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The Skeleton Whisperer is here to help you find your ancestors and learn their stories. Through our online courses, events, and consulting services, we help you unlock your past.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪! I will be presenting 𝙉𝙤 𝙊𝙈𝙋𝙁? 𝙉𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢! for the Puget Sound Genealogical Society.

NOV. 19, 2025 | 1:00 PM PST
Open to the public & Free!
Join via Zoom at us02web.zoom.us/j/89279031225

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November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15th

𝙉𝙤 𝙊𝙈𝙋𝙁? 𝙉𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢! 7 AM PST
Sussex County Genealogical Society
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𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙬 𝙋𝙪𝙩 𝘼𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧: 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖 2 PM PST
Moreno Valley Genealogical Society
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November 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Join me tomorrow morning at 1:00 pm PST for 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙬 𝙋𝙪𝙩 𝘼𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧: 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖.

This is an in-person presentation is hosted by the HEMET-SAN JACINTO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY . No registration required. Just join us at the Hemet Public Library!

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November 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Happy Veterans Day!! We are truly grateful for your service!

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November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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For Veterans Day, read about the 𝐒𝐚𝐰𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 & the files that are extant at the National Archives 👇
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If your soldier’s file survived, I can obtain a copy of the complete file for you. $𝟏𝟎 𝐎𝐅𝐅 this service 👇
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November 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Join me tomorrow at 10 am PST for 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙬 𝙋𝙪𝙩 𝘼𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧: 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖
This class provides tips for determining if there was a divorce and accessing those records.

Hosted by the Fiske Genealogical Library
To sign up: fiskelibrary.org/index.html

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November 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩: 𝘼𝙄 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨
Nov. 4, 2025
5 pm PST
Hosted by Utah Genealogical Association

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November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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📣I will be presenting 𝙉𝙤 𝙊𝙈𝙋𝙁? 𝙉𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢! for The NY Genealogical & Biographical Society

This class will look at ways to find the stories of the WWI & WWII veterans in our families.

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NOV. 3, 2025 | 3PM PST

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October 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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𝙎𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙! 𝘼𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝
November 1st | 10 am
Hosted by the Palm Springs Genealogical Society

This presentation is in-person.
Palm Springs Library
300 South Sunrise Way
Palm Springs, CA

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October 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝
Learn how to track down valuable resources, wherever they are in the world, without leaving the comfort of your own home.

Oct. 25th | 8am PST
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October 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 3𝙧𝙙 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝘿𝙉𝘼 𝙏𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨

Oct. 25, 2025 | 10 am PST
Sponsored by North Texas Genealogical Association
Visit the hosting Society website to sign up!

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October 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Dear Bones,
I keep hearing about "land records" and how important they are for genealogy research...Are they really worth the effort?

Yes! Land records pin our people to a specific place & time. Land deeds name the buyer & the seller and often their wives.

Happy Researching!
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October 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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📣This Saturday I will be presenting 𝙉𝙤 𝙊𝙈𝙋𝙁? 𝙉𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢! for the Western New York Genealogical Society.
Oct. 18th | 7-8:30 AM PST

This class will look at other ways to find the stories of WWI & WWII veterans.

Register at www.wnygs.org/meetings

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October 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗚𝘂𝗺𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆'𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩.....
-Write your family stories & history
-Get your photos labeled
-Organized your research files
-Get you past a brick wall

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October 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Thurs., October 9, 2025 | 6:45 pm PST
JOIN ME for "𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗮𝘆? 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟴𝟵𝟬 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝘀" hosted by Eastside Genealogical Society.

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October 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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ALSO ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 6th!
𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙠𝙮 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙛 𝙎𝙮𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙚: 𝙐𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙚𝙗𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙃𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙮
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm PST
Hosted by the East Cuyahoga County Genealogical Society
To ask for a Zoom invitation, email ECCGS at eccgs.webmaster@gmail.com

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October 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 6th!
𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙢𝙖 𝙎𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩? 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙁𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮’𝙨 𝙊𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮
12:00 pm PST
Hosted by the Midwest Genealogy Center

REGISTER HERE: www.mymcpl.org/events/11166...

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September 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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September 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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🎙NEED A GENEALOGY EXPERT TO SPEAK AT YOUR NEXT EVENT?

Book Sara Cochran - The Skeleton Whisperer!

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September 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Registration ends tonight for the We Are Cousins Genealogy Conference.

I will be presenting on:
Sept. 17th at 9AM - 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙞𝙩 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨?
AND
Sept. 18th at 10AM - 𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙊𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝

Hope you can join us!
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September 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM