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Methodology and Skills Friends, Associates, Neighbors (FANs) Webtember

The Neighbors Knew: Strategies for Finding YOUR Ancestral Details in THEIR Records

Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA
Sep 13, 2024
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Regional Histories
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Neighborly Connections
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Why We Do This
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Connections Via School
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In Your Home
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Questions /answers
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About this webinar

A christening attended, best friend’s wedding, or the same church. Examples from the written words of other people provide details on YOUR family. Marriages, births, deaths, similar jobs, military service, memberships, education, employees, and more on YOUR family. Includes ways to find these other words along with many examples filled with names of other people.

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Paula Stuart-Warren, CG, FMGS, FUGA
Paula considers herself fortunate to be an internationally recognized genealogical educator, researcher and consultant focusing on unusual resources, manuscripts, methodology, and analyzing records. She also specializes in Native American research
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    Elaine Drury
    2 months ago

    Thank you for the great presentation.
    Elaine Drury
    Vancouver Washington

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    Vicki Hilb
    2 months ago

    Paula is always a great, well prepared presenter. Her topics are always interesting.

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    Mary Carson
    2 months ago

    She had such great ideas for additional information. I do not think I will ever complete the exhaustive research for any of my ancestors!

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    Susan Johnson
    2 months ago

    Great information and creative suggestions!

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    Mary Downey
    2 months ago

    Have been doing family history for a few years but really appreciated Paula’s emphasis on READING more information eg. census information before and after. Using the text reader on FamilySearch. That’s how my cousin has gotten so good and finding information. There were new ideas for searching other sources that I’d NEVER thought of before. Thank you.

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    Rosalyn Dowling
    2 months ago

    Thank you Paula for the informative & very helpful presentation! Always enjoy Paula’s presentations in person in the past and now by zoom! Thanks to Marian as well!

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    Janet Moody
    2 months ago

    The presenter had a lovely way about her & explained things clearly & well.

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    Jean Foster
    2 months ago

    Great information on other than the usual records for Cluster/FAN research. Paula always has a great and interesting webinar.

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