Join us for a short business meeting followed by Dr. Bernard Meisner presenting "The Value of Collateral Line Research."

The Genealogical Proof Standard specifies a reasonably exhaustive research.  Collateral line research can reveal information not discovered through the direct lineage; add to the overall historical story of your family; lead you to others researching the family; and can be used to break down brick walls.  In this presentation, Bernard will provide several examples, including:

1. Researching the family of his 2^nd great aunt, Margaret Smith Meisner (yes, she was a Smith!), led him to discover information regarding not only her husband, Andrew, but also his great grandfather’s family.
2. Two sentences in a newspaper society page regarding the son of the sister of his great grandmother revealed that great-grandmother could appear to be in two places at the same time!
3. A DNA match to the great grandson of the brother of one of his Irish gg-great grandmothers added a new generation to his family tree

Bernard is a genealogist and lecturer based in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.  He began researching his family over 30 years ago and enjoys sharing lessons learned from that experience, including his mistakes.  Although he knew only one grandparent (his maternal grandfather) he has successfully identified all of his great-great grandparents, several triple- and quadruple-great grandparents, and his Meisner 8^th great grandparents.

Join the meeting via Zoom anytime after 10:30 am (US Central Time).