Finding Maiden Names for Women in Your Family Tree | Tips & Tricks Virtual Event | Ancestry

Описание: As America marks its 250th year, Women’s History Month offers a powerful opportunity to explore the lives of the women who shaped your family’s story. In this session, Crista Cowan highlights the records, research strategies, and historical context that can help you uncover the experiences of the women in your family tree. You’ll learn how to bring their often-overlooked stories into focus and understand their contributions within the broader arc of American history. You’ll leave inspired to honor the women who influenced your family’s journey across generations.

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0:00 - Introduction to Researching Women’s History
4:33 - Proper Formatting for Entering Women in Your Tree
6:57 - Using Visual Indicators for Missing Information
13:17 - Correcting Names and Spring Cleaning Your Data
16:00 - The Challenges of Naming Pronunciation and Spelling
17:40 - Navigating U.S. Census Shifts from 1950 to 1880
21:49 - Identifying Relationships in the 1870 Census
26:12 - Why Information Becomes Sparse Before 1850
29:42 - Strategy #1: Tracing All of a Mother's Children
31:31 - Decoding Surnames Hidden in Middle Names
33:06 - Evaluating Marriage Records as Primary Evidence
34:41 - The Strengths and Weaknesses of Death Certificates
37:55 - Overcoming Record Loss in Burned Counties
40:00 - Finding Maiden Names in Military Pension Files
42:23 - Using Wills and Probate to Establish Parentage
46:30 - Managing Research with Stickies and Tree Tags
49:01 - Mining Small Details in Historic Newspaper Snippets
50:58 - Techniques for Searching Without a Surname
55:44 - A Special Homework Assignment for Women’s History Month

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