Webinar: Finding the Living
Speaker: Alec Ferretti
When: Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 6:00pm Eastern
Program Description:
Genealogists don’t only research the past; we often need to find people who are alive today. Whether you’re trying to locate living cousins, heirs to estates, or DNA matches, this session covers practical strategies and sources to help you succeed. We’ll focus on accessible public records like voter rolls, land transactions, court filings, and select vital records, with an emphasis on what’s available in the northeastern United States. Attendees will leave with actionable tools for reconnecting families and advancing modern branches of their trees.
Speaker Bio:
Alec Ferretti is a New-York-City-based professional genealogist, who has worked for the Wells Fargo Family & Business History Center, researching family histories for high net worth clients. Alec specializes in the history of 20th century immigrants to the United States, focusing on the Italian Diaspora. He is a regular lecturer at genealogical societies and conferences. He serves as the President of the New York Genealogy & Technology Group, serves actively on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and on the Board of Reclaim the Records, a nonprofit dedicated to wrangling public records from obstinate government agencies.
VGA Members can register for this webinar via the Zoom link in the Upcoming Webinars area of the Members Center. Please contact info@virtualgenealogy.org if you have any questions.
