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Morning sessions:

“Research Methods I: Creating an Effective Research Plan” – Angela Packer McGhie

Genealogists are more efficient when they have a plan. Come learn a process for evaluating information and developing a prioritized research plan to guide your research. This session will share a step by step example, and offer a template for participants to use when creating their own research plan.

 

“Research Methods II: Executing Research and Analyzing Results” – Angela Packer McGhie

Research involves a process of accessing records, analyzing documents, correlating findings and recording results. Each record located can be studied for clues to other records that may help answer a research question. This session will demonstrate each step of the process.

 

Afternoon sessions:

“Research Methods III: Evaluating a Case Using the Genealogical Proof Standard” – Angela Packer McGhie

Would you like to see the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS) in action? This session will walk through a case step by step to identify the parents of a Virginia man. Participants will help evaluate the research at each phase and help determine if this case meets the GPS.

 

The Federal census can provide so much more insight into the time and place of our ancestors than just information on the individuals in a household. A case study will analyze a neighborhood and will cover the information and methodology that was used to solve a genealogical problem.

 

Registration information coming soon!