This lesson teaches how to use the database from the Norwegian American Genealogical Center. The database discusses early emigrants and where they settled in the United States of America.

In this section we briefly discuss where to get started with Native American Research in the Mountain West.

The is part 2 of our four part African American mini-series. This class digs a bit deeper into building the family pedigree and finding and using record sets beyond vital records and census.

The is part 3 of our four part African American mini-series. This class is specific to FamilySearch, such as the Research Wiki and the FamilySearch Catalog.*The FamilySearch website demonstrated has slightly changed from when this presentation was given. The functionality of the site is still the same.*

From the founding of the United States of America, its government has provided compensation for those who served in the military. Pension files contain applications from soldiers and their family members for government assistance and often include information of great genealogical value. This class will cover when and why military pension records were created and what information they contain; how to identify whether pension files exist for your ancestor; and how to access, read, and evaluate these records.

Finding the origins of your immigrant ancestor may be one of the most difficult genealogical problems you will try to solve. This class provides valuable strategies and resources to help those with Irish ancestry answer that question.

Finding the origins of your immigrant ancestor may be one of the most difficult genealogical problems you will try to solve. This class provides valuable strategies and resources to help those with Irish ancestry answer that question.

Introduction to United States Baptist church records, inlcuding historical background, record types, and key collections.

Finding the origins of your immigrant ancestor may be one of the most difficult genealogical problems you will try to solve. This class provides valuable strategies and resources to help those with Irish ancestry answer that question.

In order to search for your ancestor in the records in Europe, you need to know the town of origin. If you do not know the town of origin, you need to start searching in United States records. This lesson will teach you what U.S. records you can collect to help you find where your ancestor came from before arriving in the United States.