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Researching Records in a Language You Do Not Know

by James Tanner (3 November 2024)
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Discovering Your Ancestors in England

by James Tanner (29 September 2024)
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Open Your Ancestors’ World with Gazetteers

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Sunday, December 08
James Tanner
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Getting Out of the Rut of Your Genealogical Research

by James Tanner (22 September 2024)
50:45
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Finding Your Ancestors' Occupation and Religion

by James Tanner (8 September 2024)
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Virtual Classes

How to Read and Understand a Will

by James Tanner (4 August 2024)
54:49
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Cluster Research is not just for Brick Walls

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Thursday, December 05
James Tanner
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Discovering Your Korean War Veteran

by James Tanner (21 July 2024)
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Webinars

U.S. Military Pension Files (1776 – 1916): A Gold Mine for Family History Research

by Julia A. Anderson (11 July 2024)
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Lighting a Fire: Class 1 Getting Started With Family History

by Michelle Karren (23 May 2021)
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History’s Mystery- Getting Started with Family History for Youth

by Michelle Karren (17 July 2021)
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Overcoming Brick Walls: Resolving the Outcome

by James Tanner (29 August 2021)
56:45
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Overcoming Brick Walls: Working Through the Alternatives

by James Tanner (12 September 2021)
56:59
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Overcoming Brick Walls: Exploring the Possibilities

by James Tanner (19 September 2021)
51:39
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Overcoming Brick Walls: Defining the Objective

by James Tanner (26 September 2021)
53:44
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Overcoming Brick Walls: What to Do Next

by James Tanner (10 October 2021)
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Introduction to AmericanAncestors.org

by James Tanner (6 February 2022)
49:40
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What are genealogical sources and why are they important?

by James Tanner (13 February 2022)
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