This lecture researches the primary and secondary sources associated with those involved in the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692.

Researching African American ancestors can be challenging, especially when trying to break through the 1870 brick wall to discover more about ancestors prior to the end of slavery. In this presentation, we will discuss go-to records and demonstrate creative search strategies for piecing together your family history.  

This lecture will review the different DNA tools available on the major DNA testing web sites (Ancestry, FamilyTree DNA, and MyHeritage). We will also discuss third party tools like AncesTrees, GEDMatch and DNA Painter. 

This lecture will discuss military pensions (Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War) and railroad employment pensions. Learn how to find the family details and stories of your ancestors by using these financial documents. 

Those that were called to serve as priests, nuns, ministers, rabbis, etc. leave a legacy behind. This lecture will explore how to use religious records as well as other record types (including military, land, probate and school) to rediscover their stories.

This lecture will demonstrate how to discover details about railroad crew members in your family. This lecture will show how to find and use employee personnel records, Railroad Retirement Board pension files, railroad directories, maps, newspapers and railroad accident reports across different railroad companies.

In the 17th and early 18th centuries, Maine (then part of Massachusetts), New Hampshire, and Vermont were considered frontier lands for the early New England colonists. Whether you are researching these states during the colonial period or present day, there are certain record sets and go-to resources that you should be aware of. This lecture will review various study projects, databases, manuscript items, and other resources available through American Ancestors and other online web sites that can assist you in researching northern New England.

This lecture will review the different databases, repositories, and record collections available to research your ancestors who lived in Prince Edward Island, Canada. This lecture will focus on Irish immigrants and the records they left behind.

Learn about the go-to records, resources, and research techniques for researching your Connecticut ancestors. This presentation will cover 17th to 20th century resources available at the state, county, and town level. 

Men were certainly not the only ones affected by—or involved in—the American Revolution. Women boycotted British goods, produced home-spun cloth and supplies for soldiers, and some even took to the battlefield. This presentation will look at women’s role in the fight for American Independence and how to research your female ancestors during this period.