The genealogical proof standard requires reasonably exhaustive research in solving ancestral-identity problems. DNA evidence is now often part of that research. Even the best DNA evidence must be combined with some traditional research. This webinar will show different ways that genealogical problems have been solved by integrating DNA evidence with the paper trail.
Patti Lee Hobbs, CG, who resides in rural southwest Missouri, is blessed to have ancestors from many geographical locations leading to research in many and varied repositories. She serves on the editorial board for the National Genealogical So
lots of information — obviously Patti is an expert, but she is able to explain most things in an understandable manner. She did a great job and I enjoyed being able to participate. thank you!!
Loved the charts and was down to earth.
Loved the explanation of how to incorporate DNA with Documentary research.
Loved the various case studies used to demonstrate the use of documentation and DNA evidence.
Ms. Hobbs has a wonderful speaking voice.
New to the subject, but very understandable as an introduction
OMG she was one of your VERY very best in terms of quality and timeliness of topic and making it soooo very understandable to students. Thank you and here’s ups you get her back again and again!
Outstanding presentation. Love the examples Patti used.
Patti does a masterful job of communicating her considerable experience. Who doesn’t appreciate such a skilled guide when traversing the murky new field of DNA analysis? Thoroughly enjoyed her presentation.
Really enjoyed the case studies and how the DNA was worked into it.
REally enjoyed the speaker
Really good explanations of the way that DNA could be used in a proof argument.
She gave such clear explanations on how to assimilate the DNA test results with our research documents. Really cleared up many questions I had. Great big thanks.
She showed the importance of doing the documentary evidence, charting information and writing out the findings.
So interesting! Thank you!
So many tips to help me whittle my way through DNA matches and figuring out connections to match to documents I have. Thank you for a great presentation!
Speaker was very knowledgeable and experienced.
Terrific presentation! Thanks you BCG and Geoff. 🙂
Thank you for the detailed and very clear syllabus.
That was absolutely fascinating! I loved the stories! It made me so excited to start digging for some court records. 🙂 Thank you, thank you, thank you! I’m 30 years old with two little ones, so it gets hard to do detective work, but tonight’s presentation was absolutely inspirational!
This was one of the best webinars ever! combining DNA and documentary discussion – very relevant and contemporary.
This was very helpful. I can now see how to state my case in a series of proof statements, using the documentation and DNA evidence.
Very good case studies.
Very helpful! Learned a lot, can’t wait to try some of what she showed.
Very thorough!!
Well planned and presenter was super knowledgeable.
Wonderful, wonderful. A complicated subject matter so people need all the DNA webinars available. Patti is very smart and is easy to understand.
Would enjoy a follow up on DNA Painter, Visual Phasing, and how she puts a case study together and tracks it with Evernote.
Would like to see webinar on how to track all your DNA results.
WOW!
Wow, my head is full. So many times I wanted to hit pause or rewind. I will have to rewatch this one more than once. Great presentation.
What am I missing? Recognizing Research Holes in Available Sources (a 2021 Reisinger Lecture)
Performing reasonably exhaustive research assumes researchers recognize the resources available to solve a research question. Genealogists must recognize pertinent resources available to solve a research question and understand the limits of each of those resources. This lecture helps to navigate the pitfalls.
Performing reasonably exhaustive research assumes researchers recognize the resources available to solve a research question. Genealogists must recognize pertinent resources available to solve a research question and understand the limits of each of those resources. This lecture helps to navigate the pitfalls.
Sense and Sensibility: The Power of Logic, Intuition, and Critical Thinking
Is it logical that a woman born in 1752 gave birth to a son in 1848? Do I have enough evidence to conclude that Johan Kannon of Trondheim, Norway, was the same person as John Connell from Cut-and-Shoot, Texas? Why do I share 300 cM of DNA with three people I’ve never heard of? Genealogists make hundreds of decisions everyday based on thousands of pieces of information harvested from various sources. We automatically, and often unconsciously, use common sense, logic, and even intuition, to identify relevant evidence, problem-solve, and answer complex questions.
Learning to harness the power of logic, syllogism, and our own “Spidey-senses,” can help scale brick-walls, solve DNA mysteries, and organize mountains of information. This talk focuses on how to incorporate logic, common sense, and critical thinking in a more deliberate way to create hypotheses, test theories, and support conclusions. Johnson will share exercises that can bulk up logic and critical thought muscles, as well as practical tips on how to apply common sense and sensibility to your family history research and writing.
Is it logical that a woman born in 1752 gave birth to a son in 1848? Do I have enough evidence to conclude that Johan Kannon of Trondheim, Norway, was the same person as John Connell from Cut-and-Shoot, Texas? Why do I share 300 cM of DNA with three people I’ve never heard of? Genealogists make hundreds of decisions everyday based on thousands of pieces of information harvested from various sources. We automatically, and often unconsciously, use common sense, logic, and even intuition, to identify relevant evidence, problem-solve, and answer complex questions.
