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Point of Origin: How to Find Your Ancestral Village

Lugar de origen: Cómo encontrar el pueblo de tus antepasados

2026-12-16 10:00:00 2026-12-16 11:00:00 America/New_York Point of Origin: How to Find Your Ancestral Village Don’t know where overseas your family originated from?  Genealogist Lisa Vogele covers a variety of sources to explore to locate your ancestor's point of origin before arriving in the United States. Examples and strategies will be provided including: resources for locating town of origin, strategies for name changes, tips for boundary changes, and overcoming handwriting & language challenges. Main Library - Adult Zoom

Wednesday, December 16
10:00am - 11:00am

Main Library

Adult Zoom

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual | Instructional (includes lectures and workshops) | Genealogy |

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Don’t know where overseas your family originated from?  Genealogist Lisa Vogele covers a variety of sources to explore to locate your ancestor's point of origin before arriving in the United States. Examples and strategies will be provided including: resources for locating town of origin, strategies for name changes, tips for boundary changes, and overcoming handwriting & language challenges.

Miércoles 16 de diciembre, 10:00 am, Zoom
¿No sabes de qué lugar del extranjero proviene tu familia? Esta presentación aborda diversas fuentes que puedes explorar para localizar el lugar de origen de tus antepasados antes de su llegada a Estados Unidos. Se ofrecerán ejemplos y estrategias, entre los que se incluyen: recursos para localizar el pueblo de origen, estrategias para los cambios de nombre, consejos para los cambios de límites territoriales y cómo superar los retos relacionados con la letra manuscrita y el idioma.

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