Classes and Handouts
Here’s a partial list of classes by topic and handouts that are available for download. To find more handouts for a subject, use this Search Window and type a topic, country, speaker, etc into the search window. Then select each individual search result and scroll to the bottom of that class page to see if there’s a Syllabus, Slide Deck, or Handout available.
Some of these may not be available when RootsTech 2022 ends after March 4, 2022 so be sure to grab what you want while it’s still available online. Have a great time at RootsTech!
DNA
Searching for Close Relatives with Your DNA Results by Mckell Keeney
5 Free DNA Resources by Diahan Southard
What to do with your DNA test results in 2022 by Diahan Southard
DNA and the Settlers of Taranki, New Zealand by Donna Rutherford
Jewish Ethnicity & DNA; History, Migration, Genetics by Schelly Talalay Dardashti
Collaborating with DNA Matches When You’re Adopted by Dr. Penny Walters
Differences in DNA Results Between My 6 Children by Dr. Penny Walters
Adoption – ethical dilemmas and varied consequences of looking for biological family by Dr. Penny Walters
Adoption – background context to adoption, parts 1-3 by Dr. Penny Walters
I Want My Mummy: Ancient and Modern Egypt, by Dr. Penny Walters
Mixing DNA results with your paper trail by Dr. Penny Walters
A brief overview of HAPI-DNA.org by Amy Williams
Ethical Considerations Using DNA Results by Lynn Broderick – For the class syllabus, contact me at https://thesingleleaf.com/contact
Ugo A. Perego: A Personal Genetic Journey by Ugo A. Perego
Syllabus for: Extending Time Horizons with DNA by Rob Spencer
Slides for: Extending Time Horizons with DNA by Rob Spencer
DNA for Native American Genealogy by Roberta Estes
Discovering biological origins in Chile with DNA: simple triangulation by Gonzalo A. Luengo O.
Syllabus for: What Y-DNA Testing Can Do for You by Richard Hill
Handout: What Y-DNA Testing Can Do for You by Richard Hill
Estimating relationships by combining DNA from multiple siblings by Amy Williams
Syllabus: Unraveling your genealogy with reconstructred trees by Evert-Jan Blom
Slide Deck: Unraveling your genealogy with reconstructred trees by Evert-Jan Blom
Common Problems When Doing Visual Phasing by Tanner Tolman
Visual Phasing Part 1 by Tanner Tolman
Visual Phasing Part 2 by Tanner Tolman
Using Clusters, Paintings, and Trees to Find Your Common Ancestor, part 1 by Patricia Coleman, PhD
Using Clusters, Paintings, and Trees to Find Your Common Ancestor, part 2 by Patricia Coleman, PhD
Using Clusters, Paintings, and Trees to Find Your Common Ancestor, part 3 by Patricia Coleman, PhD
ETHNIC
What Genealogists Should Know about the Laws of Slavery by Amy Tanner Thiriot
Secrets of Jewish Genealogy Revealed: Parts I, II & III by Ellen Kowitt
Beginning Jamaica Research by Becky Adamson
Were Your Ancestors Moravian? by Lynn Broderick – If you are interested in a class syllabus contact her at https://thesingleleaf.com/contact.
German Immigration from Hometowns to Final Destinations by James Beidler
Mexican Genealogy: Learning the Basics by Nefi Arenas Salazar
6% Nigerian: Tracing my missing Nigerian ancestor by Yetunde Abiola
DNA and the Settlers of Taranki, New Zealand by Donna Rutherford
Syllabus: Ethnic and Religious Community Formation Under the Homestead Act by Jonathan Fairchild
Slide show: Ethnic and Religious Community Formation Under the Homestead Act by Jonathan Fairchild
Mexican Genealogy: Jewish Origin of Three Families in Jalisco by Nefi Arenas Salazar and visit site for Syllabus
Class Outline: Documenting Underrepresented Family Stories by Baldwin Chui and Larissa Lam
Slide Deck: Documenting Underrepresented Family Stories by Baldwin Chui and Larissa Lam
Encouraging Reluctant Family to Help Document Your Heritage by Deanna Warden
Home Swede Home: Turning your Heart to your Swedish Ancestors by Jonah Ryan Barnes
A Deep Dive into Norwegian Research by Liv Marit Haakenstad
DNA for Native American Genealogy by Roberta Estes
Using DNA Testing to Uncover Native Ancestry by Janine Cloud
Discovering biological origins in Chile with DNA: simple triangulation by Gonzalo A. Luengo O.
