Pool Side Chat Webinars

Webinar Abstract: Discover the power of Google My Maps, an essential tool within the Google app suite, for visualizing your ancestors’ lives. From mapping migration patterns and cemetery locations to planning research trips and validating historical documents, Google My Maps offers a dynamic way to bring your genealogical research to……

Webinar Abstract: Gravestones are more than markers of burial—they are enduring historical records that reflect the cultural, artistic, and social values of their time. This lecture explores the evolution of gravestone design, materials, and craftsmanship from early memorial traditions to modern practices. It highlights how shifts in symbolism, language, and……

Webinar Abstract: Follow Ebba – a women’s rights advocate with a complex marital history – as we reconstruct her story through a wide range of records, especially newspapers. We will resolve inconsistencies, reveal hidden details, and tell a rich nuanced life story. Presenter: For more than 20 years Pat has……

Webinar Abstract: Bounty land was the reward for service to veterans from the Revolution through the Mexican War. Applications for bounty land from veterans or their heirs are bursting with genealogical information, but researchers rarely see it because records for the War of 1812 onwards are only found at the……

Webinar Abstract: We know we need to do reasonably exhaustive searches for information in genealogy – but do we really think about WHAT we need to research?  I thought I knew all about my Great-Aunt Gwen – I had known her, her husband George, their daughter and grand-children all my……

Webinar Abstract: Whether you want to envision your hometown in the early 1900s or uncover an ancestor’s final pension payment voucher, the rich digital collections of the National Archives and the Library of Congress can help. Collections cover photographs, maps, military records, and much more. Join us for a presentation……

Webinar Abstract: The Genealogical Proof Standard calls for “reasonably exhaustive research”—but how do we know when we’ve reached it? This session explores what the standards actually require and how genealogists can recognize when they have gathered sufficient evidence to support a defensible conclusion. Through practical examples and discussion of the……

Webinar Abstract: What happens when the indirect evidence of a death and a probate record don’t agree? Research begins in earnest! That’s what happened in the case of the death of Antoine/Anthony Lallament of Mobile, Alabama. When did he actually die? Which record is correct? What would other available records……

Webinar Abstract: Funeral home records can be one of the most valuable genealogical resources for family historians trying to identify the existence of an ancestor. Funeral homes are generally private businesses, therefore, they are under no obligation to provide information to the public. Even with this obstacle their records can……