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genealogy webinars
We’ll explore almost 30 different places where we might find documentation of death. We are not talking about obituaries, cemetery & probate records, death certificates, or the usual records. We are discussing discovering evidence of your ancestors’ death via ledgers (several kinds), and records created by burial societies, poor records, funeral homes, and much more.
Land records can determine where your ancestor lived, but maps can provide clues to their lives, their church, business activity, access to transportation, and most importantly who lived nearby. Learn how to use websites and software to overlay old maps on top of modern maps to help extract this information.
The Civil War profoundly impacted many lives from Delaware to Texas. Freedmen’s Bureau records are a treasure trove of information, extending beyond the experiences of freed enslaved to the families of Confederate soldiers who were wounded or killed in action, and others. They also provide data about ALL post-war impoverished Southerners. Those listed may have received rations, been declared destitute, sought to reclaim abandoned land, be party to a contract, attend school, be admitted to a hospital, & more. You might also find personal correspondence and transportation records to help unlock your family history.
Reconstruct historical communities by following land ownership over time. Records can be traced backwards from today, forwards from the original owner, and points in between.
Hit a brick wall? Wondering why your ancestors did what they did? Need to separate out several same-named contemporaries? Learn about timelines/matrices and how they might help you solve your puzzles.
Land records can determine where your ancestor lived, but maps can provide clues to their lives, their church, business activity, access to transportation, and most importantly who lived nearby. Learn how to use websites and software to overlay old maps on top of modern maps to help extract this information.
Deeds are valuable for genealogy, but other land records such as processioning, ejectments, homestead exemptions, and foreclosures can contain that valuable information you’ve been searching for.