Swiss Census Records by Sonja Nishimoto
Using ArkivDigital to Unlock Your Swedish Family History by Kathy Meade
Where are My Poor Scots Ancestors by Alison Spring
The Sheriff Court Criminal Records by Fergus Smith
Syllabus: Tracing Polish Immigrants in The Early 1900s by Patrick-Joseph Elias
Slideshow: Tracing Polish Immigrants in The Early 1900s by Patrick-Joseph Elias
Slideshow: Doing Jewish Research in Poland Records by Stanley Diamond
Syllabus: Understanding FamilySearch Records of the Polish Partitions by Greg Nelson
Slideshow: Understanding FamilySearch Records of the Polish Partitions by Greg Nelson
Slideshow: Reunited and it Feels so Good, Holocaust by Jennifer Mendelsohn
Polish? Austrian? Czech? Making Sense of the Austro-Hungarian Empire by Mckenna Cooper, download from site
Syllabus: Discovering Online German Archives by Miles Meyer
Slideshow: Discovering Online German Archives by Miles Meyer
Using the B&F Compendium of Jewish Genelaogy by Philip Trauring
Four Websites for Research in the Madeira Islands by Karynne Moses
Les prisonniers de guerre ibériques dans l’Yonne (1808-1812) by Pierre Le Clercq France/Spain/Portugal
Syllabus: Vital Records and other sources for Burgenland by Markus Schönherr
Slideshow: Vital Records and other sources for Burgenland by Markus Schönherr
How to Request Japanese Koseki Family Registers part 1 (Introduction and Submittal Process) by Martinus E. Wolf
How to Request Japanese Koseki Family Registers part 2 (Proving Relationship to Issei Ancestor) by Martinus E. Wolf
How to Request Japanese Koseki Family Registers part 3 (Identifying Ancestral Village of Essie) by Martinus E. Wolf
Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation – Part 1 (Introduction and Basic Layout) by Martinus E. Wolf, download from site
Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation – Part 2 (Dates and Family Relationships) by Martinus E. Wolf, download from site
Introduction to Koseki Reading and Interpretation – Part 3 (Names and Geographic Place Names) by Martinus E. Wolf, download from site
Slides for: Japanese Koseki Family Register Q&A Workshop, download from site
Chinese Genealogy Research: Reading and Understanding Jiapu, Part 1 by Ying Chin Wakefield, download from site
Chinese Genealogy Research: Reading and Understanding Jiapu, Part 2 by Ying Chin Wakefield, download from site
Chinese Burials and Tombstones by Lina Lee
UK & Australia
Online Resources for Welsh Genealogy by Jenni Phillips
Understanding the England and Wales Censuses 1841-1911 by Linda Hammond
Searching for Children in Care in England by Sylvia Valentine
Mind the Gap: fill in the gap with the new English Parish Tables by Virginia Pratt
Syllabus for 1921 Census of England by Aoife O Connor
Slides for 1921 Census of England by Aoife O Connor
What can we find in the 1921 England and Wales Census? by Dr. Penny Walters
Syllabus for: Using the 1841-1921 British Census by Mary McKee
Slides for: Using the 1841-1921 British Census by Mary McKee
Syllabus for: Ideas for Researching Non-Conformist Ancestors by Jackie Depelle also see Slides link
Syllabus for: Women in the 1921 Census of England and Wales by Mary McKee
Slides for: Women in the 1921 Census of England and Wales by Mary McKee
Researching Online in Yorkshire, England’s Largest Historic County by Jackie Depelle
Online Resources for Welsh Genealogy by Jenni Phillips
Strategies for Finding Complete English Families by Jana Greenhalgh
Using New England Probate Records 17th to 20th Century by David Allen Lambert
Building the online product experience for the 1921 England and Wales Census, by FMP
Syllabus: The Anglican Church and Government Records in England by Cara F. Griggs
