Methodology and Skills,Board for Certification of Genealogists,History,BCG,Reisinger Memorial Lecture Series
The Many Wives of Howard William Lowe: Working with Social History to Glean Genealogical Insights (a 2023 Reisinger Lecture)
Gary Ball-Kilbourne, PhD, CG
Content
Welcome
1m 5s
Introduction
10m 7s
Howard William Lowe
11m 43s
Marriage 1 - Clara Hegg
7m 27s
Marriage 2 - Vera Urdahl
2m 58s
Marriage 3 - Frances Enright
5m 17s
Marriage 4 - Catherine Collins
3m 6s
Marriage 5 - Catherine Lowe
17m 9s
Questions / answers
3m 13s
About this webinar
Genealogists are expected to conduct research not just reasonably exhaustively but also broadly. Understanding the social milieu of the specific time and place within which an individual lived is an essential element of broad research. A case study focusing on an early twentieth-century blue-collar worker in western Minnesota and his several wives illustrates how social history provides insights illuminating their lives.
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\nThis class is presented live at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City as part of the Joy Reisinger Memorial Lecture Series and is being broadcasted by Legacy Family Tree Webinars.
About the speaker
Gary Ball-Kilbourne, PhD, CG®, is a genealogical researcher, teacher, and writer. He is a trustee for the Board for Certification of Genealogists and serves as the editor of BCG’s publication, OnBoard...
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Comments (42)
Nice framing of historical context. Interesting case. Thank you!
The webinar itself is very instructive. Add to that the amazing syllabus. I've not seen such extensive footnotes, carefully written citations all, outside of a college course. And that is followed by two more pages of sources and suggested readings. A scholarly work for a short presentation of a great mystery story, but silent instruction as an example for genealogists to emulate. Excellent work on all points!
Very thought out presentation and good great ideas how to apply social context to the explanations of a persons conduct in time and place.
Excellent contextual presentation and analysis that widens case study perspectives.
A fascinating case study that reveals the advantage of studying social history.
Interesting commentary about marriage and divorce in the 1900's in the US.
very interesting
Very interesting analysis. I enjoyed the presentation.