How Old Did He Have To Be…? Preview
Knowing a person’s age is often the key to distinguishing between two people of the same name. The law can often give the answer.
Legal system in genealogy
Indentured Servitude in North Carolina
— Presented by Craig R. Scott — Indentured servitude was of immense value to colonial America. Through the headright system, it allowed for the transportation of men and women who were either unable to afford or were actually unwilling to travel to the colonies and settle in a land desperately in need of people
Latest Addition to the NCGS Webinar Library
The recording of Judy Russell’s “Legal Lingo in the Tarheel State: Using Black’s Law Dictionary”, presented live on 6 Sep 2023, is now in the Webinar Library. Be sure to log in as a member, then on the menu bar go to Education & Events > Webinars, then scroll down and click on “Explore the … Read more . . .
Legal Lingo in the Tarheel State: Using Black’s Law Dictionary
— Presented by Judy G. Russell, JD, CG®, CGLSM — Understanding the legal lingo in the records is a critical part of understanding the records themselves — and we figure out what we need to know using resources like Black’s Law Dictionary.
The Goodliest Soyle Preview
Land deeds, the land-grant process, reading the land records, and analyzing the land records.