Connecting Generations through Probate and Property

Teri E. Flack
Sep 1, 2023
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About this webinar

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.

About the speaker

Teri E. Flack, M.A. (Public History), M.B.A., began her family history quest over 50 years ago when she asked her paternal grandmother to tell her everything she knew about the Flacks and Fenleys. Alt...
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  1. LH
    Laura Halls
    2 years ago

    Very easy-to-understand & useful seminar. It's a great reminder of all the unique information you can find in probate & land records!

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  2. AD
    Arlene Dukanauskas
    2 years ago

    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.

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  3. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    Lot of good information about how to find records

  4. KM
    kim mckeon
    2 years ago

    I now will be looking at Deed Books more closely and chronological court records.

  5. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    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.

  6. BA
    Beverly Anderson
    2 years ago

    Informative and helpful.

  7. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    A great reminder that when trying to find information about our ancestors, we need to check *all* the records we can find!

  8. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    Probate & Property were areas I haven't researched yet. Great start!