Pam Vestal
Pam Vestal is a professional genealogist and speaker who turned her focus to her longtime love of genealogy after a 20-year writing career. Her articles have appeared in the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly and the FGS's Forum magazine, and her lectures take her from coast to coast. Pam specializes in conducting genealogical research and then turning that information into illustrated stories that even non-genealogists can enjoy.
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Finding Our Ancestors' Locations
Where did your ancestors come from? Where did they disappear to? Although identifying ancestral locations can be the key to following our ancestors back in time, we often slam up against brick walls. In this class, we'll explore practical strategies for tracking down our ancestors' whereabouts by using collateral research, gazetteers, the law, image searches, maps, and loads of unexpected and underused resources. Because this is an interactive workshop, you’ll have a chance to try out some of the techniques and ask questions about them as we go along, so that when you are on your own, you’ll be much better prepared for success.
