Family Lines & Stories

I’ve Got My Ancestry DNA Report: Evaluating My Test Results For Connections (Intermediate)
2023-08-12 12:30 - 13:30, 2023-04-14 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
This presentation takes understanding the DNA report to the next level. We will touch on the Ancestry DNA Ethnicity Report, but more importantly, we will calculate found matches, evaluate the degree of relationship, and compare DNA from Matches, ThruLines, and Parent1 and Parent2. This course is geared for those who are beyond beginner and looking to build a greater knowledge of the power of genetics in genealogy.

Census Sense: Clues & Conundrums for Intermediate Researchers
2023-05-24 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Fairview, TX 75609
Based on the federal census site, this presentation focuses on federal census headings and codes, alternate federal censuses, state censuses, and their use in our research.

Taking a Genealogy Trip: Ready, Set, Let’s Go!
2023-05-06 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
Genealogy trips can be “the bomb”—or they can bomb. An unsuccessful trip can most often be prevented by following the steps, cautions, and counsel in this presentation. A fun and lively presentation with stories of personal disasters and serendipity, this is a great way to get ready for that first (or second) genealogy research trip.

Taking a Genealogy Trip: Ready, Set, Let’s Go!
2023-04-22 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Emily Fowler Denton County Library, 502 Oakland St, Denton, Texas, 76201
Genealogy trips can be “the bomb”—or they can bomb. An unsuccessful trip can most often be prevented by following the steps, cautions, and counsel in this presentation. A fun and lively presentation with stories of personal disasters and serendipity, this is a great way to get ready for that first (or many) genealogy research trips.

County Histories: Lost and Found Information
2023-04-15 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Grapevine Public Library, 1201 Municipal Way, Grapevine, TX, 76051
Beginning researchers are often unaware of the existence of county histories within the United States; intermediate researchers are often unaware of the process behind the submitted stories. Both groups benefit from using a county history as a jumpstart to their research. Determining which counties have histories, how to find them, and how to evaluate the details for accuracy are important steps. This presentation will demonstrate the abundant information just waiting to be found, tested, and included in our family histories.

16 Death Records that Will Bring Your Research to Life!
2023-04-08 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Tyler Public Library, 201 S College Ave, Tyler, 75702, United States
Knowing where to look can sometimes be the most difficult part of research. This presentation is filled with stories and examples of often unknown, unfound, and unused death documents.

Finding Our Scottish Immigrant's Home with American Documents
2023-04-04 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | J. Eric Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dalas, TX, 75201, United States
Robert Gillespie, husband, father, and miner emigrated to the United States in 1869. This presentation concentrates on looking for other sources and sites to find Robert’s hometown.

I’ve Got My Ancestry DNA Report: Evaluating My Test Results For Connections (Intermediate)
2023-03-25 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Lancaster Veterans’ Memorial Library, 1600 Veterans' Memorial Pkwy, Lancaster, Lancaster, Texas, 75134
This presentation takes understanding the DNA report to the next level. As a warm-up, we will touch on the DNA Ethnicity Report and the DNA Story; more importantly, we will calculate find matches, evaluate the degree of relationship, and compare DNA. This course is geared for those who are beyond beginner and looking to build a greater knowledge of the power of genetics in genealogy.

Hidden Stories Discovered in Just 3 Documents
2023-03-02 15:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Dubai) | Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, 100 S W Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84101
The death of a young bride, the parentless pastor, a murdered husband cut down in his prime—all are stories that come to light with just 3 original documents. This presentation encourages researching beyond just one record. Haunting stories are shared that demonstrate breaking down brick walls can be successful when we just keep looking for more information.

FamilySearch: Finding What You Need and What You Didn’t Know You Wanted
2023-03-02 09:30 - 10:30 (Asia/Dubai)
Before Ancestry there was FamilySearch—and FamilySearch continues today as a thriving and consistently updated website for researchers. While many researchers are fond of FamilySearch Wiki and the main research page, this presentation focuses on the hidden gems within the wonderful research world of the FamilySearch indexed and unindexed digitized records.

I’ve Got—Or I’m Getting—My DNA Report: Now What Do I Do? (Beginner)
2023-02-25 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Lancaster Veterans’ Memorial Library, 1600 Veterans' Memorial Pkwy, Lancaster, Lancaster, Texas, 75134
Presented from a non-genetic genealogist point of view, this presentation explains in a fun and visual way how to choose a test, a company, what to do while waiting for the report, and how to maximize the report results. This session will be helpful for beginners.

16 Death Records that Will Bring Your Research to Life!
2023-02-23 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver)

Colonial Research: Proving/Disproving an Undocumented Family Line
2023-02-11 13:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Many families take great pride in their colonial ancestral lines. This presentation examines the research plan and process of proving such a family line from Ohio back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Online research is always helpful, but results of offline research at archives, repositories and libraries should not be forgotten for the thrill of documentation. Anyone who is interested yet reluctant about beginning colonial research, this presentation hopes to take away the worries and replace it with wonder.

