CREDENTIALS

DISCOVERING YOUR ROOTS

An Introduction to Genealogy (Samford University) — Taken in 2019

• Interviewing Kin & Mining Home Sources

• Genealogy Online — Gems & Junk

• The Library — Shelves Full of Family History

• How to Build Historical Context

• Ancestors in Ship Passenger Lists

• Ancestors in Naturalization Records

• The Genealogical Proof Standard

• Ancestors in the County Database

• Ancestors in State Records

• How to Write Biography

• Dos & Don’ts of Writing History

• Searching in Ancestors’ Backyards

• Assembling an Account of Discoveries

• Extending Family Tree Overseas

FIND YOUR POLISH ANCESTORS

Course (Family Tree University) — Taken in 2020

• The History of Polish Immigration & What it Means for Research 

• Best Websites for Polish Genealogy

• How to Use Maps & Gazetteers to Pinpoint your Ancestral Village 

• Research Strategies for Finding Records in Polish Archives & Repositories 

• Tips for Translating Foreign Records

FOUNDATION FOR EAST EUROPEAN FAMILY HISTORY STUDIES

Conference — Attended in 2019

• Introduction to Polish Research

• Polish Historical Geography

• Reading Polish Records

• Reading Polish Records in Russian

• Polish Civil Registration

• Extracting Information from German Church & Civil Records

• Historical Events that Affect German Genealogical Research

• German Immigrants in American Church Records

• Avoiding Mistakes in German Research

• Solving Difficult German Emigration Problems

• Basics of Jewish Genealogical Research

• Polish Parish Records

• Searching the Polish State Archives Website

• Jewish Records of Poland

• On-Site Research in East European Archives

• Online Resources for Research in Today’s Germany

• Finding Female Ancestors