The recordings of the 2024 Joy Reisinger Memorial Lecture series, a 5-class series taught by the Board for Certification of Genealogists and broadcast live on Friday are now online at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com/Reisinger. Taught by genealogy’s elite educators (Elissa Scalise Powell, Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, Rebecca Whitman Koford, Angela Packer McGhie, and Michael G. Hait, Jr.), the classes are free to view through Thursday, October 31 or available anytime with a webinar membership.
Rubik’s Cube Genealogy: A New Twist on Your Old Data by Elissa Scalise Powell, CG
We all accumulate family data and perhaps organize it into pedigree charts and family group sheets. By looking at the data differently and giving it a new “twist,” we can see patterns and holes emerge. Lineage applications may point out weaknesses in our proof of descent from a certain ancestor. By writing the family narrative, whether for a book or a short article for a newsletter, new questions requiring further research are made evident. Even formulating a query for an Internet list will cause us to take a new look at our data. By sifting through old data collected years ago with our more mature genealogical eyes we can see things and relationships we would not have recognized earlier. Placing our ancestors in history through timelines can point out reasons why the records are in the jurisdictions they are found and give suggestions on where to look further. Using land platting techniques will point out relationships previously hidden from the casual observer. Many ideas are presented to help the attendee think about how the data they have already accumulated may give the next clue to continued successful results.
Probate Power: Parents for Charles, a Father for Phoebe by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG
This case study demonstrates reasonably exhaustive and whole-family research linking three generations of the Burkhart family. Successive generations lived in Maryland, Ohio, and Missouri. Missing or unavailable church, vital, and census records veil relationships. This story begins in eighteenth century Maryland and ends in the late nineteenth century in Missouri. Through the years, probate, court, and land records connect people to their families of origin.
Evidence Mining & Context: Powerful Tools to Dig Deep by Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL
The standards are not just for measuring our abilities, they are working tools to help us advance our research opportunities. This lecture will use case study examples to show how Standard 40, Evidence Mining, and Standards 12, 60, 64, 73, and 74 relating to context lead to more effective research methodology and success in our research goals.
Strategies for Resolving Conflicting Evidence by Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA
Genealogical research often presents conflicting information across records. This presentation will focus on four practical strategies for effectively resolving such conflicts. Using two case studies as examples, attendees will learn to identify conflicting information, search for additional records, assess the reliability of each source, and correlate information from various sources. The importance of documenting the rationale for conflict resolution will also be emphasized.
Applying the Genealogical Proof Standard to Researching Enslaved Families by Michael G. Hait, Jr., CG, AG
Using several families that were enslaved on the same plantation as case studies, this presentation will demonstrate research that meets the Genealogical Proof Standard. Examples of reasonably exhaustive research, evidence analysis, correlation, and resolving conflicts will be presented.
Comments (0)