Leaping the Pond: Online Research in Great Britain with Paul Milner
2022 Fall Seminar – October 22, 2022
We can’t all travel to the British Isles to research our family, but there is an alternative. DGS is sponsoring a day of lectures featuring Paul Milner, a specialist in British Isles research. Learn how to effectively use British online research and add to your family tree travel-free. Paul will cover the significant British research websites, including fee-based and free access sites.
DGS will present this seminar in a hybrid format, meaning you have a choice to attend in person or virtually. Paul will present in person at the Dallas Central Library auditorium, 1515 Young Street in downtown Dallas, Texas. Or you can join the seminar virtually using the Zoom meeting platform with your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
There will be four lectures with time for your questions at the end of each lecture, whether in the auditorium or on the Zoom call. We encourage all attendees to “meet and greet” each other; the breaks and lunch hour are excellent opportunities to chat. Virtual attendees can un-mute and start their videos during these breaks to network and chat while on the Zoom call.
Paul will teach you how to effectively use the websites’ research tools, indexes, and catalogs. He will provide insight and research strategies, navigational options, and examples. The lectures for the day are:
- Are you Lost? Using Maps, Gazetteers, and Directories for British Research
- Effective Use of England’s National Archives website
- Effective Use of GENUKI: England’s Largest Free Genealogy website
- Using FindMyPast for British Isles Research
Consider attending the seminar in person and extending your stay to research in the Bockstruck Genealogy Collection on the 8th Floor of the Dallas Central Library. You can put your new knowledge to work immediately. We hope to see you for the Fall Seminar on Saturday, October 22. Registration is now open.
Paul Milner, a native of northern England, is a professional genealogist and internationally known lecturer with 30 years of experience, specializing in British Isles research. He was raised on the West Coast of northern England. A mining engineer with a degree from the Cambourne School of Mines in Cornwall, England, he came to the U.S. in 1975 to get his graduate degree at the University of Wisconsin. He has been in the U.S. ever since, and in 2008 he became a dual citizen of both countries. In the intervening years, Paul received two graduate degrees and traveled worldwide.
Paul has been designing genealogy workshops, writing books, and lecturing for over 35 years. He holds an advanced degree in Theology and is particularly knowledgeable about the church and its role in record keeping. As a genealogist, he speaks on various topics relating to research in the British Isles, migration to North America, and research methodology.
