Ten Best Sources for Determining Your Immigrant Ancestor's Town of Origin

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1. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   5 years ago

   very good\n\nVery good content and presentation. Thank you.\n\nVery good presentation- topic & speed of presentation; neither fast nor slow.\n\nVery good resources\n\nVery good webinar content!\n\nVery good. Thank you!\n\nVery good---amazing syllabus--10pg of goodies!\n\nVery helpful tips but mostly of value if researching ancestors who came in the 19th and 20th centuries. Not much help finding place of origin of those who came in the 18th century as mine did when records are scarce.\n\nVery helpful, good reminders to broaden our searches.\n\nVery helpful. Could really use more specific instruction on Lithuania. I find Slovakia is much easier to research than Lithuania. \n\nvery informative\n\nVery informative\n\nVery informative & comprehensive info - Lisa is always great! Thank you!\n\nVery informative and well done\n\nvery informative, still searching for where my great-grandfather came from in Germany--records I've found just say Germany.\n\nVery informative, Thank you.\n\nVery informative. A lot of resources I would have never thought about.\n\nvery interesting\n\nVery Methdical and great webinar!\n\nVery nice job. Thank you . easy to follow and keep up. \n\nVery nice syllabus.\n\nVery relevant and inspiring. Knowledgeable presenter.\n\nVery useful! \n\nVery well done - I learned a bit more.\n\nvery well done...wish I had family from that area.\n\nvery well organized and specifics on researching.\n\nWell done! So much great information and this definitely gives me a few ideas for a couple of ancestors who have been tough to trace prior to their immigration! Thank you so much.\n\nWhat a handout!! Thanks so much for showing us so many actually documents. Wonderful slides. Merry Christmas to all. Thanks for a great 2020.\n\nWish she had mentioned other British Isles suggestions besides Ireland. Good basic info.\n\nWonderful information regarding findings ancestors place of origin especially in Eastern Europe . Lisa Also is a fabulous presenter... \n\nWonderful overview of strategies to find one's immigrant's origins. \n\nWonderful presentation and very good syllabus.\n\nwonderful so full of helpful information.\n\nWonderful webinar on finding ancestor's town of origin.\n\nWonderful! Thanks for the great details and information. Very solid, practical, easy to understand method-- Thank You Lisa\n\nWONDERFUL!!!! \n\nWould like information on people who arrived in this country prior to 1820 covered.

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2. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   5 years ago

   Lisa's webinars are always worth watching.\n\nLooking forward to re-listening to this webinar to ensure I don't miss anything and check out the new information.\n\nLots of good info, clearly presented.\n\nLots of good information. Thank you.\n\nlots of helpful tips.\n\nLots of resources I have not tried! Can't wait to dive in!\n\nLots to digest. Looking forward to studying the handout\n\nLove Lisa's courses, webinars, etc.!!! Thanks for offering this webinar! :)\n\nLove when you have graphics for examples\n\nMy problem is from relatives in the 1700s and early 1800s - wish there had been more discussion about that. Thanks!\n\nOf general interest even though I don't have an interest in that area of the world.\n\nOne of the best.\n\nOutstanding presentation, well-paced with logical and clearly explained categories. Thank you!\n\nPresentation was excellent. The handout is superb.\n\nprofessional\n\nShe had several places to look that I hadn't thought of, which I appreciate.\n\nshe is so knowledgeable\n\nShe is the most informative and interesting genealogist on the planet!!! Gotta luv her.\n\nShe seems very knowledgeably about eastern European records - not my research area but general tips always useful. \n\nSo good!! Great ideas. \n\nSo much information, so little time!\n\nSo much wonderful information! \n\nSome great suggestions!\n\nSuch an important research aid to find the place of origin in order to do homeland research.\n\nThank you - lots of great resources. I shall definitely check them out.\n\nThank you - I'm anxious to look into some of these resources. \n\nThank you and have a good holiday \n\nThank you for the excellent presentation and especially for the most helpful handout.\n\nThank you for the webinar, it was very informative.\n\nThank you so much for the very useful information!\n\nThanks Lisa!\n\nThe handouts are very addition to the toolbox, thank you for the in-depth information provided.\n\nThe speaker was wonderful. \n\nThe webinar has given me new thoughts to take another look at my German ancestor who came in 1767 into Philadelphia. One ancestor arrived in 1639 and I may never know for sure. I always say if a webinar helps you find one more clue it was worth it. The presenter was very organized and knowledgeable. I am glad I took the time to attend. I look forward to attending more webinars in 2021.\n\nThe webinar title did not flag that the content would be primarily Eastern European. Not my area of research, but still some helpful suggestions.\n\nThe webinar was great. \n\nThis was a GREAT webinar!! Thanks so much for all of the information!\n\nThis was a very informative webinar. LOTS of good information and resources which I appreciate and can't wait to use.\n\nThis was very informative to me as. I appreciate the information and links given. Will definitely watch again when available. \n\nUseful, but I still don't know any place of origin other than German.

