When:  Saturday, April 6, 2024, 10 am to 12 noon
Where:  Virtual meeting via Zoom (open to public)
Subject: Finding Female Ancestors
Title:

Shattering the Glass Wall: Solving Genealogical Conundrums for Female Ancestors

  Gena will examine common causes for elusive “brick wall” female ancestors. She will explain how to analyze what are the most puzzling of genealogical problems and describe strategies and techniques especially useful for identifying those who are often our most elusive ancestors.

 

Registration for this program opens on Monday, April 1, 2024 for both members and non-members.

 

Members, use the link in the email you will receive on Monday, April 1, to register, or log into the website, go to Members Only and select Meeting Registration.  Member registration fee is $5.00.

 

Non-members, use this link beginning on Monday, April 1, either to register as a non-member for $10.00, or to join BCGS and register as a member for a total fee of $25.00.

 

This presentation will be recorded.  Only members who have registered for this program as members will be able to view it for 30 days following the program date, by logging in to the website and selecting "Meeting registration" from the Members-Only menu.

Speaker:

  Gena Philibert-Ortega

 

Gena Philibert-Ortega
  Gena Philibert-Ortega is an author, researcher, and instructor whose focus is genealogy, social history, and women's history. She holds Master’s degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women's Studies) and in Religion. Her published works include two books, articles published in magazines and online, as well as four volumes of the Tracing Your Ancestors series from Moorshead Publishing. She edits the Utah Genealogical Association magazine, Crossroads. Her writings can be found on her blogs, Gena’s Genealogy and Food.Family.Ephemera as well as the GenealogyBank and Legacy Webinars blogs. She is an instructor for The National Institute for Genealogical Studies and has presented to diverse groups worldwide including the Legacy Family Tree webinar series. Her current research includes women's repatriation and citizenship in the 20th Century; foodways and community in fundraising cookbooks; and women's material culture.