First Annual
North Carolina Genealogical Society
Speaker’s Forum
Saturday, 25 March 2006
8:30 am Registration/9:00 am Program
Wake County Commons Building
4011 Carya Drive, Raleigh, NC 27610
Featuring NCGS Members Speaking on a Variety of Topics
Workshop Schedule (When three lectures are listed, you may choose one after you arrive at the workshop.)| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration | ||
| 9:00 - 10:00 | (General) | Opening Session: James P. Jones | Male Y-Chromosome DNA Testing: a New Tool for Genealogical Research - Overview of DNA Terminology and Concepts; The Value of DNA Testing; Taking the Test; Project Example |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break and vendors | ||
| 10:30 - 11:30 | (Intermediate/Advanced) | 1. Margaret M. Hofmann | 300 Years of North Carolina Land Patents and Grants......fast - Background on the evolution of NC and its land granting system; why use land records; how to use first-land-owner-records |
| (General) | 2. Diane L. Richard | Help...I live in Raleigh and My Family Comes from Outside North Carolina! - Main focus will be on researching US records though information will also be provided on researching family in England and Finland | |
| (Intermediate) | 3. Terry Moore | Do You Mean Only the Head of Household is Listed? - Strategies for pre-1850 North Carolina Research | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Lunch and vendors | (Bring your own lunch. Drinks will be provided.) | |
| 12:30 - 1:30 | (Intermediate/Advanced) | 1. Debbi Blake | North Carolina Plantations and Their Records - Records from North Carolina State Archives, University of North Carolina, and Duke University will be mentioned. Examples from the North Carolina State Archives will be used |
| (Intermediate/Advanced) | 2. Judy Rysdon | Problems Encountered Tracing the Land - Emphasis will be on deeds, land grants, estate papers, and land plating | |
| (Beginner/Intermediate) | 3. Ann Basnight | Keeping up with the Jones Family in the Twentieth Century Census Records - This talk uses the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 census to find family members and how they had migrated in the 40 year period. It will also point to other research sources to use | |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Break and vendors | ||
| 2:00 - 3:00 | (Beginner/Intermediate) | 1. Ann Basnight | Grandpa and the Probate Process - Go through the probate process step by step showing every record that "should" have been made. Each step is defined and examples shown for both testate and intestate files |
| (General) | 2. Monica Hopkins | Following Your Migrating Ancestor in Georgia - An overview of the records of the Georgia Archives (textual and microfilm) and how to be prepared | |
| (Intermediate/Advanced) | 3. Terry Moore | Finding Your North Carolina Revolutionary War Soldier or Patriot |
Bring your own lunch – Drinks will be provided
Price ranges between $25 and $40
Walk-ins welcome;
however, workshop packet may not be available.
Refund Policy: Full refund if
withdrawal precedes early registration date [March 16]; between then and
workshop day a prorated refund may be made; no refund may be made if withdrawal
is on or after the day of the workshop.
For more information click here to email: info@ncgenealogy.org