Researching in 17th Century Connecticut
Ann G. Lawthers, Sc.D.
Content
Welcome
1m 21s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 4s
Introduction
50s
History
12m 11s
Published Resources
12m 25s
Records
24m 22s
Strategies
5m 40s
Announcements / prizes
4m 36s
Questions / answers
12m 56s
About this webinar
While many 17th-century Connecticut colonists have been researched and written about, there remain research challenges: distinguishing people with the same name, deciphering hard-to-read handwriting, understanding unique record sets, and more. This class examines the beginnings of Connecticut, New Haven, and Saybrook Colonies and the people who inhabited the lands prior to colonization. The class reviews published genealogical resources and record transcriptions and then presents strategies to locate and utilize primary sources. The webinar concludes with tips on overcoming common research challenges.
About the speaker
Ann G. Lawthers, Sc.D., a former staff Genealogist at American Ancestor's Brue Family Learning Center for many years, teaches and lectures on a wide variety of genealogic topics. Her research interest...
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Comments (33)
Thank you so much. This was jam-packed with great information and wonderful visuals. I look forward to revisiting my Washington, CT ancestors.
Lots of information and new sources for me to check out. It also gave me more background on sources that I have researched before but I'm going to revisit them with this new information. Highly recommend whether you've been doing some research in this area or just starting out.
Very informative. Gave so many resources to research my family history that I would never have thought of. It will help me to move forward in my research.
So much in a little more than one hour. This will keep me busy until next year! Hopefully I can expand my BIGELOW - HOLMES - LONGFELLOW - NASH - WASS lines. Thank you so very much.
Excellent overview of resources for a time period that can be challenging to research. Great examples and explanations.
Excellent! Thank you.
Excellent
Very well done. Extremely informative an helpful! Thank you for sharing with us this evening!