Methodology and SkillsFriends, Associates, Neighbors (FANs)Board for Certification of GenealogistsBCG
Uncovering Immigrant Origins Through Cluster Research
Dana Palmer, CG®, CGL®
Content
Welcome
58s
About BCG
4m 38s
Speaker's Introduction
52s
Introduction
5m 11s
Questions to Consider
6m 48s
Case Study
11m 31s
Government Records
10m 25s
Probate Records
6m 24s
Cluster Research
14m 18s
Announcements
1m 31s
Questions / answers
22m 6s
About this webinar
Descendants of an early Ohio family had no idea of their origins. Following an associated family brought success, even after wading into foreign- language documents. This presentation shows what to do when traditional records fail to reveal an ancestor’s place of origin and how to use cluster research to break through the brick wall. Discussion will include how to determine the place of origin using records found in the United States and what to do when no records exist on your direct line.
About the speaker
Dana Palmer, CG®, CGL® has been a genealogy instructor at Sinclair Community College since 2010. She has spoken at national, state, and local genealogy events and conferences including RootsTech, NGS,...
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Comments (94)
Learned many things and remembered thhings forgotten! Thank you very much!
Excellent job of establishing goals and exploring solutions; outstanding selection of tools and resources
I learned a lot! Dana is extremely knowledgeable and offers many options.
Great study showing have to move forward with limited information to built a family study. Very much a must watch again webinar!
Super presentation: Well-organized; clear voice and diction; and clear, legible docments in the slides!
Webinar was full of great information and Dana was super knowledgeable about her subject.
Very well done. Organization and presentation was very professional, interesting, and helpful. Lots of new sources for me to start exploring.
Exhaustive. Well organized. Easy to follow.