Posts tagged ‘Revolutionary War’
SA54 Bluegrass State Research: Finding Family in Kentucky Saturday, 24 May 2025, 4:00 p.m., Combs Chandler room Changing boundaries and loss of records make finding family in Kentucky challenging. Learn tricks to overcome these obstacles and find your Kentucky kin. This session will discuss record c...
SU06 Tracing my Maternal Roots from Kentucky to North Ireland with DNA and Group Projects Sunday, 25 May 2025, 8:00 a.m., Segell She will present a case study using autosomal and mitochondrial DNA with Group Projects to solve a long-standing family mystery. Katy Rowe-Schurwanz, Product Manager for ...
SA12 Using AI to Re-Imagine an Enslaved/Enslaver Project Saturday, 24 May 2025, 9:45 a.m., French room NGSQ’s Tabitha emerged from hundreds of sources. Processing “leftover” wills and deeds with available AI tools answers questions raised by the published findings. This session will provide a ...
SU11 DNA Helps Identify the Parents of James Dolan Sunday, 25 May 2025, 9:30 a.m., Carroll Ford Y-DNA and autosomal DNA correlate with documentary evidence to connect James Dolan to his Irish parents in 1860s Walker, Northumberland, England. Jennifer Zinck, CG, is a genealogical researcher and educ...
SA52 Commemorating the Legacy of the Enslaved at Cedar Grove Plantation Saturday, 24 May 2025, 4:00 p.m., Carroll Ford room This session will explore my journey to uncover the names of all 143 enslaved individuals at Cedar Grove Plantation in Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, NC. Mr. Kearns will int...
SA45 Foundations for British Isles Research Saturday, 24 May 2025, 2:30 p.m., Stopher Learn the differences between the geographical and political parts of the British Isles, and how that has changed over time – England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. See how do the Isle of Man and the Channel Islan...
SU42 Historical Contexts and Data Sources for Researching Antebellum Free Black Ancestors in Northern States Sunday, 25 May 2025, 2:30 p.m., Carroll Ford room We will discuss data sources for antebellum free Black populations in Northern states as well as the historical contexts leading to emancipat...
SU25 Asking For Vacant Land from the Government: Valuable Records Even If Denied or Cancelled Sunday, 25 May 2025, 11:00 a.m., Stopher Obtaining vacant Government land started with an application, and methods varied over time and place. Records often exist even if the land was never received. These...
SA32 The Intersection of Slavery and the American Revolution in Spanish Colonial Louisiana Luncheon sponsored by Sons of the American Revolution Saturday, 24 May 2025, 12:30 p.m. When a cousin gave Michael Nolden Henderson two clues about their family’s history, he set out on a journey to uncover ...
SU54 Tangled Trails: Navigating and Narrating Difficult Genealogical Discoveries Sunday, 25 May 2025, 4:00 p.m., Combs Chandler Research can lead to difficult discoveries. Through three case studies, we’ll discuss how to interpret, confirm, process, and write about shocking chapters of the family�...
