Smiths & Joneses: Success with Families of Common Name

Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG, CGL
Feb 24, 2023
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About this webinar

“Identity theft” happens easily with common-name families. This session uses two case studies from two different societies—a Jones family from the Northern U.S. and a Smith family from the South—to demonstrate how to work safely with common-name families. The first ten minutes ground the audience in four problem-solving models. On that foundation, Mills then walks her class through sources and strategies that are often overlooked amid today’s reliance upon database searches, provider hints, and crowd-sourcing. \n \n*** This class requires an active webinar membership to attend. ***

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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  1. DS
    Diana Slater
    2 years ago

    Excellent presentation. This is my second time listening and I'm sure it's not my last. Great Job. Thank you!

  2. BB
    Bernice Bennett
    2 years ago

    Excellent presentation!

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    Diane Jeffer
    2 years ago

    Great presentation. My grandmother was born in Lukin Township. After the webinar I dug around in the Land Patents and I believe some of my ancestors were neighbors of your Jones and Witter families.

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    Elaine Drury
    2 years ago

    Thank you so much for another amazing webinar

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  5. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    Interestng and easy to follow.

  6. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    Fantastic!

  7. GM
    GEOFFREY MULHOLLAND
    2 years ago

    Excellent presentation and syllabus, thank you Elizabeth and Legacy Family Tree Webinars. I'll certainly be watching the webinar again.

  8. WV
    Webinar Viewer
    2 years ago

    Thank you, Elizabeth. Excellent as always. Will try to put these tactics to use.