Legacy returns this week with a topic that most genealogists find a challenge: "Researching Female Ancestors" will be presented by Gena Philibert-Ortega and is directed at both beginning and intermediate researchers. Gena says that you research women in some of the same ways as men, but you also need to consider documents and items they left behind. Examples include signature quilts, community cookbooks, journals and diaries.
There is a quilt in my local history/genealogy center that was done by a homemaker club in the 1920s. Each square has a name of one of the members. We also located a diary kept by a cousin during the early years of her marriage that mentions birthdays, funerals and other items that would be useful for a family historian.
Register to watch in real time or check on other presentations at www.familytreewebinars.com.
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