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Smiths & Joneses: Success with Families of Common Name

Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
Feb 24, 2023
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Welcome
2m 48s
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Speaker's Introduction
1m 24s
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Setting the Stage
2m 11s
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Introduction
1m 28s
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The Models
8m 38s
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Case Study: Mary Smith
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Case Study: Joshua Jones
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Conclusion
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Announcements / prizes
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Questions / answers
10m 45s

About this webinar

“Identity theft” happens easily with common-name families. This session uses two case studies from two different societies—a Jones family from the Northern U.S. and a Smith family from the South—to demonstrate how to work safely with common-name families. The first ten minutes ground the audience in four problem-solving models. On that foundation, Mills then walks her class through sources and strategies that are often overlooked amid today’s reliance upon database searches, provider hints, and crowd-sourcing.

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About the speaker

Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
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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    Diana Slater
    1 week ago

    Excellent presentation. This is my second time listening and I’m sure it’s not my last. Great Job. Thank you!

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    Bernice Bennett
    3 weeks ago

    Excellent presentation!

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    Diane Jeffer
    4 weeks ago

    Great presentation. My grandmother was born in Lukin Township. After the webinar I dug around in the Land Patents and I believe some of my ancestors were neighbors of your Jones and Witter families.

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    Elaine Drury
    4 weeks ago

    Thank you so much for another amazing webinar

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    GEOFFREY MULHOLLAND
    4 weeks ago

    Excellent presentation and syllabus, thank you Elizabeth and Legacy Family Tree Webinars. I’ll certainly be watching the webinar again.

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    Maggy Miller
    4 weeks ago

    Very interesting

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    Muriel King
    4 weeks ago

    Very knowledgeable speaker

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    Joseph Triplett
    4 weeks ago

    Geoff, thank you for creating a venue that ESM is comfortable with, to extend the privilege of the sharing of her expertise. There is only one GOAT in genealogydom and her name is Elizabeth.

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