Breathing New Life Into Your Boring Ancestors

Presented by Melissa Barker, sponsored by the Minnesota Genealogical Society.

Description:
There is no such thing as a boring ancestor! Many genealogists will say they have boring ancestors because they can’t find records or information for them. Learn from a seasoned genealogist and archivist how to locate records and information to bring those boring ancestors back to life! Records such as Vertical Files, Manuscript Collections, School Records, Voting Records, and more will be covered in this presentation.

About the Speaker:
Melissa Barker is a Certified Archives Manager and Public Historian currently working at the Houston County, Tennessee Archives & Museum. She is affectionately known as The Archive Lady to the genealogy community. She lectures, teaches, and writes about the genealogy research process, research in archives, and records preservation. She conducts virtual presentations across the United States and other countries for various genealogy groups and societies. She writes a popular blog entitled and is a well-known published book reviewer. She has been a Professional Genealogist for the past 19 years with expertise in Tennessee records. She has been researching her family history for the past 33 years.

Melissa’s MGS webinars available in the members-only area of the MGS website are:
7 October 2020 — “10 Things a Genealogist Should Do Before Leaving a Library or Archives”
4 May 2022 — “Diaries, Journals, and Calendars: Preserving and Documenting Your Ancestor’s Day-to-Day Life”

Cost:
Free

Registration:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S5hWgfWPRbW_bAACv4Ys4Q