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Film, Video Navigating Unexpected Genealogical Finds: National Book Festival 2021

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Title

  • Navigating Unexpected Genealogical Finds: National Book Festival 2021

Summary

  • Genealogy is a popular topic, and more people than ever want to find their roots. However, many do not think about the emotional fallout from learning or exposing family history. Explore resources you can use to deal with what happens when you discover unexpected information about ancestors. This session goes beyond how to discover who your ancestors are and focuses on the aftermath of finding your roots. Presenters share examples of the secrets that family history research sometimes reveals (e.g., unknown associations, adoptions, slaveholding ancestors, inherited medical conditions). We use a few examples as case studies and provide resources that family history researchers can use to cope with the consequences of discovering surprising information about ancestors.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • National Book Festival (U.S.), sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2021-09-24.

Notes

  • -  Group name: 2021 National Book Festival: Your Library of Congress.
  • -  Candice Buchanan, Elizabeth Schreiber-Byers, Sheree Budge.
  • -  Recorded on 2021-09-24.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024697721

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and U.S National Book Festival. Navigating Unexpected Genealogical Finds: National Book Festival. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -09-24, 2021. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024697721/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & National Book Festival, U. S. (2021) Navigating Unexpected Genealogical Finds: National Book Festival. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -09-24. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024697721/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and U.S National Book Festival. Navigating Unexpected Genealogical Finds: National Book Festival. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -09-24, 2021. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024697721/>.