DNA Today
2023-01-10 07:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
An in-person 30 minute presentation about DNA and today

Forgotten Treasures in the Texas Courthouse: Discovering the Miscellaneous Records
2023-01-07 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | J. Eric Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dalas, TX, 75201, United States
Are you looking for context and documentation? Do you have an ancestor that seems to have slipped between the cracks? Then these Texas gems hidden away in our county courthouses may hold an answer for you. This presentation features 2 touching stories of Texans, and also abundant examples of useful assorted documents found within Miscellaneous records.

Armchair Mysteries Solved at Home with Old School Communication and New School Technology
2023-01-05 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Grand Prairie [TX] Main Library, 901 Conover Dr.
This presentation offers abundant tips, tricks, and examples for a researcher who’s looking for answers far from home which are not online. Often underused research and resource opportunities are just an email away—and sometimes still a phone call away! The techniques presented here often provide successful means to resolving the mysteries of our ancestors using both online sites and offline sources for information.

Colonial Research: Proving/Disproving an Undocumented Family Line
2022-09-24 09:00 (America/New_York)
Many families take great pride in their colonial ancestral lines. This presentation examines the research plan and process of proving such a family line from Ohio back to the Colony of New Hampshire and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Online research is always helpful, but the results of offline research at archives, repositories, and libraries provide the thrill. Anyone who is interested yet reluctant about beginning colonial research, this presentation hopes to take away the worries and replace wonder.

Searching Newspapers: Tips, Tricks, Sites, and Context
2022-07-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
An up-to-date presentation of tips, tricks, and techniques using newspapers in our research. Several case examples are included as to the value of newspapers in our research as well as an online search of a variety of free newspaper search sites. This presentation will instruct and entertain every researcher.

Colonial Research: Proving/Disproving an Undocumented Family Line
2022-05-16 06:00 - 07:30 (America/New_York)
Many families take great pride in their colonial ancestral lines. This presentation examines the research plan and process of proving such a family line from Ohio back to the Colony of New Hampshire and then to Massachusetts Bay Colony. Online research is always helpful, but it is the results of offline research at archives, repositories, and libraries that provide the thrill. Anyone who is interested yet reluctant about beginning colonial research, this presentation hopes to take away the worries and replace them with wonder.

I’ve Got My Ancestry DNA Report: Evaluating My Test Results For Connections (Intermediate)
2022-05-10 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
This presentation takes understanding the DNA report to the next level. As a warm-up, we will touch on the DNA Ethnicity Report, the DNA Circles, and the DNA Story; more importantly, we will calculate find matches, evaluate the degree of relationship, and compare DNA. This course is geared for those who are beyond beginners and looking to build a greater knowledge of the power of genetics in genealogy.

Denton Discovery Day
2022-04-30 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)

I’ve Got—Or I’m Getting—My DNA Report: Now What Do I Do? (Beginner)
2022-04-12 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Presented from a non-genetic genealogist point of view, this presentation explains in a fun and visual way how to choose a test, a company, what to do while waiting for the report, and how to maximize the report results. Whether deciding who to contact, how to use the research within the DNA report, or just how to link our trees to our DNA results, this session will be helpful. Besides spending time reviewing the report, the potential use of raw data is introduced with a visual step-by-step procedure for uploading raw data to other sites.

Van Zandt County Genealogical Society Seminar
2020-09-26 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
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Fort Worth Genealogy Society Seminar
2020-09-12 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | TBA, McKinney, TX, 75069

Census Sense: Clues & Conundrums for Intermediate Researchers
2020-09-05 15:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, MO

Military Pensions: Vital Records in Disguise!
2020-09-04 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, MO
Military pension records are an amazing source of information. This presentation puts “flesh on the bones” of several individuals whose military records are reviewed; it also goes through the steps of retrieving pensions from various repositories while demonstrating how to link a family through these documents.

Courthouse Records: One Stop Shopping for Family Secrets
2020-09-03 15:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, MO
Wonderful stories of individuals and families are told in a well-paced introduction to documents found in courthouses. Birth, death and marriage certificates, probate & wills, land, court case documents and guardianship papers are part of these stories. The benefits of courthouse research become clear to the researcher not familiar with these documents.

Federation of Genealogy Societies (FGS)
2020-09-01 08:00 - 2020-09-04 17:00 (America/New_York) | Kansas City, Missouri

Brick Wall Busting Strategies: Hammering at the Wall
2020-08-08 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Broadmoor Methodist Church, 3715 Youree Drive, Shreveport, LA, 71105
This is a fun presentation with strategies, sources and a variety of documents that just might hammer down that frustrating brick wall. Examples of brick walls broken down are demonstrated by using vital records, military records, census, prison, land records, newspapers, passenger manifests and divorce records including a complicated story tracking a woman whose name changed 3 times in public records.
