Extra! Extra! Find Your Family in the Newspaper!
If you only think about obituaries when you think of newspapers for genealogy, you may be missing out! We take a look at the types of information we can find about our family in the paper and then learn where to find it – online and offline.
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No Surnames? No Problem! Researching Indigenous Ancestors in Mexico
A prevailing myth when researching ancestors in Mexico who belonged to an indigenous group is that there is no documentation available, or that it can't be done. Indigenous books are usually well preserved; there are a few challenges (like no surnames) but those ancestors can be found.
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Researching your Hispanic Caribbean Roots
Our focus will be online genealogy resources for researching the Hispanic Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic (originally Hispaniola). We will explore websites, databases, and collections available in digital libraries, local archives and genealogical associations, as well as useful social media for connecting with fellow researchers.
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Utilizing the HathiTrust Digital Library for Family History Research
HathiTrust, underutilized by many genealogists, is packed with digitized publications from academic and research institutions that are relevant to your family history. This lecture walks you through HathiTrust’s discovery and access tools, showcases U.S. and international collections that are particularly relevant to genealogists, and demonstrates essential search strategies.
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The Importance of Including World History With Genealogical Research
Specifically for Mexican Americans from the South Texas region, understanding the historical perspective and political issues of our ancestors from Northern Mexico is imperative for a comprehensive genealogical study and an understanding of the sociological conditions that were the foundation of their familial life.
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Mapping Texas: Locate All the Jurisdictions and Find More Records!
Using historical maps, atlases, and gazetteers will assist you in locating all of the jurisdictions you should be checking to find the records of your family. There are many online resources that will help simplify this process. Finding more records means a more complete story of your family can be told.
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Indigenous Coahuila: Past and Present
John P. Schmal will provide a PowerPoint presentation about the Indigenous peoples of Coahuila through time. First there will be a discussion of the various people who inhabited the area during the colonial period, followed by a discussion of the indigenous languages spoken in Coahuila during the last century. Example of some indigenous records will be included.
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How to Make the Most of Your Ancestry.com Subscription
Strategies to help you move beyond searching to researching your ancestors are presented using a wide variety of online sources at Ancestry.com.
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How many ancestors do we really have?
What is the exponential growth paradox, and how many ancestors do we have? With math and statistics you will understand why genealogical trees are rhombus and not triangles, and how many ancestors do we really to “lose” in order to have a pedigree collapse that passes a reality check.
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The Staff of the US. Census
Just who was creating the documents genealogists typically turn to first? What rules did they follow? How long did they have to complete their job? How big is an enumeration district? This presentation tries to answer these questions, providing context for the data we turn to so often.
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Stuck in Nuevo Leon? ‐ Local research strategies
Compared to the rest of Mexico, research in Nuevo Leon can be relatively easy. However, records in some of its towns and cities have some unique characteristics that could keep you from finding your ancestors. This session covers a few very specific research strategies for towns like Cadereyta, and Marin.
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More Than Just A Mark; Livestock Branding
Learning to locate livestock branding records can tell you where your ancestors were located at in a particular time period.
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