Do you feel like your research just goes in circles, that you keep finding the same information, or you have brick walls you can't solve? Being focused in your research will bring better results. This can be done by using research plans. Lisa will explain how to create and use a research plan to help keep you on focus in your research and get better results. 

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As American colonies grew, people migrated to the frontier in search of more space, land, and job opportunities. Part I of this presentation covers U.S. migration along the eastern seaboard, southward and westward to the Midwest. Viewers will discover the reasons people moved, the records (including land records) that reveal when they arrived, and the common routes they traveled between the colonies/states to new lands in the Northwest Territory or the Louisiana Purchase. Also, you will find out the role that canals, waterways, and early railroads played in migration. 

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As American colonies grew, people migrated to the frontier in search of more space, land, and job opportunities. Part II of this lecture begins with the Louisiana Purchase, and Lewis and Clark Expedition. With the acquisition of more land, people felt the need to explore and settle the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans. Viewers will see what routes and trails their ancestors traveled from the 1820s until the Civil War, beginning in the Midwest and pushing to the Pacific Coast, and southwest to Texas and New Mexico. We will focus on the Santa Fe Trail, Mormon Pioneer Trail, the Oregon Trail, California trails, the Trail of Tears, and many other minor trails. Also, we will discuss the part the transcontinental railroad played in the settling of America. Click here to register for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

Members only meeting where we install new members to the board and provide a finanical update. The meeting is followed by a "Show & Tell" event where members share family stories and treasured memorabilia. 

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In spite of the many wars, boundary changes, and political and natural catastrophes, an astonishing number of records exist for our Eastern European ancestors, both here and abroad.  We'll explore strategies for finding their places of origin, uncovering their original names, finding and requesting records, extracting and understanding their information, and dealing with foreign languages. 

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In spite of the many wars, boundary changes, and political and natural catastrophes, an astonishing number of records exist for our Eastern European ancestors, both here and abroad.  We'll explore strategies for finding their places of origin, uncovering their original names, finding and requesting records, extracting and understanding their information, and dealing with foreign languages.

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Chistine Cohen will share how to research your patriot ancestors on the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) website. There is a wealth of information about the entire US that can be viewed for free and you don't have to be a DAR member. The website contains an index of surnames in both published and unpublished resources created by DAR members, so you may find information even of you don't have a partriot ancestor. 

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