Sessions at Federation of Genealogical Societies 2011 Conference matching your filters

The more you know about your family health history, the more you can do to reduce the risk of serious illness for yourself and family.

This case study will explain how missing, erroneous, and altered records were overcome to identify the parents of an orphan named Jones. Attendees will learn research strategies that they can use to solve their own common-surname problems.

Every occupant leaves a mark on a house and every house leaves a mark on its residents. Who lived in your house?

A discussion of using cluster research to enhance your own genealogy, and how to use technology and the Internet to build "virtual cluster communities."

Records of your American ancestors in British records, including many that are now online

Oral history collections are valuable resources for genealogists. Why use them? How important are they? Are they worth the effort to locate? Learn the answers to these questions and more!

Attendees will learn how to extract information from frequently used genealogical sources to create biographies that bring ancestors to life.