Okay, I ‘Got the Neighbors’—Now What Do I Do with Them?!

Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
Apr 28, 2023
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About this webinar

We’ve all heard the mantra Get the Neighbors! But exactly how do we use “other people’s” information to solve problems of identity, kinship, and origin for our own ancestors? This session teaches critical skills for building networks around problem ancestors, methods for analyzing and prioritizing associations, and strategies for milking clues from the records those neighbors created. All can be developed into solutions for our toughest research problems.

About the speaker

Across a long career, Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL, FASG, FUGA, FNGS, has been an innovator of research methods and strategies. Published widely by academic and popular presses, she edited a nationa...
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    Carol Voiles
    2 years ago

    Now you've got me wanting to listen to every single presentation ESM ever made... Simply the best.

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    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    WOW is another acronym for ESM _ I learn so much in every of her webinar.

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    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    Can't get enough of ESM. Skilled genealogist and skilled teacher!

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    Kathryn Everhart
    2 years ago

    I can't say enough good things about Elizabeth! I always come away with ideas on how to break down my brick walls - as well as the desire to listen again so as to fully understand it all and internalize what she's said. Thank you, Elizabeth - and thank you Geoff for your vision for these webinars! You have made a difference!

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    Nancy Trimble
    2 years ago

    Awesome

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    Patricia Strot
    2 years ago

    Every month I look forward to the ESM webinars!

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    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    Is anyone better than ESM? I think not! ❤️

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    Peggy Hall
    2 years ago

    Her best lecture yet. How did she train her brain to put all this 'little stuff' together?