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3. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   5 years ago

   Gave me hope I might find more details.\n\nGood content\n\nGood examples used. More basic than I anticipated but background & context was often useful. thanks.\n\ngood info, but hard to apply to my early 1800 brick wall ancestors\n\ngood news\n\nGood Q&A session\n\nGood webinar\n\nGot some good ideas to help find that town of origin of an elusive Slovak ancestor. Always LOVE Lisa Alzo presentations. Bring her back again!\n\nGreat\n\nGreat info! I'm a new member and this was my first webinar and I really enjoyed it! thanks\n\nGreat information and help to understand how to use so many resources!\n\nGreat information!\n\nGreat information. Can't wait to start using what I learned today. Thank you Lisa\n\nGreat information. Thank You Lisa\n\nGreat presentation. Lots to think about and go check. Thanks.\n\nGreat presenter. Thank you.\n\nGreat review of how to be a good researcher. Always enjoy Lisa's webinars.\n\nGreat suggestions.. I am not sure how many non-US attend your webinar. Perhaps add a few Canadian resources?\n\nThank you for all the work on the syllabus\n\nGreat webinar\n\nGreat webinar...as always!\n\ngreat, so much information!\n\nGreat, thanks so much from Australia\n\nHer examples are way too current for my research.\n\nhope these ideas help me find my ancestors place!\n\nI enjoyed the webinar and found it very informative. \n\nI have a lot of searching ahead of me\n\nI have used many of the resources noted and have solved problems by doing so. I learned of a couple of new ones here that I'll be using. Thanks!\n\nI look forward to someday when there will be a similar webinar on Ireland\n\ni think her speed was perfect. not too slow, yay!\n\nInteresting topic\n\ninteresting, good tips\n\nInteresting. My family is one big brick wall but perhaps this will help. Fraternal organizations in particular might be a source o=for finding downland of origin back in Ireland of my grandmother's Cousin Jimmy. My 100-yer-old mom is all that's left of her small family and has shared as much as she could with me, but my grandmother's mother died young, new stepmother chucked my grandmother out, leaving Nana so sad that she spoke almost never about her mom. All I had to go on was a 1.5 obit c 1912.\n\nIt seemed very helpful. However my ancestors arrived in the late 1600's to early 1700's. Not much help to those earlier arrivals.\n\nLearned a few new resources that I was not aware of, enjoyed the presentation.\n\nLisa always does a great job! Great information! Thanks!\n\nLisa Alzo always does a great presentation.\n\nLisa Alzo puts together great webinars. I will be looking for the town of origin in Germany for my paternal great-grandparents, and maybe this time I will find it. Thank you.\n\nLisa does such a thorough job preparing her webinars. I never thought about researching fraternal records until Lisa included this resource in today's webinar.\n\nLisa gave at great presentation as usual. Loved the 10 page handout, lots of helpful information. Thank you! : )\n\nLisa introduced me to some document types that I had never considered. \n\nLisa is a great speaker.\n\nLisa is always a delight. One cannot help but learn somethin new every time. Thank you , Lisa\n\nLisa is always a wealth of information. My father's ancestors came from villages near her ancestors so it's always helpful for the Czech/Slovak info.\n\nLisa is an outstanding speaker. I always learn so much from her webinars.\n\nLisa is very knowledgeable and I always learn something new from her. She is an excellent presenter!\n\nThanks for making today's webinar available free to an appreciable audience.\n\nLisa provided lots of good resources that will come in handy in my research. Thank you very much!\n\nLisa was a wonderful presenter and very personable to help with all our questions. She was very thorough and helpful to list many resources to locate our ancestors. I am so excited to try them and hopefully find information in France. Thank you so much and have a wonderful holidays.\n\nLisa, as always, is incredible.\n\nLisa's webinar was very helpful, as she always is.

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4. LT

   Legacy Family Tree

   5 years ago

   A super great webinar.\n\nA unique topic, with lots of detailed information and resources. Thank you!\n\nAlways great!\n\nAlways informative!\n\nAnother great webinar! Thank you!\n\nAs always, great content and excellent delivery. Thank you Lisa!\n\nBrilliant1 i GOT A LOT OF WAYS TO LOOK AT MY bRITISH aNCESTORS WHO MIGRATED IN THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES. THANK YOU!\n\nclear and very useful\n\ncontent was good. I like Lisa Alzo presentations. She is so thorough\n\nEnjoyed hearing Lisa's helpful presentation. Wonderful 10-page handout with lots of information to follow-up on. \n\nEnjoyed the examples Lisa posted, all the information was very helpful. THANK YOU\n\nEnjoyed. Very informative.\n\nEven though my current problem is domestic, the research tips, etc. were still helpful. I wrote down research avenues to pursue based on your webinar. Thanks so much.\n\nevery minute was informative, useful info\n\nExcellent !\n\nExcellent as usual!\n\nExcellent content, presentation and syllabus/handout. Thank you!!\n\nExcellent information & info for beginners to intermediate to ? I always learn something on the Legacy webinars. Lisa is a wealth of info and presented really well and organized well. \n\nExcellent information and illustrations\n\nexcellent information and very organized presentation\n\nExcellent information for those of us who have Eastern European ancestors. Lisa is a very knowledgable genealogist. \n\nExcellent Lisa!\n\nExcellent material \n\nExcellent presentation! Thank you so much! \n\nExcellent presenter but this subject does not fit into my research.\n\nExcellent topic-speaker- and the handout is a goldmine!!\n\nExcellent webinar. Lisa always does a great informative webinar wirh lots of tips and resources.\n\nExcellent! !\n\nExcellent! I’m Slovak so I especially appreciated some of the Slovak examples/ words you used. Thank you for offering this webinar.\n\nExcellent! More Lisa Please!\n\nExcellent!!\n\nFantastic and well structured information. This process can easily be applied to other countries and research issues.\n\nFantastic.

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