Join us via Zoom for a virtual genealogical program as part of our annual Find Your Ancestors series.

Attendees must register in advance for this program by clicking the link below or copying the following address into your browser: https://bit.ly/3LYbxxG

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the program.

Program topic: Shaky Leaf Syndrome: Using Website Generated Hints More Effectively

Indexing, optical character recognition, and computer algorithms make finding obscure records about our families easier than ever! Unfortunately, computers can’t distinguish between people of the same name who lived in different places or at different times. Using real examples, we’ll practice evaluating hints and attaching the keepers to our trees.

Presented by Sara Cochran

Sara is a full-time professional genealogist with over twenty-eight years of research experience. Her research has taken her into nearly every State in the USA and Ireland, Italy, Austria, and Britain. She especially enjoys breaking down brick walls, discovering the stories of black sheep ancestors, and helping individuals preserve their photographic legacy.

Sara holds a Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate, a Bachelor's Degree in Library Science, and is an alum of the ProGen Study Group. She is a member of DAR and other lineage societies, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and the Genealogical Speakers Guild. She also volunteers at the National Archives Riverside office. You can find her online at TheSkeletonWhisperer.com.


Did you miss our past sessions? Check out the Find Your Ancestors playlist on our YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/485JJzu NOTE: Not all programs are recorded or posted indefinitely.