2025
Date & Time, Presentation Title, Host/Location (Please note the time zone!)
January
6 Jan (Mon) 6:00 PM CST, How Do I Know My Sources are “Good” and My Research is Accurate?, Oklahoma Genealogical Society, FREE to attend, registration link
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What makes a source a "good" source? How do you know it's reliable? Are you using good research plans? Or do you just feel lost? Overwhelmed? Let's discuss finding information, using it as good evidence, and documenting as you go. This presentation was created from the standpoint of "I wish I knew that before I started researching!"
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13 Jan (Mon) 6:00 PM CST, Beginner Colonial-Era Research, Through the Life of Anne Marbury Hutchinson, Heritage Seekers, FREE to attend, Zoom link here
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Information and examples for the beginner Colonial-era researcher are interwoven into this story of Anne Hutchinson, who emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634 and was a champion of freedom far ahead of her time. Wrongly banished, she was a well-acknowledged leader among the founders of Rhode Island – the progressive, daring group who created the charter that served as the blueprint for our nation’s Constitution. In her last days, she and most of her children moved to the Bronx to escape persecution and were murdered. Only her daughter Susanna survived; she was kidnapped and ransomed. This amazing account of the beginnings of this great nation is not to be missed. It will provide information about colonial-era record-keeping and our nation’s birth which will assist with researching those way-way-back ancestors.
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23 Jan (Thu) 6:00 PM CST. We will cover three topics in this 1-hour presentation:
1) Reading Between the Lines: How Transcribing Can Help You Overcome Brick Walls
2) From 'No' to 'Go': Using What You Can't Find to Your Advantage
3) The Power of Questioning: How to Think Critically to Break Down Brick Wall
hosted by Muskogee County (Oklahoma) Genealogical Society, FREE to attend, registration link
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February
21 Feb (Fri) 1:00 PM CST [space is limited!], A New Strategy for Brick Walls, Central Library - Montgomery County (Texas) Memorial Library System, registration link
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Ever feel like you are engulfed by a pile of research? Do you ever think, “If I could just get organized, I could solve this mystery?” If so, this presentation is for you! This session explains why complex genealogy problems feel overwhelming and how to overcome it through a new way of organizing. You will see a technique that:
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handles information in a new way to see more links and relationships
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allows you to see all your research at one glance
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organizes your research for you (yes, really!)
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simplifies all the data
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shows you any gaps, errors, and conflicts
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automatically creates a narrative outline (and eliminates writers’ block!)
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helps you plan and brainstorm your way to success
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April
14 Apr (Mon) 6:00 PM PST / 8:00 PM CST, A New Strategy for Brick Walls, Temecula Valley (California) Genealogical Society, Request a zoom link
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Ever feel like you are engulfed by a pile of research? Do you ever think, “If I could just get organized, I could solve this mystery?” If so, this presentation is for you! This session explains why complex genealogy problems feel overwhelming and how to overcome it through a new way of organizing. You will see a technique that:
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handles information in a new way to see more links and relationships
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allows you to see all your research at one glance
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organizes your research for you (yes, really!)
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simplifies all the data
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shows you any gaps, errors, and conflicts
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automatically creates a narrative outline (and eliminates writers’ block!)
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helps you plan and brainstorm your way to success
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August
18 Aug (Mon) 7:00 PM EST, A New Strategy for Brick Walls, North Hills Genealogists, ​registration info will be posted on the NHG Events Page
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Ever feel like you are engulfed by a pile of research? Do you ever think, “If I could just get organized, I could solve this mystery?” If so, this presentation is for you! This session explains why complex genealogy problems feel overwhelming and how to overcome it through a new way of organizing. You will see a technique that:
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handles information in a new way to see more links and relationships
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allows you to see all your research at one glance
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organizes your research for you (yes, really!)
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simplifies all the data
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shows you any gaps, errors, and conflicts
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automatically creates a narrative outline (and eliminates writers’ block!)
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helps you plan and brainstorm your way to success
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