Title: Researching Rural Ancestors

Presenter: Ari Wilkins

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Time: 7:00 PM-8:30 PM Central
Description: “If you blink, you’ll miss it!” Did your ancestor come from a one-horse town or an unincorporated community? Learn about researching country ancestors! This lecture will discuss a variety of census records; land records; maps (including census enumeration, postal route and cadastral maps); rural directories; newspapers and other sources. It will also discuss methodology and state of the art tools for mapping and researching our rural ancestors.

Can’t attend live? The workshop will be recorded and made available to all registrants for 30 days. The registration deadline is Sunday, March 2, at 11:59 PM Central. Don’t wait … register today to save your seat!

Registration: https://shop.wisconsinhistory.org/researching-rural-ancestors-webinar