Learning to harness the power of logic, syllogism, and our own “Spidey-senses,” can help scale brick-walls, solve DNA mysteries, and organize mountains of information. This talk focuses on how to incorporate logic, common sense, and critical thinking in a more deliberate way to create hypotheses, test theories, and support conclusions. Johnson will share exercises that can bulk up logic and critical thought muscles, as well as practical tips on how to apply common sense and sensibility to your family history research and writing.
In the summer of 2023 American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society announced the collaborative 10 Million Names project, an undertaking to recover the names of people of African descent who were enslaved in the area of the United States. This monumental task of centralizing datasets about African Americans is likely to take years to accomplish; in the interim, this webinar provides a useful survey of the many existing databases that serve a similar purpose though limited in scope.
In the summer of 2023 American Ancestors/New England Historic Genealogical Society announced the collaborative 10 Million Names project, an undertaking to recover the names of people of African descent who were enslaved in the area of the United States. This monumental task of centralizing datasets about African Americans is likely to take years to accomplish; in the interim, this webinar provides a useful survey of the many existing databases that serve a similar purpose though limited in scope.
He Had a Brother Who Disappeared: Finding John H. Hickey, Formerly of Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois
Family tradition holds that John H. Hickey of Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois, disappeared. This case study proves John "disappeared" and establishes the missing man's fate. A patchwork of records allowed a glimpse into the life of a person thought dead.
Family tradition holds that John H. Hickey of Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois, disappeared. This case study proves John "disappeared" and establishes the missing man's fate. A patchwork of records allowed a glimpse into the life of a person thought dead.
Oral Genealogy in Asia-Pacific: The Essence of Personal Identity and Tribal Connections
Oral genealogies celebrate ancestral connections in indigenous cultures across Asia-Pacific. As one paramount chief in Samoa declared, “The most important thing for children to understand is their family connections. The knowledge of history is their treasure—not gold and silver, but genealogy.” Learn about the significance and richness of oral genealogies and current efforts to preserve them in Asia and the Pacific.
Oral genealogies celebrate ancestral connections in indigenous cultures across Asia-Pacific. As one paramount chief in Samoa declared, “The most important thing for children to understand is their family connections. The knowledge of history is their treasure—not gold and silver, but genealogy.” Learn about the significance and richness of oral genealogies and current efforts to preserve them in Asia and the Pacific.
Genealogists write. Their written narratives include stories of ancestral families, biographies of individual ancestors, and explanations supporting genealogical proofs. For their writing to succeed, genealogists—like all effective writers—repeatedly self-edit everything they write. The process results in polished products that the genealogist’s readers will understand, enjoy, and cherish.
Emphasizing genealogical narrative, these two webinars will address the self-editing process. Part 1 will focus on “big-picture” editing, including stages of self-editing; focus; keeping the writer out of the narrative; editing the writing’s overall structure, organization, and flow; and improving major and minor subdivisions of written genealogical narratives, including paragraphing. Part 2 will focus on “nitty-gritty” editing, including capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling, word choice, and reducing word count.
Genealogists write. Their written narratives include stories of ancestral families, biographies of individual ancestors, and explanations supporting genealogical proofs. For their writing to succeed, genealogists—like all effective writers—repeatedly self-edit everything they write. The process results in polished products that the genealogist’s readers will understand, enjoy, and cherish.
Emphasizing genealogical narrative, these two webinars will address the self-editing process. Part 1 will focus on “big-picture” editing, including stages of self-editing; focus; keeping the writer out of the narrative; editing the writing’s overall structure, organization, and flow; and improving major and minor subdivisions of written genealogical narratives, including paragraphing. Part 2 will focus on “nitty-gritty” editing, including capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling, word choice, and reducing word count.
Genealogists write. Their written narratives include stories of ancestral families, biographies of individual ancestors, and explanations supporting genealogical proofs. For their writing to succeed, genealogists—like all effective writers—repeatedly self-edit everything they write. The process results in polished products that the genealogist’s readers will understand, enjoy, and cherish.
Emphasizing genealogical narrative, these two webinars will addresses the self-editing process. Part 1 will focus on “big-picture” editing, including stages of self-editing; focus; keeping the writer out of the narrative; editing the writing’s overall structure, organization, and flow; and improving major and minor subdivisions of written genealogical narratives, including paragraphing. Part 2 will focus on “nitty-gritty” editing, including capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling, word choice, and reducing word count.
Genealogists write. Their written narratives include stories of ancestral families, biographies of individual ancestors, and explanations supporting genealogical proofs. For their writing to succeed, genealogists—like all effective writers—repeatedly self-edit everything they write. The process results in polished products that the genealogist’s readers will understand, enjoy, and cherish.
Emphasizing genealogical narrative, these two webinars will addresses the self-editing process. Part 1 will focus on “big-picture” editing, including stages of self-editing; focus; keeping the writer out of the narrative; editing the writing’s overall structure, organization, and flow; and improving major and minor subdivisions of written genealogical narratives, including paragraphing. Part 2 will focus on “nitty-gritty” editing, including capitalization, punctuation, sentence structure, spelling, word choice, and reducing word count.
