Show Me The Money!
Business and Employment Records in Genealogy

Jobs are family destiny. Most immigrants came to America for the freedom to work, especially to work for more money. This two-hour workshop, presented by Ron Darrah, will show you how to use work records to follow and to understand your ancestors.

Darrah will cover the three major employment periods in American history and what different jobs meant. Learn about the census schedules and other records that provide work details; look at companies and where their records might be. He will also cover unions and their place in American history.

Several case studies will be presented using job records; highlighting sources and source locations. Think about how important your employment was and is to your life; it was no less important to your ancestors.

Ron Darrah is a frequent genealogy lecturer in Indiana and was a founding director of the Genealogical Society of Marion County. He currently serves as the chair of the Society of Civil War Families of Indiana.