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Tracking Migration Using the Big 4 U.S. Record Sources

Mary Hill, AG
Jan 14, 2015
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Welcome
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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The Low Fruit
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The High Fruit
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In What Order?
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Analysis
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Case Study
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Vital Records
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Land Records
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Probate Records
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Other Records
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Questions / answers
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Tracking migration in the United States involves using census, vital, land, and probate records, the bread and butter of American research. Get an overview of each of these types of records; learn where to find them, and how to use them effectively to track migration.

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Mary Hill, AG
Mary E.V. Hill, MLS, AG® (Mid-Atlantic States); worked as reference librarian at BYU from 1989-1992, as genealogy instructor at BYU from 1992-1995, as Family History Library US/Canada Reference consultant from 1995-2006. She served on the UGA Boar
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