Speaker Profile-Carol Whitton

Carol Whitton, CG*

Being able to read both U.S. and German records is one of the essential first skills of any genealogist. You can’t understand or interpret the content, if you can’t read it! Have you encountered difficulties reading records?

To obtain pointers and improve your skills, plan to attend Carol Whitton’s handwriting lectures:
Thursday, 4:00 p.m., T253, “Reading Handwritten German Church Records,”
Friday, 9:30 a.m., F312, “You Can Read Early American Handwriting”

Come prepared to be an elementary student again and learn to read and write. When all the records you need are handwritten by someone else, learning to write enhances your reading skill. You too can read any record if you learn what to look for, how it is typically organized, and how to work around the problems!

Certified since 2008, Carol has spent more than thirty years gathering expertise on German and American ancestors.


 *CG or Certified Genealogist is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by Board-certified genealogists after periodic competency evaluation, and the board name is registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.

Speaker Profile-Carol Whitton