True Grit and Determination: Finding Your Female Ancestor

Tracing female ancestors can be one of genealogy’s most frustrating challenges, but proven research techniques can help uncover their stories. This presentation explores why women can be difficult to find in historical records and highlights the sources and strategies that can help you discover the women in your family tree.

About the Speaker

Amber Oldenburg is a genealogist, lecturer, and online instructor in the Family History Research program at Brigham Young University–Idaho, where she earned her degree in family history research. She specializes in Midwest genealogy, with a particular interest in pioneers and homesteaders, and serves as social media manager at Your DNA Guide.

Through her presentations, Amber shares research techniques and resources to help family historians explore their ancestors’ lives. Her topics include tracing female ancestors, using land and homestead records, researching newspapers, and following westward migration trails.