Slide Show: The Anglican Church and Government Records in England by Cara F. Griggs
British in the South Seas by Kori Robbins
Australia – A Census Substitute: Electoral Rolls by Michelle Patient
Australia – Mining Ancestors Down Under by Shauna Hicks
Australia – From Convict Stain to Royalty by Michelle Patient
Australia – Tracing ANZACs and Their Families by Fiona Brooker
Australia – Surname Slip-Ups: Baffling Beginnings by Carol Baxter
Australia – Tips and Trics for Researching National Archives of Australia by Shauna Hicks
US & Canada
Syllabus for: English Government in Colonial Virginia: The Anglican Church and Civil Government Records in England by Cara F. Griggs
Slides for: English Government in Colonial Virginia: The Anglican Church and Civil Government Records in England by Cara F. Griggs
Immigration and the Homestead Act by Amber Kirkendall and Jonathan Fairchild – get from website
Funeral Programs: A 20th Century Goldmine by Diane L. Richard
Syllabus: Ethnic and Religious Community Formation Under the Homestead Act by Jonathan Fairchild
Slide show: Ethnic and Religious Community Formation Under the Homestead Act by Jonathan Fairchild
Syllabus for: Understanding and Interpreting the 1950 Census by Lisa Louise Cooke
What You Can Find in the 1950 Census by Lisa Louise Cooke
5 Ways to Prepare to Use the 1950 US Census by Lisa Louise Cooke
Canada Census Records by Lisa McBride
Syllabus for: The Staff of the US Federal Census part 1 by Seema Kenney, scroll down for link
Syllabus for: The Staff of the US Federal Census part 2 by Seema Kenney, scroll down for link
Syllabus for: The Staff of the US Federal Census part 3 by Seema Kenney
Documenting an Ancestor by Seema Kenney, scroll down for link
Research Strategies in the Southern United States by Julie Merrill
Slide Show: Research Strategies in the Southern United States by Julie Merrill
Slide Show part 2: Research Strategies in the Southern United States by Julie Merrill
Life’s Second Certainty – Early US Tax Records by Lisa Ratzlaff
New York State Census Overview by Jeanette Sheliga
Finding Birth, Marriage, and Death Records in New York State by NYG&B
Syllabus: Pennsylvania Predicament! Finding Keystone State Ancestry part 1 by James Biedler
Syllabus: Pennsylvania Predicament! Finding Keystone State Ancestry part 2 by James Biedler
Syllabus: Pennsylvania Predicament! Finding Keystone State Ancestry part 3 by James Biedler
Research Strategies for Early Colonial Ancestors by Shannon Combs-Bennett
Syllabus: Helping to tell the stories of all 421,000 US World War II fallen by Don Milne
Slide Show: Helping to tell the stories of all 421,000 US World War II fallen by Don Milne
Ladies and Land by Jamie Lee McManus Mayhew
Syllabus: Researching Free African Americans in Virginia by Cara F. Griggs
Slide Show: Researching Free African Americans in Virginia by Cara F. Griggs
Syllabus: Researching Enslaved African Americans in Virginia by Cara F. Griggs
Slide Show: Researching Enslaved African Americans in Virginia by Cara F. Griggs
The Roots Beneath Your Feet: Stories from Homesteading Descendants by Amber Kirkendall
Using Baker Roll and Applications for Native American Research by Amie Bowser Tennant
Syllabus: Online Greek Records at the General State Archives, MyHeritage, and GreekAncestry by Gregory Kontos
Slide Show: Online Greek Records at the General State Archives, MyHeritage, and GreekAncestry by Gregory Kontos
Syllabus: Searching in the 1850 US Census – 1940 US Census by Shaunese Luthy
Slide Show: Searching in the 1850 US Census – 1940 US Census by Shaunese Luthy
Syllabus: The Structure of Civil Government in Virginia before 1851 by Cara F. Griggs
Slide Show: The Structure of Civil Government in Virginia before 1851 by Cara F. Griggs
