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Recorded Webinar with Helen F. M. Leary
August 7, 2020 @ 12:00 am – August 9, 2020 @ 11:59 pm EDT
The North Carolina Genealogical Society is delighted to present:
Helen F. M. Leary, CG (Emeritus), FASG, FNGS
Proving Parentage with Probate Records: North Carolina Inheritance Laws and Customs
This recorded Webinar will be freely available to the public from from midnight Thursday night through midnight Sunday night (EDT), 7-9 Aug 2020. (This webinar was originally recorded in January 2014.)
The handout for this presentation will only be available to the public during the viewing period. For logged in members, the handout is always accessible from the main Webinars page. (On the top menu, under Education & Events, select Webinars to go to the main webinars page. The box at the top right of that page has a link to “Member Webinar Handouts”, which is arranged in alphabetical order.) This webinar is always available to members in the Member Webinars area of the website. Each members’ webinar page also has a direct link to the handout.
About the Webinar:
“Proving Parentage with Probate Records” is the sixth in a series of webinars on North Carolina land, its beginnings as property available for settlement, geographic genealogy, laws, records, and record locations. This webinar details where to look for land records and why they are important. North Carolina inheritance law and probate are explained. Ms. Leary also discusses the process of land acquisition and transfer, including the interpretation of deeds and grants. Analysis of the evidence found in these documents can yield clues to your ancestor’s prior location and familial relationships. These may be the solution you have been looking for to solve your genealogical brick wall.
About the Speaker:
Helen F. M. Leary is known to many for editing North Carolina Research and writing many of its chapters. Her knowledge of North Carolina records, laws, land, and repositories, plus her many years as an active, respected researcher, have made this book a source for Southern genealogy research techniques.
Helen came to national fame through her research resulting in the probable determination that Thomas Jefferson fathered children by his slave, Sally Hemings. The National Genealogical Society (NGS) has created videos in which Helen provides insight into her research techniques.
Additionally, throughout her career, Helen has served in many capacities in the BCG, NGS, Samford University Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), and has contributed largely to the success of the North Carolina Genealogical Society.
Helen has received many awards throughout her years of genealogical work. She is one of a small group honored with the title of CG Emeritus. Helen has lectured extensively, always entertaining her audience with humor while driving her points home. Humor aside, Helen lectures for the serious genealogist by presenting methods of approach to solve the most difficult problem.
This webinar is always accessible on the website to NCGS members as a member benefit.
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