This class is a beginner's introduction to Congregational church records. The class includes a brief history of the Congregational Church, identifies the Church's core beliefs, and discusses the variety of records that were created, and how to find and access those records today. The presentation highlights some of the major resources for doing Congregational research.
The early United States census records can be intimidating. Learn how to use the census worksheet forms and the census headings form to extract the information from these early census records. The forms help you analyze and compare the information providing the best success for locating the correct household.
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.
Introduction to United States Quaker church records, including historical background, record types, and key collections.
Introduction to United States Church Records including general background information, key record types, and identifying the church attended.
This presentation demonstrates the value of using FamilySearch as a resource to help the viewer discover their lineage and answer questions of identity. Viewers learn to effecitvely use the historical records collections, the browes-only collections, the Familysearch catalog, and the digital "Books" (a shared collections of over a dozen institutional libraries). Effective search techniques are taught. African American collections, some unique to FS, are highlighted. This class was originally presented at the AAHGS 2020 virtual conference.
Learn about the process by which a native or citizen of one country becomes a citizen of a different country.
Learn about the naturalization process, the records created and the information they may contain.*The website demonstrated between 26:50-28:00 has changed in design. The website demonstrated between 45:45-47:10 has changed in functionality. To learn more about the site visit: https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy*
Mine the Gold! - What are the Freedmen Records? This class will investigate how to effectively research millions of New Freedmen's Bureau Records from FamilySearch.
This section of the presentation teaches about El Camino Real, a major pathway for migrants from southern Mexico up in to present-day New Mexico.
At the end of this presentation you will know what information is needed to get your ancestor across the pond what U.S. record types could supply that information what kinds of records and resources you might expect to search once you’ve crossed the pond and where to find help when you need it.
In order to search for your ancestor in the records in Europe, you need to know the town of origin. This lesson will teach you what European records are available to help you determine where your ancestor came from in Europe.
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