Steps, Halves, Full, or Foster: Interviewing Siblings Can Reveal Clues Not Known to be Hidden

Presented by Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, MA, sponsored by the Minnesota Genealogical Society.

Description:
It is not great revelation that we learn a lot about our direct line ancestors by researching collateral lines, but how much attention do we give to the siblings? Here we look at two formats: Researching our family trees by interviewing our own siblings to learn how their perceptions and knowledge of the family might differ from ours; but also how the various siblings (particularly, but not exclusively, in blended families) of our direct line ancestor may have acquired different documents, photos, and information. Siblings are those brothers and/or sisters who shared some part of their growing up with one or more of the same parents (though not necessarily at the same time): half, step, adopted, foster, as well as full, sibling relationships will be considered for their potential expansion of our family history knowledge.

About the Speaker:
Jean Wilcox Hibben, PhD, MA, former Southern California college speech professor (MA – Speech Communication; PhD – Folklore), musician and folklorist, is a national speaker and author. A member of the DAR, she is the former director and current staff trainer for the Corona, CA Family History Center, has worked on background research for two genealogy television programs, and was a host for podcasts on social history. A former Board-Certified genealogist with over 40 years of research experience, she is a former board member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and past president of its So. Cal. Chapter; 1st Vice-president and webmaster of the Corona Genealogical Society; and participant on a number of other society boards. Jean writes the “Aunty Jeff” column for the Informer, the newsletter of the Jefferson County NY Genealogical Society.

Jean’s previous MGS webinar available in the members-only area of the MGS website: 5 October 2022 — “Minnesota Farming: History in the Agricultural Life”

Cost:
Free

Registration:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_216syTDkRXejlyF1BAJz4Q