Ladies–half our family trees–require well over 50 percent of our genealogical effort. Sometimes it seems more like 99 percent. We all know it’s not their fault–the records are stacked against them. In spite of the challenges and brick walls, we still want to know more about these women, what their lives were like, who they really were.
This issue of Stirpes focuses on navigating the unique research challenges that the ladies in our trees present, pointing you to records and research techniques that can illuminate the women in your tree and bring them from the shadows to the light.
Learning is the key to your genealogy adventure!
- Tracing Female Ancestors: A Journey Through History, by Sandra J. Crowley
- Using the FamilySearch Catalog to Discover Material on Women, by Sandra J. Crowley
- Headline Heroines: Discovering Her Life in Newspapers, by Melody Hooper Woods
- Finding Our Female Ancestors: An Interview with Gena Philibert-Orgeta, by Jim Thornhill
- Women at Work: Exploring Paying Jobs in the 19th Century, by Pat Gordon
- Discovering Women in Your Family Tree: Stirpes’ Readers Reveal Insights and Stories, by Susan E. Ball
- Magic Wills, by Emily Coffman Richardson
- Genetic Genealogy Using mtDNA to Reveal Your Female Ancestors, by Mic Barnette
- The Lady in the Asylum, by Nancy Gilbride Casey
Plus, learn about the speakers and topics for the 2024 TxSGS Family History Conference, Navigating Your Family History. This year’s events will be held virtually November 1-2. with more than 40 topics from well-known speakers, this event offers information on a variety of topics from artificial intelligence, methodology, resources, and more.
- Take a “Look Inside” this issue to learn more.
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