Unfamiliar Territory: Researching in a

New (to you) Geographic Area

Learn tips for beginning research in an unfamiliar geographic area through the example of the Scroggins and Dimick families in Southern Illinois.

1. Conducting a Geographic Survey ■ How to get familiar with the counties, towns, and other geographic features ■ Discussion on maps and geographic resources

2. Conducting a Records-Availability Survey ■ Demonstration on ways to determine the records that are available, both online and off using FamilySearch, Ancestry, County government websites, local libraries and universities, and Archive Grid.

3. Creation of a research guide including tools, websites, and styles.

 Cari A. Taplin is related to Roy   Rogers. Or at least that’s what her   family told her. As a result, finding   her true heritage has been her focus since the year 2000. She is a native of Wood County, Ohio but now lives in Longmont, Colorado.

Cari holds the Certified Genealogist® credential and has served in a wide variety of volunteer and leadership positions for state, local, and national societies. As the owner of GenealogyPANTS, she provides speaking services and she currently works for Ancestry ProGenealogists.

Her personal research focuses on midwestern and Great Lakes states. When she’s not working on her genealogy, she is a wife, and a mother of two young adults.

Please join us for this informative talk.  

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