communities to sail to America? What was the voyage like? How did they settle into their new homes? Then discover essential and unusual resources for migration research for all US and Canadian ports in this presentation.
Historical Records
The Migration of European Ancestors: Their Experiences and the Records, 1820-1920
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Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
1.3K views
Many factors pushed or pulled our European immigrant ancestors to come to the New World. Follow in the footsteps of those who arrived between 1820 and 1920. What did our ancestors experience when they decided to leave their homes and communities to sail to America? What was the voyage like? How did they settle into their new homes? Then discover essential and unusual resources for migration research for all US and Canadian ports in this presentation.
Thu, November 10 2022: 1:00 UTC
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SoftwareTechnology
Using Macs and iPads for Genealogy
Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
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Using Macs and iPads for Genealogy
This webinar is filled with links, screenshots, and tips that will help you make the most of your Apple devices. Discover family tree, research, and productivity apps for iPads, plus photo-editing, backups, and how to share family tree information with Windows users. Mastering these great features translates to less time wrangling with your computer(s) and more time for researching your ancestors.
SoftwareTechnology
Using Macs and iPads for Genealogy
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Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
805 views
This webinar is filled with links, screenshots, and tips that will help you make the most of your Apple devices. Discover family tree, research, and productivity apps for iPads, plus photo-editing, backups, and how to share family tree information with Windows users. Mastering these great features translates to less time wrangling with your computer(s) and more time for researching your ancestors.
Fri, April 8 2022: 2:00 UTC
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1:26:43
Places and Ethnicities
Researching Ancestral Locations in Prussian Genealogy Records
Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
7.1K views
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Researching Ancestral Locations in Prussian Genealogy Records
Were your ancestors German in one set of records and Prussian in another? Prussian research, especially locations, can be complicated by shifting borders, languages, and religions. Discover leading and lesser-known online resources to decipher geographic locations of German-speaking ancestors from Prussia (Brandenburg, East Prussia, Pomerania, Posen, Silesia, West Prussia). This…
Places and Ethnicities
Researching Ancestral Locations in Prussian Genealogy Records
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Nancy E. Loe, MA, MLS
7.1K views
Were your ancestors German in one set of records and Prussian in another? Prussian research, especially locations, can be complicated by shifting borders, languages, and religions. Discover leading and lesser-known online resources to decipher geographic locations of German-speaking ancestors from Prussia (Brandenburg, East Prussia, Pomerania, Posen, Silesia, West Prussia). This…
Wed, March 10 2021: 0:00 UTC
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