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- Mapping Your Ancestors’ Land: How to Do It – And Why Bother
— Presented by Helen F. M. Leary, CG (Emeritus), FASG, FNGS — This webinar discusses how to collect the data you need to find your ancestors anywhere that metes and bounds are used as land boundaries. - Masonic Lodges, Odd Fellows, and Secret Societies— Presented by J. Mark Lowe, FUGA — Fraternal and Masonic organizations are groups of people bound together for social, religious, philosophical or philanthropic purposes. Learn about the records available and how to determine if an ancestor was a member of an organization.
- Migrations 1: Many Arrive – Early Migration In, Across, and Out of North Carolina— Presented by Diane L. Richard, MEng, MBA — Many individuals and families migrated into North Carolina, especially in the colonial and pre-Civil War period. Depending on who was immigrating and when, different locales in North Carolina were hot spots for emigrants from abroad either directly or via Virginia, South ...
- Migrations 2: North Carolinians on the Move – Reconstruction and Early 20th Century Migration— Presented by Diane L. Richard, MEng, MBA — Many individuals and families migrated into North Carolina, especially in the colonial and pre-Civil War period. Depending on who was immigrating and when, different locales in North Carolina were hot spots for emigrants from abroad either directly or via Virginia, South ...
- Missing Mothers and How to Find Them: Antebellum NC Property Laws and Their Effect on our Research— Presented by Helen F. M. Leary, CG (Emeritus), FASG, FNGS — We recognize, in the abstract, that half our ancestors were female. If we understand property laws, we can direct our research to the records and analyses that help us unmask them.
- Mysterious Relatives— Presented by Ari Wilkins — Every genealogist has that mysterious relative – the ubiquitous ‘cousin’ who was always around with no obvious family connection. Learn how to analyze and connect these mysterious relatives to your family history.
- Navigating Online Genealogy Databases: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly— Presented by Patti Lee Hobbs, CG® — There is no question that online databases have opened doors for genealogists to be able to research their family history more quickly and easily. However, that facility of access brings with it some hidden dangers. Researchers wanting to meet the Genealogical Proof Standard by doing thorough research ...
- North Carolina Civil War Prisoners of War— Presented by Annette Burke Lyttle — Civil War records often tell us that a soldier was “captured,” but they rarely explain how that moment unfolded or why the surviving documentation looks the way it does. For North Carolina Confederates held in Union prisoner-of-war camps, the path into captivity varied widely.
- North Carolina Land Grants— Presented by Dr. A. Bruce Pruitt — Land grants in North Carolina were issued by the Virginia Governor, eight Lords Proprietor, King George II and III, the Earl of Granville, and the State. This lecture will discuss these grants that were issued between 1663 and 1960.
- North Carolina Taxes: People, Places, Time & Delinquency— Presented by J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA — Discover the variety of North Carolina tax records, and how they can tell you more than the amount due. Learn where they are located, and when to look at alternate sources for information.
