Learn from genealogist Dr. Michael Lacopo on how to combine social history, analysis, and research, to discover the origins of your "ancestor from nowhere" using a case example from Virginia.
South Bend, Indiana, genealogy speaker Dr. Michael Lacopo will present to our group via a recorded webinar. This lecture illustrates the joys and pitfalls of Virginia research as well as employing a problem-solving approach utilizing social history, female research, and family analysis to identify the parents of Elizabeth Stith, the ancestor “from nowhere.” One need not have Virginia ancestors to see the Genealogical Proof Standard at work! March 7, 2024 at 1:00pm in McMillan Meeting Room.
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