Building your tree requires going back one generation at a time. What happens when you can’t find or confirm your ancestor’s parents? This class session will discuss broadening your search and demonstrate how to build your tree out wider to go back further.
This 60-minute lecture will include three, 10-minute intervals for audience Q&A for a total of 90 minutes.
Registration includes access to:
- Live lecture presented on Zoom
- Lecture recording, available to review for the foreseeable future
- 5-page syllabus
- PDF handouts of the lecture slides
Join the Live Broadcast
Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Click here to join the live broadcast: https://zoom.us/j/99687520564
If you are unable to attend the live session, you will be able to view a recording on this course page.
Slides and Handout
To come.
Recorded Presentation
To come.
Instructor Bio
Rhonda R. McClure, Senior Genealogist, is a nationally recognized professional genealogist and lecturer. Before joining American Ancestors in 2006, she ran her own genealogical business for 18 years. She was a contributing editor for Heritage Quest Magazine, Biography magazine, and was a contributor to The History Channel Magazine and American History Magazine. In addition to numerous articles, she is the author of twelve books including the award-winning The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Online Genealogy, Finding your Famous and Infamous Ancestors, and Digitizing Your Family History. She is the editor of the 6th edition of the Genealogist’s Handbook for New England Research. Her areas of expertise include, immigration and naturalization, late 19th- and early 20th-century urban research, missionaries, State Department Federal records, New England, Mid-West, Southern, German, Italian, Scottish, Irish, French Canadian, and Atlantic Canada research.