Archive for the ‘General’ category
Exhausted All the Deeds? Use Other Land Records to Uncover Even More Valuable Information – David M. McCorkle David M. McCorkle Session Number: NGS2104-LM-01 Track: Land and Maps Land records not only provide evidence of time and place, but they often provide information about family relat...
Society Management – Volunteer Motivations: Getting and Keeping Your Volunteers – Judy Nimer Muhn Judy Nimer Muhn Session Number: NGS2105-ME-01 Track: Managing Events SPONSORS: VIVID-PIX, Ancestry, and Family Tree Maker Volunteers come with five motivations for their service. When you...
Establishing the True Identities of “Felix Richards’ Slaves” – Amy Bertsch Amy Bertsch SESSION: NGS2104-AA-04 TRACK: African American While working for the Office of Historic Alexandria, Amy was asked to research a photograph of two women and seven children taken during the C...
Going Virtual with the Next Generation: Involving Younger People in Your Virtual Meetings – Daniel Earl Daniel Earl Session Number: NGS2105-GV-03 Track: Going Virtual! SPONSOR: VIVID-PIX, Ancestry, and Family Tree Maker Having seen the value of virtual meetings, this session will look at how to...
NGS 2021 On-Demand! DNA Lectures – Judy Russell, Diahan Southard, Karen Stanbary, and Paula Williams The NGS 2021 On-Demand! DNA track consists of eight lectures presented by well-known speakers who have successfully used DNA testing along with traditional genealogical research to solve genealogic...
Grow Your Society with Quality Events – James Thornhill James Thornhill Session Number: NGS2105-ME-04 Track: Managing Events SPONSOR: VIVID-PIX and Ancestry Membership is a constant challenge for most genealogical societies. We are always trying to get the word out about our society; attract ...
Virtual Family Reunion – David Allen Lambert David Allen Lambert SESSION: NGS2104-SP-15 TRACK: Sponsored SPONSORED BY: American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society Virtual Family Reunions in 2021 will allow you to share and gather genealogical data, and keep in contact with ...
Faded Echoes of the Civil War: Correlating Evidence of Identity and Kinship – Amy Larner Giroux Amy Larner Giroux, PhD, CG, CGL SESSION: NGS2104-BCG-02 TRACK: BCG Skillbuilding SPONSOR: Board for Certification of Genealogists® Genealogists typically work from a known individual and extend famili...
Finding Good Material for Society Newsletters – Deb Cyprych Deb Cyprych Session Number: NGS2105-CM-01 Track: Communication to Members SPONSOR: VIVID-PIX and Ancestry Looking for interesting, informative articles on a regular basis? Trying to get more people to help? This session for newsletter...
Virginia Naturalization Records, 1657/8-1952 – Cara F. Griggs Cara F. Griggs, MSLIS SESSION: NGS2104-VIR-03 TRACK: Virginia Finding naturalization records for Virginians can seem complicated! The laws that governed the naturalizations of Virginians changed considerably over time in terms of proces...
