Program Type:
Genealogy & HistoryAge Group:
Adults- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will open on February 16, 2026 @ 9:00am.
Program Description
Event Details
This seminar will discuss the most useful record types that have consistently delivered results when conventional genealogical sources fall short of expectations.
Regardless of your effort and expertise, brick walls are an inevitable fact of life for all genealogists. Dead ends, discrepancies between records, and research roadblocks tend to be the rule rather than the exception in genealogical research. The society our ancestors lived in did not emphasize paper trails, documentation, and legalisms that are part of our modern life in the 21st century. Hidden sources, also known as alternative records, are defined as documents or records that provide the same or similar types of information that would normally be contained in the more common primary genealogical records. Hidden sources may not always be as detailed and reliable as primary sources, but they can serve as guides to other localities and record types that might have been overlooked or ignored.
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