SUSAN VH FABIAN is a research and genetic genealogist with Your Genealogy Journey in Smithsburg, Maryland specializing in tackling brick-wall problems and adoption cases using DNA. Her regional expertise is in Maryland State records. She holds a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University and is a graduate of several genealogy study groups. She has taken additional coursework in Genetic Genealogy, Forensic Genealogy, Land Records, Writing, Advanced Search Methods, Mid-Atlantic Regional Research, and Teaching.

Susan sits on the executive board of the Maryland Genealogical Society. She is the cohost of the Pima County Genealogical Society DNA SIG. She has taught numerous classes in genealogical research methods and genetic genealogy. She volunteers her time helping those of unknown parentage find their biological families.

 

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Whether a researcher has been collecting information for a long time or has suddenly inherited someone else’s research, they will need to: 1.) Organize it, 2.) Decide what is valuable and what isn’t, 3.) Make it available to others through some type of publication, and 4.) Provide for the collection’s survival.  This lecture will encourage organization (both paper and computer) and preservation of the materials; analysis and writing the family history using standard numbering systems including NGSQ and the Register systems. Evidence analysis and source citations will be discussed as will the use of computer programs as tools for organization and writing. Discussion also includes the use of artifacts and photographs in the family history and a genealogical will or codicil for the disposal of both the material and paper collections.

 

 

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