“Analysis and Correlation: A Case Study on a Missing Family”
Peggy Clemens Lauritzen
11 Apr 2026
Categories: RR, RT
Talk Abstract:
One of the elements of the Genealogical Proof Standard is analyzing your information and documentation and correlating it with other known facts. Does the research trail end when you can’t find the family? This is an advanced-level class presenting a case study that was used in a First Families of Ohio application. It particularly drills deeper into census research when an ancestor was supposedly missed. By correlating the missing information with known information of the time period, a new family story emerges.
Speaker Bio:
Peggy Clemens Lauritzen was involved in genealogy before she was even born. One of her favorite pictures is of her mother doing cemetery research four days before Peggy was born. The daughter of avid genealogists, she was spending time in courthouses and cemeteries while other children were playing on swings and going to the beach. The love of her family’s history has never left her. With her experience as a former Family History Director, she is a frequent speaker at genealogical societies, workshops, seminars, and webinars where she loves bringing genealogy to life. Some of those would include The Ohio Genealogical Society, The Ohio State University, Brigham Young University, and many other state and local genealogy societies. Peggy is on the boards for the Utah Genealogical Association and the Association of Professional Genealogists.
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NOTICE:
This presentation is part of a set of over 400 presentations on genealogy and family history produced by "UVTAGG: The Utah Valley Technology and Genealogy Group".
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