Event FinderLeft Behind Dead or Alive: Finding Answers from Those Who Remained
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15 December 2026 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm (Eastern) When our ancestors packed their bags and crossed an ocean or state line, someone always stayed behind—and those people may hold the keys to a family's story. It may be FAM Club members such as a sister who never left the old country, a grandfather buried in the hometown cemetery, or descendants of relatives still living in an ancestral community. Or it could be FAN Club members such as witnesses, sponsors, and neighbors. Those "left behind" create a rich paper trail of records, relationships, and perhaps even memories. In this webinar, we will explore how to leverage: * _Records_– death, probate, deed, cemetery, church, newspaper, and more * _The FAM Club_– direct and collateral relatives * _Locations and Mapping_– cluster research, plotting family movements, identifying ancestral neighborhoods to understand migration patterns and find remnant communities * _The FAN Club_– squeezing the most out of every remaining friend, associate, and neighbor left behind whether dead or alive Learn to flip your research strategy by looking at who did not move—because sometimes the best way forward is to look back at those who stayed put.