The following are complete webinar recordings. Click on the title of the webinar to visit that page for online viewing. The PDF handout for the webinar is available for download on the same page.
A complete listing of all handouts, with links, are available on the Member Webinar Handouts page.
Recordings of live webinars will be added to this page, typically two to three weeks after the live presentation.
- Post Office Records: Geography, Politics, Religion
— Presented by Diane L. Richard, MEng, MBA — Most talks on post offices focus on them as employers — for those seeking to document family members who worked for the post office. Post offices aren’t just about employees or even the mail. Post offices used to define communities and people used their location to ... - Pre-1913 Vital Records – Challenging and Elusive and Not Necessarily Impossible to Find— Presented by Diane L. Richard, MEng, MBA — Though North Carolina didn’t start officially requiring Birth Certificates and Death Certificates until 1913 (and full compliance wasn’t fully achieved until as late as WWII), it doesn’t mean that you cannot determine when and where earlier birth, marriage, and death events occurred.
- Pre-Revolutionary Wars and Records— Presented by Craig R. Scott, CG®, FUGA — This webinar places the research in context from the period of the French and Indian War up to the Revolutionary War. It also discusses strategies for successful research from literature review through free and subscription websites relating to this time period.
- Proving Parentage with Probate Records: North Carolina Inheritance Laws and Customs— Presented by Helen F. M. Leary, CG (Emeritus), FASG, FNGS — This webinar details where to look for land records and why they are important. North Carolina inheritance law and probate are explained. Analysis of the evidence found in these documents can yield clues to your ancestor’s prior location ...
- Quaker Records and Migration— Presented by Craig R. Scott, CG, FUGA — This webinar will examine the creation of Quaker records and their meaning for the researcher. The reasons for migration and migration patterns before and after the Revolutionary War will also be explored.
- Secretary of State Papers: Don’t Let the Title Fool You – Genealogical Gems Abound!— Presented by Diane L. Richard, MEng, MBA — North Carolina genealogists frequently explore county records for the rich record resource that they are. Do you know that many relevant records are “hidden” in paperwork that is found in state-level collections? The Secretary of State Records, 1663-1985, is one such ...
- Tarheels in Your Family Tree? Part 1— Presented by Helen F. M. Leary, CG (Emeritus), FASG, FNGS — The genealogy of North Carolina geography (Part 1 of 2). These webinars serve as the lead off webinars for the North Carolina Series, and provide a solid background on the history of the state and the available records.
- Tarheels in Your Family Tree? Part 2— Presented by Helen F. M. Leary, CG (Emeritus), FASG, FNGS — The genealogy of North Carolina geography (Part 2 of 2). These webinars serve as the lead off webinars for the North Carolina Series, and provide a solid background on the history of the state and the available records.
- The North Carolina Indigenous People— Presented by Craig R. Scott, CG, FUGA — Researching the indigenous people of North Carolina is challenging. Most of the records available to researchers are in the materials created by government agencies. Records include allotment records, annuity rolls, census records, correspondence, and school records.
- Timelines in Genealogy: A Valuable Tool & Definitely Worth the Time— Presented by Diane L. Richard, MEng, MBA — Learn about timelines and how they might help you solve your puzzles. Creating a chronological multi-columned matrix can help you focus on missing gaps, clarify seemingly contradictory information, discover previously invisible relationships, and identify paths to future discoveries.
