Many of us are familiar with the usual English records for genealogy research prior to 1800, such as church and probate records. Paul will address some of the concerns and issues to watch for with these records. He will then guide us to some lesser-known records and explain how to access and interpret them. The goal is to get us to rethink the research we have done so far, and to give us new options of records to search.

Paul Milner, who was raised on the West Coast of northern England, is a professional genealogist and internationally known lecturer specializing in British Isles research. He came to the U.S. in 1975 to get his graduate degree at the University of Wisconsin and has been here ever since. Paul has been designing genealogy workshops, writing books, and lecturing for over thirty-five years on a variety of topics relating to research in the British Isles, migration to North America and research methodology. He is the 2018 recipient of the Utah Genealogical Society Fellow Award and a past board member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the Genealogical Speakers Guild, and the British Interest Group of Wisconsin and Illinois.