RootsTech Connect was amazing! Were you a part of the 1.1 million people who participated? My favorite part of the RootsTech Connect weekend was connecting! Thanks so much to those of you who reached out with questions and comments about my presentation, 3 Easy Ways to Document Your Ancestor’s Life at FamilySearch via the Chat feature or by email, Facebook, or by contacting me right here on my website. It was great to hear from you!
In addition to talking about my own presentation, I was able to chat with experts on all sorts of topics that answered questions pertaining to several current and upcoming client projects, as well as a few relatives, some of whom were able to offer valuable help with my personal family history projects. This feature alone made RootsTech Connect an extraordinary experience. I found I spent more time chatting and less time watching the sessions than I thought I would. Luckily, the sessions will be available for at least a year, because I have so many great sessions on MyPlaylist! Over the next few months, I will be featuring some of these sessions.
The first block of sessions I would like to share is a group of sessions pertaining to Mid-Atlantic research. As you might know, I am pursuing accreditation in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, and these sessions look very valuable to anyone interested in research in the Mid-Atlantic states:
Preservation and Access at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania by Lee Arnold. Overview of the collection of historical materials available for research at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Finding Buried Treasure in the Published Pennsylvania Archives by Elissa Scalise Powell. Includes class outline and slide deck. Have you lost track of your Pennsylvania ancestors before 1850? Try the published Pennsylvania Archives series! This presentation shows you baptisms, marriages, militia records and expenses, tax records, land records, maps, and correspondence and diaries that are included in these volumes published from 1838 to 1935.
Finding New York Records Online by Susan Miller. Covers major record-keeping websites for New York, as well as some recently released sets.
Five Things You Need to Know About New York State by Fred Wertz. Features short overviews of the most important facts about geography, state census records, immigration records, vital records, and local research.
Finding New York State Birth, Marriage, and Death Records by Fred Wertz. Birth, marriage, and death certificates; religious records; and finding other substitutes are discussed.
Tracing Descendants: An Essential Strategy to Solve Your Brick Wall by D. Joshua Taylor. In addition to sharing a few best methods and practices for identifying descendants, this session includes brief examples of mysteries from several different localities, including New York and Pennsylvania, that were unlocked through tracing descendants.
What Does That Really Say? Records Analysis: State-Land Deed by Rebecca Whitman Koford. The Mid-Atlantic states are all State-Land states. In this video, Rebecca Whitman Koford evaluates a State-Land state deed.
I am looking forward to watching each of these presentations over the next few weeks. What’s on your playlist?
