Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is an interview with one of our Research Like a Pro with DNA eCourse members, Allison Kotter. In this series, Allison shares her experience studying each lesson in the course and how she has applied the lessons to her own family. This episode covers the assignments for lessons 5 and 6. Allison tells about doing locality research for her project in Alabama and Texas. She also talks about...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is an interview with one of our Research Like a Pro with DNA eCourse members, Allison Kotter. In this series, Allison shares her experience studying each lesson in the course and how she has applied the lessons to her own family. This episode covers the assignments for lessons 3 and 4. We discuss creating a timeline, source citations for documentary sources and DNA sources, source, information, and evidence...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is an interview with one of our Research Like a Pro with DNA eCourse members, Allison Kotter. In this series, Allison shares her experience studying each lesson in the course and how she has applied the lessons to her own family. This first episode covers the assignments for lessons 1 and 2. We discuss pedigree analysis, assessing close matches, clustering with the Leeds Method, beginning a correspondence log,...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about researching German ancestors who immigrated to the U.S. in the 19th century. Heidi Mathis shares the importance of getting the surname right and learning enough German to be able to understand the records we find. She shares tips for doing wildcard searches in databases where names may have been transcribed incorrectly or spelled differently than we thought. She also gives hints for reading German handwriting. Transcript...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about the challenges of German research when focusing on 19th century Germans who immigrated to the U.S. Heidi Mathis shares several questions to ask when beginning to research them, like “when did your Germans arrive?” and “what did German mean in the 19th century?” Join us as we discuss the answers to these questions, helpful record sets, and more. Transcript Nicole (0s): This is Research Like a...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is the second half of our discussion about Nicole’s proof argument for Barsheba Tharp’s father. Join us as we discuss the documentary and DNA evidence that went into making the case for Barsheba’s father. The DNA evidence seemed to point to one of Lewis Tharp’s wives as the mother, but correct interpretation of that DNA evidence led another way. Transcript Nicole (0s): This is Research Like a Pro...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about Nicole’s proof argument for Barsheba Tharp’s father. Join us as we discuss the documentary and DNA evidence that went into making the case for Barsheba’s father. Several Tharp men lived in Hawkins County, Tennessee in 1830 and 1840 – so which one was the right man? Transcript Nicole (0s): This is Research Like a Pro episode 154: Barsheba Tharp Case Study with DNA Part 1. Welcome...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about the non-population schedules of the U.S. Federal Census. We also discuss the Veteran’s Schedule of 1890, which is technically a special schedule. Alice Childs joins us again to discuss census records and shares examples from her own research in the mid-Atlantic states. We talk about how these census records can help add historical context to our ancestor’s lives. Join us as we discuss the agricultural schedules,...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about state census records. We talk with Alice Childs, one of our researchers at Family Locket Genealogists, and discuss a state within her area of specialty, New York. New York has some incredible state census records that provide helpful clues for researching ancestors in the 1800s. We also discuss where to find other state census records and how those records can help fill in the gaps between...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about the second part of Diana’s research on John D. Isenhour, her 4th great grandfather. Her objective was to learn more about his migration from North Carolina to Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In this episode, we discuss Diana’s research plan, Airtable research log, and findings. Read her plan and report linked below. Transcript Nicole (1s): This is Research Like a Pro episode 151 John Isenhour Case Study Part...
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