Finding Origins & Birth Families: Methods That Work

Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
Sep 27, 2024
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Welcome
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Misplaced Trust
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Pet Theory
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Incomplete Research
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Lax Documentation Habits
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Weak Analysis
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Hope for Easy Answers
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Taking Short-cuts
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Final Case Study
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Announcements / prizes
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Questions / answers
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About this webinar

The most important path an ancestor blazed along the way from his place of birth to where we first find him is usually not a trail that cartographers have conveniently charted for us. Successful researchers learn to recognize and analyze the elements of an ancestor’s life and times, as well as people, that serve as pointers to his path. This session examines the nature and causes of stalemates in our research; ten common traps and ways to avoid them; and innovative methodologies for working smarter, not harder!

About the speaker

About the speaker

Across a long career, Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS, has been an innovator of research methods and strategies. Published widely by academic and popular presses, she edited a national-level scholarly journal for 16 years, taught
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  1. CJ
    Carol Johnson
    4 days ago

    Very thought provoking!

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  2. RT
    ruth trusler
    1 week ago

    so thorough! Thank you.

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  3. CZ
    catherine zahn
    1 week ago

    She is brilliant!

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  4. VH
    Vicki Hilb
    2 weeks ago

    As Always ESM gave another awesome Presentation

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  5. AW
    Allison Willis
    2 weeks ago

    Excellent webinar from Elizabeth!!! Another wonderful and informative presentation!!! Can’t wait for more from her.

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  6. FD
    Frances Dielmann
    2 weeks ago

    Always love these clear and detailed ideas for additional places to look and how to better analyze and compile data.

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  7. MS
    Margaret Stoffel
    2 weeks ago

    This was a very interesting and informative webinar. Elizabeth Shown Mills is an inspiration for everyone to improve their searching and recording methods. Thank you!

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  8. HC
    Heidi Currier Ferris
    2 weeks ago

    I learn so much from every Elizabeth Shown Mills webinar. The handout from Finding Origins and Birth Families contains a very useful list of often overlooked resources, many of which I had no idea existed!

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