Flying Under the Radar - Discovering Charles Olin's Alias
Mary Kircher Roddy, CG, CGG
Content
Welcome
1m 23s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 4s
Introduction
8m 15s
Who was George's Father?
5m 27s
DNA Matches
5m 19s
Charles Olin in San Francisco
15m 7s
Olin Obits
4m 34s
Signatures
4m 25s
Summary of Proof
6m 9s
Announcements / prizes
6m 47s
Questions / answers
17m 11s
About this webinar
Charles Olin disappeared from his Nebraska roots about 1908. The DNA in the descendant of an out-of-wedlock child born in 1919 point to Charles as the father, but no records place him there. This case study proves the alternate identity Charles used for 40 years.
About the speaker
Mary Kircher Roddy, CG became interested in family history in 2000 in anticipation of her husband’s sabbatical at the University of Limerick in Ireland. While she didn’t learn everything about her anc...
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Comments (48)
Love this case study
Mary, what a wonderfully interesting presentation! I've read/watched your other presentations on Olin and loved seeing this behind-the-scenes look at how you solved it. I'm always especially interested in the turning point in researching a tough problem and found your explanation very satisfying. Thank you for sharing this with us!
EXCELLENT!!!!
Mary is an excellent presenter and this is a great case study.
Mary's perseverance is just amazing. Thank you for sharing.
Excellent case study - explained very clearly & a fun story! Also the handout is very helpful with possible reasons for a name change and suggestions for ways to research.
excellent!
Awesome presentation. It gave me some ideas about where to look for missing relatives whose names may or may not have changed.