Efficient Genealogical Research

Black Family Genealogy and History Society

Special Interest Group (SIG)

Virtual Session Outline 7:00 PM

 

Session Topics for 2022:

 

Session I Organization of Research

January 13, 2022– What is a Locality Handbook? (Create your own locality handbook)

February 10, 2022 – Research Before Research Begins – RBRB

March 10, 2022 – Using Research Logs (Start with your research question)

April 14, 2022 – Charts and Timelines are effective research tools

Session II Essential Resources and Techniques

May 12, 2022 – FAN Club research (Cluster research)

June 9, 2022 – County History Research (Unique record collections in your County)

July 14, 2022 – Using Law in Genealogical Research

August 11, 2022 – Using Maps in your Research

Session III Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)

September 8, 2022 – What is the GPS? /Tools for Writing your Citations Professionally

October 13, 2022 – Using the GPS to Analyze Your Research/Tools for Advanced Methods

November 10, 2022 – Using DNA in your Research. Tools to write your results properly.

Session IV Putting It All Together

December 8, 2022 – Write it Up