French Emigrants: They Were Not All Huguenots, or Nobles, or from Alsace-Lorraine
One of the great difficulties for people researching their French immigrant ancestors’ roots is that so little is known outside of France about when and why the French left their country. This dearth of knowledge has led many family historians of the 19th century to presume Huguenot, noble émigré or Alsace-Lorraine ancestry for any ancestor with a French name. The supposition became a family legend that then became a research frustration as more recent family historians attempt to prove what was never more than a misguided supposition.
This webinar looks at the many waves of French migration, as well as the three mentioned in the title, from the 17th to the 20th centuries. The historical reasons for when, why and to where they emigrated will provide the key points to bear in mind when conducting research. The bibliography, in English and French, contains not only books and articles concerning French emigration but a list of websites to aid the researcher.
One of the great difficulties for people researching their French immigrant ancestors’ roots is that so little is known outside of France about when and why the French left their country. This dearth of knowledge has led many family historians of the 19th century to presume Huguenot, noble émigré or Alsace-Lorraine ancestry for any ancestor with a French name. The supposition became a family legend that then became a research frustration as more recent family historians attempt to prove what was never more than a misguided supposition.
This webinar looks at the many waves of French migration, as well as the three mentioned in the title, from the 17th to the 20th centuries. The historical reasons for when, why and to where they emigrated will provide the key points to bear in mind when conducting research. The bibliography, in English and French, contains not only books and articles concerning French emigration but a list of websites to aid the researcher.
Maternal Threads Unwoven: Identifying Margareta’s Mother in 18th Century Sweden
In spite of birth entries for Margareta's five siblings in Hishult, there was no record of her birth in the parish. Tax records quickly identified the father, and revealed multiple moves within a narrow span of time; however, identification of the mother remained elusive. No witnesses to births of the children provided clues; no household examinations existed. Coupling the understanding of broad context (naming patterns, inheritance laws, the calendar shift, etc.) with mtDNA and documentary evidence, the mother was identified and the lack of a records was explained.
In spite of birth entries for Margareta's five siblings in Hishult, there was no record of her birth in the parish. Tax records quickly identified the father, and revealed multiple moves within a narrow span of time; however, identification of the mother remained elusive. No witnesses to births of the children provided clues; no household examinations existed. Coupling the understanding of broad context (naming patterns, inheritance laws, the calendar shift, etc.) with mtDNA and documentary evidence, the mother was identified and the lack of a records was explained.
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lots of information — obviously Patti is an expert, but she is able to explain most things in an understandable manner. She did a great job and I enjoyed being able to participate. thank you!!
Loved the charts and was down to earth.
Loved the explanation of how to incorporate DNA with Documentary research.
Loved the various case studies used to demonstrate the use of documentation and DNA evidence.
Ms. Hobbs has a wonderful speaking voice.
New to the subject, but very understandable as an introduction
OMG she was one of your VERY very best in terms of quality and timeliness of topic and making it soooo very understandable to students. Thank you and here’s ups you get her back again and again!
Outstanding presentation. Love the examples Patti used.
Patti does a masterful job of communicating her considerable experience. Who doesn’t appreciate such a skilled guide when traversing the murky new field of DNA analysis? Thoroughly enjoyed her presentation.
Really enjoyed the case studies and how the DNA was worked into it.
REally enjoyed the speaker
Really good explanations of the way that DNA could be used in a proof argument.
She gave such clear explanations on how to assimilate the DNA test results with our research documents. Really cleared up many questions I had. Great big thanks.
She showed the importance of doing the documentary evidence, charting information and writing out the findings.
So interesting! Thank you!
So many tips to help me whittle my way through DNA matches and figuring out connections to match to documents I have. Thank you for a great presentation!
Speaker was very knowledgeable and experienced.
Terrific presentation! Thanks you BCG and Geoff. 🙂
Thank you for the detailed and very clear syllabus.
That was absolutely fascinating! I loved the stories! It made me so excited to start digging for some court records. 🙂 Thank you, thank you, thank you! I’m 30 years old with two little ones, so it gets hard to do detective work, but tonight’s presentation was absolutely inspirational!
This was one of the best webinars ever! combining DNA and documentary discussion – very relevant and contemporary.
This was very helpful. I can now see how to state my case in a series of proof statements, using the documentation and DNA evidence.
Very good case studies.
Very helpful! Learned a lot, can’t wait to try some of what she showed.
Very thorough!!
Well planned and presenter was super knowledgeable.
Wonderful, wonderful. A complicated subject matter so people need all the DNA webinars available. Patti is very smart and is easy to understand.
Would enjoy a follow up on DNA Painter, Visual Phasing, and how she puts a case study together and tracks it with Evernote.
Would like to see webinar on how to track all your DNA results.
WOW!
Wow, my head is full. So many times I wanted to hit pause or rewind. I will have to rewatch this one more than once. Great presentation.