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GENEALOGY JACKHAMMERS: METHODS FOR BREAKING BRICK WALLS An in person and Virtual Event!
Note that these will be live interactive virtual presentations. Tom will not appear in person at the library.
Early Bird Price
$50 - Members
$60 - Other
SESSION 1: GOING BEYOND the BARE BONES: Reconstructing Your Ancestors’ Lives
-Attendees will learn four ways to assemble information from frequently used genealogical sources to create biographies that will bring ancestors to life. Case studies will illustrate the options.
SESSION 2: BUILDING a CASE with SCANT EVIDENCE
-A case study demonstrates detecting, assembling, and interpreting scarce direct, indirect, and negative evidence and using it to prove negatives and correct entrenched errors.
SESSION 3: BUILDING A CREDIBLE LINEAGE, Despite Missing Information, Conflicting and Incorrect Records, and Undocumented Publications
– A case study teaches how to establish credibility of undocumented genealogies, merge seemingly separate identities, remedy record errors, resolve conflicting evidence, and separate same-named men.
SESSION IV: SOLUTIONS FOR MISSING AND SCARCE SOURCES
– Attendees will learn strategies for overcoming research barriers caused by lost or destroyed records, poor record-keeping, or a simple lack of records.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, FASG, FNGS, FUGA
Dr. Jones, co-editor of National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ) in 2003-2018 and past Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) board member, Board of Certified Genealogists (BCG) trustee and president, teaches at GRIP, IGHR, and SLIG and at local, state, national, and international conferences, seminars, and workshops, in-person and virtually.
Dr. Jones is a genealogical researcher, writer, editor, and educator. With nearly sixty years of research and teaching experience, he frequently lectures, teaches, and writes about genealogical methodology. He wrote the textbooks Mastering Genealogical Proof and Mastering Genealogical Documentation and chapters in Professional Genealogy and Advanced Genetic Genealogy.
His specialties include genealogical problem solving and preparing genealogical research for publication. He frequently lectures, teaches, and writes about genealogical methodology. His interests include “blocked” lineages and genealogical problem solving.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1515 Young St, Dallas, TX 75201-5411, United States