Finding the Living: Doing Descendancy Research

Live Broadcast: December 10, 2020
Presented by: Hallie Borstel
As family historians, we focus on tracing our ancestry further and further into the past, going back one generation at a time. There are, however, cases when we need to do the opposite and trace lines forward. In this webinar, Genealogist Hallie Borstel will discuss how descendancy research, i.e. tracing all descendants of an individual to the present, can help you further your research. Whether you are building out your ancestors’ network of extended family, hoping to understand DNA connections, working on a study project, creating a family association, or just want to connect with distant family, this webinar will give you the necessary tools and strategies for finding living relations.
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[@bradpatrick2916]

I know this talk was a while ago, but a question: why is there no mention of the census? By far the single most important source, especially taken in sequence, decade after decade from 1850-1940. Caveats apply, obviously, but I was surprised that it wasn't a featured element of descendancy research.

[@innesborstel4934]

Very informative! Thanks