SA51 Family Lore: A Case Study on Evaluating Evidence Saturday, 24 May 2025, 4:00 p.m., Grand Ballroom A/B Family lore claimed an ancestor served in the Revolutionary War, but did he? We follow migration through Maryland, Kentucky, and Indiana to discover the truth. Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL,...

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SA43 Poor Ancestors: Strategies for Finding Records and the Stories Those Records Can Tell Saturday, 24 May 2025, 2:30 p.m., French room Researching poor ancestors may require special strategies and unfamiliar records. Learn how to find and use the information to tell you ancestors’ stories. T...

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SU44 Corabelle’s Cover-up: The Anatomy of a U.S. Civil War Union Pension Application File Sunday, 25 May 2025, 2:30 p.m., Combs Chandler Learn the particulars of the Civil War pension approval process and what a pension application file for your Union Army veteran may contain. Julia A. Anderson, M...

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SU43 Taking a Deep Dive into Mexico – U.S. Border Crossing Records Sunday, 25 May 2025, 2:30 p.m., French room These records contain valuable clues often missed when researching immigrants. Learn how to overcome related challenges unique to researching Mexican and Mexican American families. Co...

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SU15 Forged in Freedom – Ancestral Journeys from Iron Plantations to Liberty Sunday, 25 May 2025, 9:30 a.m., Stopher Iron plantations in America and the lives of enslaved people who worked on them during and after slavery are not well-documented. However, through extensive genealogy research,...

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SA26 Tracing Ancestral Migrations: Asahel Chappell’s Journey Saturday, 24 May 2025, 11:15 a.m., Segell room Explore methodologies for tracing ancestral migration, illustrated through Asahel Chappell’s journey from New York to Indiana, highlighting key research principles and resources. It is oft...

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SU04 Quaker Migrations to Ohio: 1795 to 1840 Sunday, 25 May 2025, 8:00 p.m., Combs Chandler The opening of the Northwest Territories spurred a large migration of Quakers into Ohio. Learn about their history and the records they left. She’ll cover why they left, what routes they took, and their...

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SU02 Strategies and Resources for Conducting Enslaved Ancestral Research Sunday, 25 May 2025, 8:00 a.m., French room Uncovering the lives of enslaved ancestors demands meticulous research. Knowledge of diverse records and proven methodologies will empower researchers to illuminate these ancestors’...

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SA41 Making Mo(o)re of the Evidence: A Mother for G.B. Robertson Saturday, 24 May 2025, 2:30 p.m., Grand Ballroom A/B Family lore says the mother of G.B. Robertson (1827-1903) was a Moore. Proving who she was requires every tool in the genealogical toolbox, including DNA. Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CG...

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FR02 It’s Not Greek! Reading Old German Handwriting Friday, 23 May 2025, 3:00-5:00 p.m., Nunn room Are your German records gathering dust because you can’t read them? Come learn how to be successful reading old German script and Fraktur in this 2-hour workshop. With examples of handwriting varia...

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