Hierarchy of the Ohio Archive System by Kelli Jo Bergheimer
Syllabus: Researching the Great Northward Migration 1880-1970 The Movement of 6 to 7 million African Americans by James Tanner
Slide Show: Researching the Great Northward Migration 1880-1970 The Movement of 6 to 7 million African Americans by James Tanner
Utah Digital Newspapers by Donald R. Snow
A Call to Arms Part 1: Find and Use Revolutionary War Records by Melanie McComb
African American Genealogy Challenges by Shelley Viola Murphy
Syllabus: African American Research in Virginia in 1865 by Cara F. Griggs
Slideshow: African American Research in Virginia in 1865 by Cara F. Griggs
Who Needed It Anyway? Getting around the missing 1890 Census part 1 by Sara Cochran
Who Needed it Anyway? Getting around the missing 1890 Census part 2 by Sara Cochran
The 1870 US Census: Tracing Emancipated Families by Andrew Kearns
Tacoma Records Project by Mary Catherine Anderson
Syllabus: How to Find Enslaved Laborers at UVA by Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy
Syllabus: How to Find Enslaved Laborers at UVA by Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy
Resources for Researching Your War of 1812 Ancestor Online by Elizabeth O’Neal
Lay of the Land: Using American Land Records in Your Family History Research pt 1 by David Allen Lambert
Lay of the Land: Using American Land Records in Your Family History Research part 2 by Ann Lawthers
Lay of the Land: Using American Land Records in Your Family History Research part 3 by Ann G. Lawthers
A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Hometown Census Analysis and Other Official Records part 1 by Kimball Carter
A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Hometown Census Analysis and Other Official Records part 2 by Kimball Carter
A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Hometown Census Analysis and Other Official Records part 3 by Kimball Carter
Court Records Aren’t Boring by Kimball Carter
Syllabus: Join the Club: Submitting Successful Lineage Society Applications by Dana Palmer
Slideshow: Join the Club: Submitting Successful Lineage Society Applications by Dana Palmer
No Names Were Changed at Ellis Island: Debunking One of Genealogy’s Most Persistent Myths by Jennifer Mendelsohn
Tarheels: Genealogy in Colonial Virginia and the North Carolinian backcountry by Jonah Ryan Barnes
Leaving Liverpool: the journey from the UK to Utah by Dr. Penny Walters
Hidden in Plain Sight: Free People of Color in Your Family Tree by Cheri Daniels
Syllabus: Tracing Polish Immigrants in The Early 1900s by Patrick-Joseph Elias
Slideshow: Tracing Polish Immigrants in The Early 1900s by Patrick-Joseph Elias
OTHER
Creating Your Personal Genealogy Education Plan by Elissa Scalise Powell
Easy Video Stories Your Family Will Love Rhonda Gaye Lauritzen
Write Their Story: From Timeline to Young Readers Book by M.M. McMahon, PhD
Abstracting Documents: Understanding Abstracts by Rebecca Whitman Koford
Practical Preservation Demonstration by Julie Kemper and Cheri Daniels
Music Video: My Parents’ Parents’ Parents by Brad Lowder
Write Their Story: Timeline to Young Readers Book (Pt. 1) by Margaret M. McMahon
Our TimeLines.com: Showing Lives in Context by Donald R. Snow
What’s On Your Genealogy Bucket List? by Bonnie L. Bossert
FamilySearch Records Hints – for Youth by Megan Jun
Explore Your Culinary Heritage by Lisa Lisson
Encouraging Reluctant Family to Help Document Your Heritage by Deanna Warden
How Digitizing Recipes and their Stories can Enrich your Family History by Fareloom
Maximizing Messages by Michelle Patient aka The Patient Genie
Surname Slip-Ups: Baffling Beginnings by Carol Baxter