Our ancestors moved near and far seeking economic opportunities, religious freedoms, and closeness to family. These mobile ancestors, however, are notoriously difficult to research. We might have an ancestor in our sights and then—poof!—they’re gone; or we may have an ancestor for whom we have no idea of where they came from. In this online lecture, Senior Genealogist Melanie McComb will offer several strategies for discovering ancestral origins and future movements.
This 60-minute lecture will include three, 10-minute intervals for audience Q&A for a total of 90 minutes.
Registration includes access to:
- Live lecture presented on Zoom
- Lecture recording, available to review for the foreseeable future
- 12-page syllabus
- PDF handouts of the lecture slides
Lecture Recording
Slides and Handout
Syllabus
Presentation Slides (Large)
Presentation Slides (Worksheet)
Instructor Bio
Melanie holds a B.S. from the State University of New York at Oswego. She is an international lecturer who teaches on a variety of topics including colonial through twentieth-century American military research, genetic genealogy, Atlantic Canadian, African American, Jewish, and Irish genealogy. She is also an Honorary Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society. She has had articles published in American Ancestors
Magazine and Fifty Plus Advocate. She is a blogger, known as the Shamrock Genealogist.