Family Ties: Using Extended Family to Circumnavigate a Brick Wall

Family Ties: Using Extended Family to Circumnavigate a Brick Wall

Stuck on a certain aspect of your family tree? Learn how to use your other branches to locate and break down those brick walls. This lecture will go over the key resources available to a researcher, as well as tips and tricks for getting the most out of their research.

Rhonda R. McClure, Senior Genealogist, is a nationally recognized professional genealogist and lecturer. Before joining American Ancestors in 2006, she ran her own genealogical business for 18 years. She was a contributing editor for Heritage Quest Magazine, Biography magazine and was a contributor to The History Channel Magazine and American History Magazine. In addition to numerous articles, she is the author of twelve books including the award-winning The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Online Genealogy, Finding Your Famous and Infamous Ancestors, and Digitizing Your Family History. She is the editor of the currently available 6th edition of the Genealogist’s Handbook for New England Research. Her areas of expertise include immigration and naturalization, late 19th and early 20th century urban research, State Department Federal records, New England, Mid-West, Southern, German, French, Italian, Scottish, Irish, French Canadian, and Atlantic Canadian research. 

This is a Zoom program. It will be shown at the Nappanee Center but if you wish to view it from home please email heritagecollection@nappaneelibrary.org for the link to join.