How to Develop Critical Online Newspaper Research Skills with Kenneth Marks (Live Presentation)
Schedule
Thu Oct 17 2024 at 09:00 am
UTC-05:00Location
Cypress Lake Presbyterian Church ~ Fellowship Hall | Cypress, TX
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Join us as Kenneth Marks has a live presentation on his topic "How to Develop Critical Online Newspaper Research Skills." This webinar is intended to build newspaper research skills for genealogy and history researchers. Online newspaper research can be a frustrating endeavor for several reasons. The goal is for the audience to understand why it can be difficult and to learn some skills that will drastically improve search results. We will cover why search old newspapers?, The challenges in searching old newspapers online, 7 critical skills and techniques to successfully search newspapers online. A live demonstration of these skills and techniques. Speaker will be remote.More about Kenneth Marks. He is an expert in newspaper research, and the founder of the FREE newspaper website “The Ancestor Hunt” ; https://theancestorhunt.com/. The Ancestor Hunt founded in 2008 is focused on helping genealogy and family history researchers of all levels to achieve their goals, by providing links to free online genealogy collections and search tips and techniques. What started as 10,000 links to Free Online Newspaper Titles in 2012 has blossomed to over 275,000 in 24 distinct Genealogy Record Collection categories. 130 Genealogy Quick Reference Research Guides are also available on the website.
Additionally he has authored 3 genealogy reference books: “Finding Your Ancestors for Free – Your Guide to the Best Online Archives, Collections, and Websites”; “Learning More about Your Ancestors Online – Genealogy Guides for Newbies, Hobbyists, and Old Pros; and “Finding Your Ancestors’ Obituaries: The Complete Genealogy Guide to Obituaries”; all available on Amazon.
If you are attending this meeting in person, doors open at 9:30 a.m. We meet in the Fellowship Hall behind the church, FREE parking.
To attend this meeting virtually, please register using the following link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMucOCvpjkqG9y-DcsRyEjJshm-jiN7Lt-h
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Where is it happening?
Cypress Lake Presbyterian Church ~ Fellowship Hall, 19201 N Canyon Lake Springs Dr, Cypress, TX 77433-3759, United States,Cypress, TexasEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
