Teasing Out the Story Behind the Genealogical Facts

Presented by Pam Vestal, sponsored by the Minnesota Genealogical Society.

Description:
One of the biggest challenges we face when writing family histories is how to turn the bare facts into tales worthy of being read, but our ancestors were real people, not just names, dates and places. We’ll explore four different approaches that can help us to understand them in the context of the time and place in which they lived, and search for unexpected clues in the information we’ve already gathered. By digging Deeply into the genealogical details, we can bring our ancestors’ stories to life.

About the Speaker:
Pam Vestal is a professional genealogist and speaker who turned her focus to her longtime love of genealogy after a 20-year writing career. Her articles have appeared in the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, FGS’s Forum magazine, and the NGS magazine. Her lectures take her from coat to coast.

Cost:
$30 for members, $40 for non-members

Registration:
https://MNGS.regfox.com/teasing-out-the-story-behind-the-genealogical-facts