Sunday, July 4, 2021

Moving Beyond Record Hints: Your First Steps in Original Research

I am still finding interesting sessions from RootsTech Connect 2021 that I had not seen before.

I recently found this 3-part presentation by Jenny Hansen, an AG specializing in Scandinavian research, If you are interested in research suggestions, you might want to look at these. The descriptions below are from her presentations.

Many of us start our genealogical research by looking at pedigree charts compiled by someone else. We also quickly learn how to follow record hints from our favorite genealogy websites. But what comes next? In this video, Moving Beyond Record Hints: Your First Steps in Original Research, Part 1, we'll break down important next steps to continue along your research journey.
Moving Beyond Record Hints: Your First Steps in Original Research, Part 1 

In Moving Beyond Record Hints: Your First Steps in Original Research, Part 2, we discuss using basic records to learn more about family history. Family records, oral interviews, timelines, and missing information can all help provide more insight into your ancestors' lives. Moving Beyond Record Hints: Your First Steps in Original Research, Part 2 

Most of us start our genealogical research by looking at pedigree charts compiled by someone else. We also quickly learn how to follow record hints from our favorite genealogy websites. But what comes next?  This lecture will introduce principles for solid original research.  This class, Moving Beyond Record Hints: Your First Steps in Original Research, Part 3, focuses on new terms, charts, forms, and basic records used to extend a family line as new research begins. Moving Beyond Record Hints: Your First Steps in Original Research, Part 3