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Lori Bessler

Lori Bessler is the genealogy and local history specialist in the Wisconsin Historical Society's Library, Archives and Museum Collections division. She presents a wide variety of talks and workshops for the general public, including "Genealogy: Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced," "Using Ancestry.com," "Using FamilySearch.org," "Online Research," "Where to Find Collections Anywhere and Everywhere," and "Immigration Research." Lori is based at the Society's headquarters in Madison. Note: Lori is currently unavailable for speaking engagements until August 2023. Lori is unable to travel for groups of less than 40 people.

Topics:

• Censuses: Population and Special Schedules
• Evaluating Web Resources
• Everyone's a Beginner
• Family History Projects
• How to Find Genealogical Collections Anywhere
• It's All Online! Or Is It?
• Newspapers and Periodicals
• Online Family Trees
• Organizing and Analyzing Your Research
• Preparing a Trip to the Wisconsin Historical Society
• Using Ancestry.com
• Using FamilySearch.org
• Wisconsin Historical Society Collections & Services
• Writing a Biographical Sketch

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