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SUMMARY:WMGS December Monthly Meeting: 10 Genealogical Brick Walls You Will Face (and How to Demolish Them)
DESCRIPTION:At our December monthly meeting\, genealogist Robert Cameron Weir will present “10 Genealogical Brick Walls You Will Face (and How to Demolish Them).” \n“In genealogy\, a brick wall is an ancestor who seemingly refuses\, despite repeated attempts\, to reveal their origins\,” Rob explains. “No matter how hard you try\, you are unable to connect them to your family tree. They remain the stubborn puzzle piece who refuses to fit in.” \nRob will survey the most common kinds of brick walls and teach us some tricks for  tearing them down. We’ll learn about brick walls related to immigrants\, paupers\, sojourners\, pioneers\, name shifters\, and people with hushed-up family secrets. \nWhether you’re just beginning your genealogy research or have been doing it for a long time\, we’ll all benefit from this presentation. \n“The beginner will learn about some brick walls they will eventually face; the intermediate researcher will learn how to tackle some that they are already facing; and the more advanced genealogist will learn a different way to think about what they are probably already doing\,” Rob says.
URL:https://westmassgen.com/event/wmgs-december-monthly-meeting-10-genealogical-brick-walls-you-will-face-and-how-to-demolish-them/
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