Downloads / Public Speaker Handouts

Finding Your Family with DNA Testing

Richard Hill Program Handout "Finding Your Family with DNA Testing." December 2024.

Updated: March 18, 2026

Finding Your Female Ancestors

Handout for Mindy Babarskis' presentation "Finding Your Female Ancestors." March 2025.

Updated: March 18, 2026

Homespun and Calico: Researching Our Foremothers

"Homespun and Calico: Researching Our Foremothers," by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen (handout #1). Feb 2025.

Updated: March 18, 2026

How to Use My Heritage to Discover Your Family History

Handout for Daniel Horowitz' presentation on "How to Use My Heritage to Discover Your Family History" on September 22, 2024.

Updated: March 18, 2026

I'm Warning You! The Poor and Impoverished in New England Colonial Times

"I'm Warning You! The Poor and Impoverished in New England Colonial Times," by Peggy Clemens Lauritzen (handout #2). Feb 2025.

Updated: March 18, 2026

Instructions for Copying and Pasting Entries from an Ancestry.com Tree into Excel

Instructions for copying and pasting entries from an Ancestry.com tree into Excel. GSWC. December 2023.

Updated: March 18, 2026

Leaving a Legacy: Methods of Leaving Memories for the Next Generation

Handout for Lori Piercefield Fox's presentation on "Leaving a Legacy: Methods of Leaving Memories for the Next Generation." December 2023.

Updated: March 18, 2026

Marriage by Blacksmith: Gretna Green Marriages, or the Search for Missing Marriage Records

Handout for Madeline Yanov's presentation on "Marriage by Blacksmith: Gretna Green Marriages, or the Search for Missing Marriage Records." Jan 2025.

Updated: March 18, 2026

Marsden: A Case Study in Oral History

Handout for Jerome Drummond's presentation "Marsden: A Case Study in Oral History." March 2025

Updated: March 18, 2026

Meet the Dixboro Ghost: Historical Legend & Genealogical Evidence

Handout for Ellen Hoffman's presentation on "Meet the Dixboro Ghost: Historical Legend & Genealogical Evidence." October 2023.

Updated: March 18, 2026