The New England region consists of six states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. This class is an introduction to New England research and its rich history, key records, unique collections, vast resources, and essential repositories. This class is divided into 3 sections. You can change sections by clicking on the option on the left-hand side of the screen. The sections are divided as follows: Section 1: Introduction Section 2: Provide an overview of New England history and research Chapter 3: Discuss records specific to the six New England states

In this section we will discuss records and databases specific to the six New England states.*There are a couple of screenshots where the design has slightly changed. After 20:45 the images are low-quality making it difficult to read the information on the screen.*

This is part 4 of the four part African American mini-series. In this class we will review record sets that are uniquely African American, including Freedmen’s Bureau records, newspapers and military records.*The websites demonstrated from 13:30-14:30 and 15:20-18:25 have changed in design. These sites still have similar functionality.*

Explore successful search tips and learn the difference between United States and the Canadian census. Also, identify where the records and indexes are located.*The website demonstrated at 35:15 has changed in design. The functionality of the website is still the same.*

This class will examine record types and key strategies for finding immigration records and the inclusion of Canadian Border Crossings.

This presentation will be a survey of the record collections available for documenting the service of individuals who served during "The Great War"

Discover how descendancy research can provide a different perspective on your family history research.

In this lesson you will learn to use HisKi, a database of church record extracts created by the Genealogical Society of Finland and be introduced to Finland's Family History Association (FFHA), and online site of digitized images and Digihakemisto, asite of digitized images taken from the National Archives of Finland. You will view representative church records on these sites including Household Examinations (Rippikirjat), Births (Syntyneet), Marriages (Vihityt), and deaths (Kuolleet).

In this segment we will go over different resources that will help you decipher records in a foreign language.

This is a case study in which a certain Johanna Andersdotter of Sweden is traced through the genealogical records in order to be correctly identified.