Thanks for attending the NCGS 2025 conference! We’d like any and all feedback to help us improve our conferences going forward, and we do pay attention. Some of the changes this year were based on last year’s survey responses: having two livestreams instead of just the main room, putting classroom tables in the main room instead of only chairs, bringing in booksellers (7 tables worth!), places to sit in the break room, and all sorts of odds and ends. The Great Journal Giveway was our idea (-:
All questions are optional. We don’t ask for your name or email, but if there is something where you’d like a response just include it in the comments. You can also directly email us at pr*******@*********gy.org or in**@*********gy.org .
SURVEYS WILL REMAIN ACTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2025, but we encourage you to respond as soon as you can.
GENERAL QUESTIONS
THE REALLY QUICK SURVEY – Only 10 multiple choice questions, all optional, with the most important ones first.
https://forms.gle/A9tYnJi8ZZ9XEPxz9
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THE DETAILED SURVEY – A bit more than 6 questions covering pretty much everything, but all still optional
https://forms.gle/SGoBwRN77nk6UPHx5
There is a survey for each lecture / workshop you attended or watched – 6 quick questions
LECTURES (Main Conference)
- Ancestors, AI and Prompt Engineering, Margaret M. McMahon, Ph.D
https://forms.gle/9ozoYvF78FF2YCUt5 - Celebrate Your Ancestor in a Lineage Society, Gay H. Baynes
Recording available 1 Nov 2025 - Crash Course on Researching Ancestors in the US Military, Margaret M. McMahon, Ph.D
https://forms.gle/2meM2XFPxJaGcxbAA - Divorce in the “Old North State, Diane L. Richard
Recording available 1 Nov 2025 - Elements for Sound Research: A Guide to Applying the Genealogical Proof Standard, Cheri Hudson Passey
https://forms.gle/vGQfHQnF5WNayw3U7 - Finding and Understanding North Carolina Court Records, David M. McCorkle
https://forms.gle/H1gqr31gPTc2kcUk9 - Founding Footsteps: Family Migrations That Shaped North Carolina, J. Mark Lowe, FUGA
https://forms.gle/kE5RwJv8GF7fTh3e7 - From Colony to Cradle: NC State of Geographic Contrasts, J. Mark Lowe, FUGA
https://forms.gle/zy5mwYM6xb5iuvgv6 - Keynote: North Carolina Research Strategies, J. Mark Lowe, FUGA
https://forms.gle/ph9Q3ipkGo4UZMmL9 - Practical AI for Genealogy Projects: From Images to Archives, Steve Little
https://forms.gle/WBMFMpf8bg4PVuKfA - Quaker Genealogy, Elizabeth A. Saunders
https://forms.gle/Wk7xTY48gpgWNWef6 - Solving Maternal Surname Mysteries with DNA, Kate Penney Howard
https://forms.gle/xZJqQmddUdQ1RFJ8A - Someone to Watch Over Me: Guardianship Records, Cheri Hudson Passey
Recording available 1 Nov 2025 - Sources for Researching Rural Ancestors, Ari Wilkins, FTxSGS
https://forms.gle/KAffdGeVNEFeYyi27 - Tar Heel School Days: Research Your Ancestors as Kids, Diane L. Richard
https://forms.gle/JRGp7HcybsWeYbUi6 - Tracing Enslaved Families: Using Court and Estate Records, Ayo Heinegg Magwood
https://forms.gle/r4JGLcjnxrh8v3UUA - Tracing the Enslaved in Newspapers, Ari Wilkins, FTxSGS
https://forms.gle/LEgZAYgMoLLq7QN89 - Viewing A Whole Community in Early North Carolina, J. Mark Lowe, FUGA
https://forms.gle/FhMcVCCahh1JURV86
Workshops
- Workshop: Creating North Carolina Local and Regional Locality Guides using ChatGPT and Spreadsheets, Jon Smith
https://forms.gle/3uv7vTRttfgif4MH6 - Workshop: Using FamilySearch Full Text Search, Michele Doyle
https://forms.gle/3EDcdsb7xUryZ6Zj7 - Workshop: Using Your DNA Test with Your Genealogy, Kate Penney Howard
https://forms.gle/x5kdaAd96rQZwMHR6 - Workshop: What in the World Does That Say? Overcoming Difficult Handwriting, Pam Vestal
https://forms.gle/7GbC6U3BypB2qMVd6
Bonus Recordings
- Bonus: Celebrate Your Ancestor in a Lineage Society, Gay H. Baynes
https://forms.gle/Wv7pQ9J3gdmX7LDv6 - Bonus: Divorce in the “Old North State” – Family Dynamics, FAN Club, and More, Diane L. Richard
https://forms.gle/YQJiX5KMX1L84ahn8 - Bonus: Someone to Watch Over Me: Guardianship Records, Cheri Hudson Passey
https://forms.gle/f7EUDv3aSBTnrttg6