Online Searching for Genealogical Records
Presentation Summary
Our September 2019 general meeting featured Craig Gowens presenting “Online Searching for Genealogical Records”. When building your family tree, one of the most basic and important pieces of researching your genealogy is documenting the names of your relatives and basic information about them, such as their birth, marriage, death and burial information. But where do you find this information? In years past, finding these basic facts could mean a trip to a cemetery or a specialized genealogy library, consulting a difficult to understand index to find what microfilm roll you needed, loading a roll of microfilm into a bulky reader and scrolling through endless pages to find the entry you want, hoping you could read the archaic 19th or 18th century script recording the information. Today, however, searches that used to take all day can be done in minutes in the many online databases and family history research websites allowing you to perform highly specific searches, finding transcribed documents and images of the originals. We will look at a few of these helpful websites that can set you on the path of documenting your family history.
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CapMac member Craig Gowens gave the presentation remotely from his home in Seattle area. He was a stalwart on the CapMac Board until his move to the Pacific Northwest last spring.
Craig is an outstanding genealogical researcher, researching his own family history for over 30 years. Craig started on the path of DNA testing five years ago and has now tested over 30 family members. The results have successfully solved several family mysteries and broken through brickwalls on several branches of his tree. Prior to moving, Craig led CapMac’s Genealogy SIG for several years. He has been a featured speaker for the DNA SIGs of the Austin, Williamson County, and Seattle Genealogical Societies and at the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society where he now serves on the Board.
More About The Presenter
CapMac member Craig Gowens gave the presentation remotely from his home in Seattle area. He was a stalwart on the CapMac Board until his move to the Pacific Northwest last spring.
Craig is an outstanding genealogical researcher, researching his own family history for over 30 years. Craig started on the path of DNA testing five years ago and has now tested over 30 family members. The results have successfully solved several family mysteries and broken through brick walls on several branches of his tree. Prior to moving, Craig led CapMac’s Genealogy SIG for several years. He has been a featured speaker for the DNA SIGs of the Austin, Williamson County, and Seattle Genealogical Societies and at the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society where he now serves on the Board.