March 11

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Point of Origin: How to Find Your Ancestral Village

Don’t know where overseas your family originated from? This presentation covers a variety of sources to explore to locate your ancestor's point of origin before arriving in the United States. Examples and strategies will be provided including: Resources for locating town of origin, strategies for name changes, tips for boundary changes, and overcoming handwriting & language challenges.

This program will be a Zoom only meeting.

Topic: Tri-State Genealogical Society Zoom Meeting
Time: Mar 11, 2025 05:45 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97721911381?pwd=xSzu0g3weIALdiHSgZb5fc1FiRdcel.1
Meeting ID: 977 2191 1381
Passcode: 554745
 

Our Speaker:Lisa Vogele

Lisa Vogele is a professional genealogist and Certified Travel Advisor (CTA). She is the Chief Tree Climber at Travel Your Tree: Where Ancestry Meets Adventure, a full-service family history research, travel planning & custom tour operator. She is passionate about traveling in the footsteps of your ancestors to make or re-establish connections of personal, historical significance. In 2016, Lisa authored Food & Folklore: A Year of Italian Festivals, a guidebook to assist travelers with incorporating heritage festivals into their itineraries, get off the beaten path, and experience local culture through food and historic events. She earned a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University in 2019 and a Certified Travel Associate (CTA) credential from The Travel Institute. Her travel tips have been featured in the Huffington Post, 1000 Travel Tips, the Dream of Italy Newsletter, and her travel blog LisaLovesToTravel.com. She holds a Master's degree from Clemson University, was raised in Connecticut, and resides in Colorado.