Wisconsin STate Genealogical Society

Free Webinar! Allyson Maughan—A Last Name for Mary Ann-Finding Women’s Maiden Names

Tue, April 21, at 7pm

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• Most married women in the US appear on records with their husband’s last name. What records can we turn to in our pursuit of maiden names? Follow the case of Mary Ann Wolf to learn how to find and confirm a maiden name.
  Key Learning Objectives:    
  1 Naming systems in the United States after marriage
  2 Records that contain maiden names: vital records self and children, church, cemetery, military, children’s vital records, obituaries, life sketches, and etc.   
  3 Repositories holding the records online and in person 
  4 Last names and their meanings and spellings.
  5 Case Study of Mary Ann showing resources used

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