Catalog of Lectures

German immigrants first arrived to American shores in large numbers in the late 17th century, and today nearly 45 million Americans have German heritage. Published resources are an essential tool for researching your German-American ancestors. There are treasure troves of published resources including general guides, dictionaries (both for words and surnames), books on paleography, and published records including immigration, census, and military records. Join our expert as they share go-to published resources for German family history research in America.

Atlantic Canadian research can be difficult to navigate—there is no “one-stop-shop” for the region, and record locations and availability can vary widely from province to province. In this online lecture, Chief Genealogist David Allen Lambert will provide his go-to resources for the region. He will discuss each province—Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island—highlighting key online and on-site resources to help you trace your Atlantic Canadian ancestors.

Online family trees are a powerful tool—allowing you to organize different branches of your family in one place, to consolidate your documents and timelines, and to make new discoveries through publicly shared trees. However, there is a flip side to online trees! When researching, it can be easy to get swept up in your discoveries and to begin adding people to your tree without documentation—before you know it, your tree has grown, but you find yourself questioning how much of it is accurate! In this online lecture, Senior Genealogist Rhonda R. McClure will discuss how to leverage family trees to further your research while avoiding common pitfalls.

More than 30 million Americans have Irish Ancestry—and while many have strong cultural ties to their Irish heritage, tracing the details of their ancestral origins in the country can be notoriously difficult. Finding the county of origin can be tough, let alone the townland and parish of your ancestors. While Irish research is not without its challenges, there are key resources that you can turn to. In this online lecture, Senior Genealogist Rhonda R. McClure will share her go-to resources for Irish Family History Research, including online records, published resources, and more.