Every year, I try to develop a new presentation or two for the year ahead. There are a lot of great new resources I found which while not searchable yet, are available in a browsing format online. Most of these I have found while helping library patrons with their genealogy research. A few were found by sheer dumb luck. Some of these resources will become the basis of a new lecture, and others bulk up an existing program. Right now, I've found enough resources to spawn both a spin-off and sequel to one of my most requested programs.
Unusual Places to Find Births and Naturalizations has been a much-loved little lecture I cobbled together to help researchers navigate different record sets and discover those elusive birth/baptism/naturalization details.
Now that I have been exploring more record sets, I've been developing two new lectures in this series - Even More Places to Find Births and Naturalizations and Unusual Places to Find Births and Naturalizations - Irish Edition. I'm particularly keen on the Irish edition, as I've uncovered a load of new resources which will help provide parish and county information for Emerald Isle ancestors.
I'm also compiling records and resource on Communing With the Dead - Spiritualism and Our Ancestors. Absolutely amazed that there were nine spiritualist newspapers published in the United States from the 1850s through the 1920s. It's the perfect subject to research during October! I really want to have this lecture completed and ready to go by early next year, so if you have a family member who was involved in the movement, drop me a line! I'd love to know what you have in your family collection!
My 3rd Edition of the World War I Genealogy Research Guide was the bestselling new release genealogy book on Amazon during it's first week of publication! Thank you to everyone who picked up a copy! I will release an epub from a few more online vendors, and I will post the links as they become available.
A special 'no experience necessary' version of my World War I Genealogy - Where Do I Start? webinar has been posted the main page of my website. This session is formatted to help new and beginning researchers find a huge chunk of their ancestor's World War I military service information quickly and easily. Please feel free to pass a link to the webinar to anyone who may find it useful.
Also, if your genealogy group, society, or library purchased a previous version of my World War I Genealogy Research Guide, please e-mail me, and I will send a copy of the new edition for a reduced price through the end of the calendar year.
Cheers, Debra
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