Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Is This Genealogy or the Cha-Cha?
Notice: The Palm Springs Genealogical Society is now meeting in person in The Learning Center at the Palm Springs Public Library at 10am.
This event is presented by the Palm Springs Genealogical Society with guest speaker Sara Cochran. This FREE program will be from 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in The Learning Center.
Revisiting and reevaluating our early research and home sources of information might seem like a waste of time, but often, it’s the key to getting past a roadblock in our research. We’ll discuss techniques for finding new clues in records we already have and look at several small case studies to see the value of taking the time to go backward in order to go forward.
Sara Cochran is a full-time professional genealogist with over twenty-eight years of research experience. Her research has taken her into nearly every State in the USA and Ireland, Italy, Austria, and Britain. She especially enjoys breaking down brick walls for her clients, discovering the stories of black sheep ancestors, and helping individuals preserve their photographic legacy.
Sara holds a Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate, a Bachelor's Degree in Library Science, and is an alumnus of the ProGen Study Group. She is a member of multiple lineage societies, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and the Genealogical Speakers Guild. She also volunteers at the National Archives Riverside office.
You can find her online at TheSkeletonWhisperer.com.
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