Ever since DNA testing has enabled companies such as Ancestry.com to help people run a genealogical search and learn about their genetic roots, there has been a sharp surge in interest in genealogy. How does someone go about searching for their ancestors, and what can they expect to turn up? What records are held in Maine?
Guests
- Carol Prescott McCoy, an educator, family historian and president of the Maine Genealogical Society and Find-Your-Roots.com
- Nancy Mason, founder of the Maine Genealogical DIG and the administrator of the Maine Genealogical Project on Family Tree DNA
Resources
- PBS: Finding Your Roots
- PBS: Genealogy Road Show
- National Archives: Start Your Genealogy Research
- Smithsonian: Ellis Island Isn’t to Blame for Your Family’s Name Change
- Maine Genealogical Society 2018 Spring Workshop – Writing Your Family History
- Maine State Library genealogy resources
- Maine Newspaper Project