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"The Skeleton Whisperer"

Sara Cochran

Every person that starts researching their family history does so for a different reason. For some, they feel disconnected from themselves or seek understanding about modern issues from the past. For others, the genealogy “bug” bites when a family member asks them for some help with research. For me, it was a desire to learn about the people I came from, all these marvelous looking people in my Grandma’s photo albums.

The Egyptians believed they were immortal if they were remembered. By seeking out our ancestors, we give them immortality. Someday, perhaps, someone will do the same for us!

I’m just a little passionate about family history. A good friend helped me paint this on my wall and my long-suffering husband hung all the pictures.

I have returned a few “long-lost” family members to their spot on the family tree. Through research, I was able to discover what happened to a Great-Grandfather and one of his daughters on one side of the family, and a 2nd-Great Grand Aunt and 2nd-Great Grand Uncle on the other side.

I’m not done with them yet, there are still puzzles to solve from the in-between years. But I can mark the places where they lie and there is some closure for the living family that has wondered what happened all these years. Each of them appears on this tree.

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Family Tree in photographs

Continuing Education

Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), Advanced Genealogical Methods, 2018

Professional Genealogy “ProGen” Study Group 2018

Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), Writing and Publishing for Genealogists, 2019

Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), Mastering the Art of Genealogical Documentation, 2020

GRIP, Practical Genetic Genealogy, 2020

SLIG, Show Me Missouri, 2021

SLIG, Advanced Research Tools: Land Records, 2021

GRIP, Law School for Genealogists, 2021

GRIP, Ireland and Northern Ireland Genealogical Research (Part I), 2021

IGHR, Virginia: Her Records & Her Laws, 2021

SLIG, Researching New York: Resources and Strategies, 2021

SLIG, Becoming an Accredited Genealogist Professional: the Why, the What, the How

SLIG Academy, Writing and Documenting for Peer Review, 2022

GRIP, Ireland and Northern Ireland Genealogical Research (Part II), 2022

GRIP, Women and Children First, 2022

SLIG, Corpus Juris: Advanced Legal Concepts for Genealogy, 2023

SLIG Academy, The Art of Writing Client Reports, 2023

GRIP, Advanced DNA Evidence, 2023

SLIG, Researching Along the Northern Plains, 2024

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