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Genealogical Fingerprints: Merging and Separating Identities in Family History Research

J. H. ("Jay") Fonkert, CG®

Mar 15, 2016

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Syllabus

Content

Welcome

53s

Speaker's Introduction

49s

Introduction

5m 0s

3-D Genealogy

1m 24s

Keys to Identity

11m 14s

Same Names

5m 24s

Variant Names

8m 25s

Different Names

3m 13s

Separating Identities

13m 53s

Merging Fragmented Identities

6m 1s

Conclusion

3m 26s

Questions / answers

11m 16s

Syllabus

About this webinar

Merging or separating identities is a core genealogical problem. Sometimes we find a person of the same name in several different places over time. Other times, we find two easily confounded people in the same place and time. A series of short case studies illustrates the importance of certain identity.

About the speaker

J. H. ("Jay") Fonkert, CG®

J. H. (“Jay”) Fonkert, CG, specializes in 19th-century Kentucky and Midwest family history research. His passions are family migrations and historical geography. He was Coordinator for the Midwest cou...

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