This lecture is an in-depth overview on researching Colonial War veterans before 1775. 

This lecture is an in-depth overview on how to get started in genealogical research for War of 1812 veterans.  

This lecture looks over resources for locating Massachusetts Native American Ancestors. Covered in this lecture will be case studies relating to the Massachuset-Punkapoag people.

This lecture researches the primary and secondary sources associated with those involved in the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692.

Researching African American ancestors can be challenging, especially when trying to break through the 1870 brick wall to discover more about ancestors prior to the end of slavery. In this presentation, we will discuss go-to records and demonstrate creative search strategies for piecing together your family history.  

This lecture will review the different DNA tools available on the major DNA testing web sites (Ancestry, FamilyTree DNA, and MyHeritage). We will also discuss third party tools like AncesTrees, GEDMatch and DNA Painter. 

This lecture will discuss military pensions (Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War) and railroad employment pensions. Learn how to find the family details and stories of your ancestors by using these financial documents. 

Those that were called to serve as priests, nuns, ministers, rabbis, etc. leave a legacy behind. This lecture will explore how to use religious records as well as other record types (including military, land, probate and school) to rediscover their stories.

This lecture will demonstrate how to discover details about railroad crew members in your family. This lecture will show how to find and use employee personnel records, Railroad Retirement Board pension files, railroad directories, maps, newspapers and railroad accident reports across different railroad companies.