Date: November 18, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM Location: Virtual

Shaky Leaf Syndrome - Fiske (Trainings)

The Fiske Genealogical Library is sponsoring “Shaky Leaf Syndrome: Using Website Generated Hints More Effectively" with Sara Cochran. Indexing, optical character recognition, and computer algorithms make finding obscure records about our families easier than ever! Unfortunately, computers can’t distinguish between people of the same name who lived in different places or at different times. Using real examples, we’ll practice evaluating hints and attaching the keepers to our trees.

Sara Cochran is a full-time professional genealogist with over thirty years of research experience. She especially enjoys breaking down brick walls, discovering the stories of black sheep ancestors, and helping individuals preserve their photographic legacy. Sara holds a Boston University Genealogical Research Certificate, a Bachelor’s Degree in Library Science, and is an alum of the ProGen Study Group. She is a member of DAR and other lineage societies, the Association of Professional Genealogists, and the Genealogical Speakers Guild. You can find her online at TheSkeletonWhisperer.com.

For links to join the meeting and get class notes, select https://fiskelibrary.org

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