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Jill Morelli — Finding Our Women: 25+ Places to Find a Surname
Presentation Description
Our female ancestors get “lost” more often than men because of their name changes. Perhaps one of the 25+ places to look may be new to you and allow you to more fully identify your female ancestor!
About the Presenter
Jill Morelli, CG, CGL, loves to share her passion for genealogy with others. She is a writer, lecturer and researcher specializing in the methodology, US Midwest, and Scandinavia. Jill is the founder of the Certification Discussion Group and a co-founder of the Applied Genealogy Institute, a practicum-based educational opportunity for intermediate and advanced learners. Jill has been published in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Swedish American Genealogist, and many others. Jill is past president of the Seattle Genealogical Society, program director of her local chapter of the Association for Professional Genealogists and belongs to many local genealogical societies.