Genealogical research involves identifying ancestors, linking them to family members, and then connecting them to the previous generation: sons and daughters to fathers and mothers. As our research moves back in time, particularly once we’ve gotten to the 19th century, connecting one generation to the previous generation becomes more difficult. Vital records expressly stating a parent-child relationship are rare. Consequently, to establish kinship we must broaden our research approach. Using case studies, Teri will demonstrate how to use probate and property records to identify family members and connect them to their ancestors.
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Very easy-to-understand & useful seminar. It's a great reminder of all the unique information you can find in probate & land records!
Fantastic webinar! I've watched many probate webinars, but this one is the most comprehensive that I've ever seen. The case study provided an excellent illustration of how to use the techniques you described in the first part of the webinar.
Lot of good information about how to find records
I now will be looking at Deed Books more closely and chronological court records.
This has given me more thought about actually researching probate but more importantly Deeds. I have been looking for stuff in Family Search for any deeds since it showed my gggrandfather owed land but it showed he owed land after he had been on it for a while in Ohio. I may look to see if there's Researching Ohio in Family Tree Webinars.
Informative and helpful.
A great reminder that when trying to find information about our ancestors, we need to check *all* the records we can find!
Probate & Property were areas I haven't researched yet. Great start!