Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is a discussion with Lisa Stokes about the Accreditation course she and Diana are teaching in 2023 for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy Academy. Diana also talks about the requirements to renew the AG credential and how she fulfilled those. Lisa talks about her plans to renew as well. Transcript Nicole (1s): This is Research Like a Pro episode 215 Renewing the AG Credential and SLIG...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is an interview with Roberta Estes, author of DNA for Native American Genealogy. We talk with Roberta about strategies for discovering if the myths in your family about Native American heritage are true. We talk about federal recognition of tribes, documentary research, Y-DNA and mitochondrial DNA testing, and using ethnicity paintings of autosomal DNA segments to help isolate Native American DNA. Transcript Nicole (0s): This is Research Like...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about Diana’s takeaways from the Advanced DNA Evidence course coordinated by Blaine Bettinger as part of the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh. We discuss Big Y-DNA testing, small segments, outliers in the Shared cM Project, confirmation bias, and endogamy. Transcript Nicole (0s): This is Research Like a Pro episode 213 Five Takeaways from an Advanced DNA Course. Welcome to Research Like a Pro a Genealogy Podcast about...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about using DNA evidence to help with your Pennsylvania German research. We talk with Heidi Mathis about her experience using DNA with her colonial German ancestry. She noticed that her recent German side has fewer DNA matches than her colonial German side. We discuss differences in match lists, using autosomal DNA for more distance research questions, and an example from the Hittell family in 18th century Pennsylvania. ...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is a discussion with Alice Childs, AG, about additional record types that can help with Pennsylvania German research, including tax records, military records, naturalization records, court records, German Newspapers, and family records. We go over Fraktur and Taufschein and where those can be found as well. Transcript Nicole (2s): This is Research Like a Pro episode, 211 Pennsylvania Germans part five more records. Welcome to Research Like a...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is a discussion with Alice Childs about finding probate and church records for Pennsylvania German ancestors. We discuss the probate process and the resulting records. We also talk about using FamilySearch to browse to probate books at the county level. Pennsylvania was known as a place for religious tolerance, and many Germans of different denominations settled in the same places. We talk about how to find out what...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about acquiring land in Colonial Pennsylvania and subsequent land transactions. Alice Childs, Accredited Genealogist Professional, shares how colonists received the first title to land in a five-step process. We review the steps to finding your ancestor’s land and an example from Alice’s family. We talk about deeds and using various types of deed indexes. Transcript Nicole (1s): This is Research Like a Pro episode 209 Pennsylvania Germans...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about the emigration of Pennsylvania Germans from their homeland. We talk with Alice Childs, Accredited Genealogist Professional, about the steps required for a German emigrant to leave Germany. We also talk about the voyage and ship records. This episode also includes a discussion of the guiding principles to follow when researching Pennsylvania Germans, like employing FAN methodology and identifying the proper jurisdiction. Transcript Nicole (1s): This is...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about the history of Pennsylvania Germans. They came in the colonial American period and have millions of Americans as their descendants. Join us as we talk with Heidi Mathis about important factors for finding records about Pennsylvania Germans and factors for Germans leaving Europe and coming to Pennsylvania colony. Transcript Nicole (2s): This is Research Like a Pro episode, 207 Pennsylvania Germans part one with Heidi...
Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about Diana’s research log and report from the Shults project. She discusses her Family History Library research trip, how she logged her results, and her findings. We also discuss how she selected DNA matches to help verify the connection between Hickman Monroe Shults and his proposed father, Martin Shults. Transcript Nicole (1s): This is Research Like a Pro episode 206, proving a parent child’s link using ancestry...
