Finding the Stories of Your Ancestors: Using Social History to Bring Your Ancestor's History to Life

This talk illustrates how to move beyond the traditional sources of just names and dates and use social history to learn what a typical day, or not so typical day, was like in your ancestor's life. What did your ancestors eat or wear, what was their daily life like, why did they do the things they did? Discover where to find a variety of resources that answer these questions and provide rich context to bring your ancestor's history to life.

Pamela Guye Holland is a professional genealogist and specializes in Irish and Genetic Genealogy. She lives in Swampscott, Massachusetts, and has been researching for over twenty years. Pam works for Research Services at American Ancestors (New England Historic Genealogical Society) and as the US-based genealogist in the Green Room at https://youririshheritage.com/. Her website is www.GenealogyByPamHolland.com.

Skill level: Intermediate/Advanced

This program will NOT be recorded.

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