Lecture Topics

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Methods of Genealogical Research

  1. Research Methodologies. How to Plan Your Research.
  2. How to Evaluate Genealogical Information. Which Record is Correct?
  3. Now That I Found It, How Do I Organize It?
  4. Finding an Immigrant's Place of Origin
  5. How Can I Become a Better Genealogist?
  6. What Do You Have To Do To Become A Certified Genealogist?
  7. Genealogical Research at the Minnesota Historical Society.
  8. Learning by Example. Case studies using indirect evidence.

Ethnic

  1. Getting Started With Your Irish Genealogy.
  2. Irish Genealogy on The Internet
  3. Doing Scottish Research From Here. Using the Internet and the Family History Library to Find Your Scottish Ancestors.
  4. Scottish Genealogy on The Internet
  5. Digging Deepter into Scottish Records

Records and Sources

  1. Finding Ancestors in Land and Tax Records.
  2. Researching Records of Government Transfer of Land to Individuals:
  3. Finding and Using Private Land Transactions and Tax Records:
  4. Are Your Ancestors in Minnesota Land Records?
  5. Becoming An American: Naturalization – The Process, The Law and The Records
  6. Start At The End! Death: A Record Rich Event.
  7. What Did Your Ancestor Do in the War? Using Military Records for Genealogical Research
  8. Did Your Ancestors Have Their Day in Court? Research Court Records.
  9. What Happened to Your Ancestor’s Estate? Look to Probates and Wills for Many Clues to Relationships and Family History.

Technology and the Internet

  1. Zotero - The Internet Resercher's Swiss Army Knife
  2. Image Management for Genealogists
  3. Scanning for Genealogists
  4. Getting the Moat out of the FamilySearch Website
  5. How Can I Be Better at Using the Internet for My Genealogy?
  6. Finding Books and Manuscripts Online.- NUCMC, ~WorldCat, ~MNLink – Oh My!
  7. Free Software for Genealogists