This lecture reveals the most powerful methodology available to genealogists. Family historians often begin their genealogical quest by researching only their direct ancestors. For many reasons the direct ancestor they search for may have left few records. The records that survive may not shed light on where the ancestor came from or who his parents were—or any other question about an ancestor. The records that answer questions about an ancestor are sometimes only found by researching his relatives, friends, neighbors, associates, or enemies.
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Wonderful case study showing the value of persistence. You never know when or where you may find that missing link.
Thank you Melinda for including your chart, “Neighborhood Research Strategies” with your syllabus. I plan on using this to work on a brick wall I have had for years. My brick wall is regarding an ancestor that supposedly was born in Crawford County, AR. Wish me luck.
Three for three today! This Webinar was very helpful. Melinda made me realize what exhaustive research was all about. I am constantly amazed at how tenacious these researchers are and hope that by listening to webinars like this one and being inspired to ACTION I will not give up looking for that elusive ancestor and now I have more tools!
Amazing webinar that I will be listening to again and again. I have a few ancestors that refuse to be found and I think with this strategy I might just be able to find them. The steps are clearly listed and the maps are amazing. I realize that I need better maps to help determine cluster and their movements. The timeline graphs of comparing census records with additional research was extremely helpful in discovering new tools to use in the search. Thank you for an excellent webinar.
Excellent presentation and use of examples researching neighborhoods.
Wonderful, gives such detail,
You opened my eyes about how to research surrounding areas when trying to find an ancestor. Very interesting.
Thank you Melinda for your very thorough presentation in today’s webinar Investigate The Neighborhood to Advance Your Research. The walk through of information and resources was interesting and very thought provoking on how to take the search to another level. I have several of these ancestors. I believe it will be a pleasure to some or all of these methods to go further in my search to become a wall breaker.