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Brick Wall or Dead End

Frustrated and at a Loss? Are you at a Dead End or just experiencing a Brick Wall? Are you stumped by a small detail or is there a major avenue you can't get past?

Review your data. If you feel you have exhausted all approaches to new solutions, this class offers one-on-one mentoring in an educational forum setting open 24/7.

Course Outline

The Blocked Search
Begin Again
Analyze Your Data
The Census Record
The Passenger Record
Review Chart
Avoid Pitfalls

Skills you will learn

How to organize a project for success, how to find where your research hit a brick wall, how to discover work arounds, how to overcome hurdles where there are no records.

Format

This is a Personal Research Class with an instructor. It is taught in a private forum. The student will post their research project for individual mentoring. Zoom sessions in addition to forum discussions.

Requirements

Application required

This is an intermediary class.

Tuition

The Tuition is $150.

Enrollment is limited. Registration will close when course is full.

Contact Information

For any questions, email the instructor at education@jewishgen.org.

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