They’re Alive: Searching for Living Persons
Summary Details
Length: 60 minutes
Summary: Genealogists have many reasons to locate living relatives – from connecting with long lost cousins to performing collateral searches to break down brick walls. Learn the most effective ways to find living people using Internet search engines and resources.
Description: In this session you’ll learn not only why it is important to locate living relatives, but how to leverage the power of Internet to make certain you have the correct contact information. You’ll also learn how making contact with the living can hone your genealogy research skills and actually help you break down those brick walls.
Audience Level: Beginner
Requirements: Projection for laptop/netbook computer on large screen
Content: 4 page handout
Outline
- Why Seek The Living?
- Access – What’s Free and What Isn’t
- Internet Search Engines
- People Search Engines
- Telephone Records
- Public Records
- Social Media Tools
- Newspapers
- Unlikely Places
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Case Study: Marjorie Pauline Frost
- Links
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