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This presentation introduces beginners to the essential skills, standards, and strategies needed to build a reliable family tree. This session covers how to start with what you know, evaluate evidence, organize research, and use key record groups such as census, vital, church, and probate records. Attendees will learn how to avoid common beginner pitfalls, apply

Megan Clark Young will be the keynote speaker and give four presentations for the Witchita Genealogical Society, focusing on the the 250th Anniversary of the United States.

Using unindexed records and full-text search at FamilySearch.org allows genealogists to access a broader range of historical documents that are not availabile in many search results. Learning how to locate these records, and how to overcome some of the quirks associate with them, can help uncover valuable information about ancestors that might otherwise be overlooked.