Homespun and Calico: Researching the Lives of Our Foremothers
Date: February 23, 2025
Time: 01:30 PM to 03:00 PM
Location: Online via Zoom

Homespun and Calico: Researching the Lives of Our Foremothers

Peggy Lauritzen, speaker
 
One of the most challenging aspects of genealogical research is finding the records of our female ancestors. This presentation will include some of the records that are among the most valuable, and also some of the most under utilized.
 

About the Speaker

Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, FOGS, has an amazing ability to bring laughter into the lives of her audience members. For forty years, Peggy has been a frequent lecturer at Family History seminars and has presented at Brigham Young University, and ICAPGen, and taught Continuing Education classes at community colleges and The Ohio State University. She was tested through ICAPGen to become an Accredited Genealogist, a credential she has maintained for twenty-five years, working hard to polish her research skills. Recently retired as a featured columnist in Reminisce magazine, she has written several Legacy QuickGuides, and has filmed as an instructor for Ancestry Academy. In 2018, she was honored to be awarded Fellow of the Ohio Genealogical Society and received the Laura G. Prescott Award for Exemplary Service to Professional Genealogy. She is a former researcher at Ancestry ProGenealogists. Peggy and her husband Kerry serve as FamilySearch Center Directors in northcentral Ohio.

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