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SUMMARY:Focus on North Carolina: Finding and Understanding Lord Granville Grants – Unique to NC
DESCRIPTION:Land grants are the original allocation of a defined plat of unowned land from the government to private individuals or organizations\, known as grantees.   In North Carolina\, this land was originally allocated by eight Lords Proprietors.   In 1729\, seven of them yielded control back to the King of England\, and North Carolina became a Royal Colony which meant land grants came from the Royal Government.  However\, one of the Proprietors\, Lord Granville\, refused to give up his rights and eventually negotiated with the Crown to control land in the entire upper half of North Carolina. \nThe result was from 1748 to 1777\, unowned land in the entire upper half of North Carolina was controlled by Lord Granville’s private land office instead of North Carolina’s Colonial land office.  This area is commonly referred to as the Granville District\, not to be confused with Granville County which happened to be within the district.   If you wanted land in this district\, you had to get it from Granville and not the King.  Granville’s estate still controlled the land after his death in 1763\, but for various reasons no land was allocated.  In 1777 the new State of North Carolina seized all unallocated land in the Granville District\, along with all the records\, so from that point onward land grants were handled like the rest of the state. \nThis situation resulted in collections of records for these grants that are both separate from and merged into the governmental land grant collections.  This webinar will explain the history behind these records\, their unique attributes such as actual grantee signatures\, and how to locate and understand them today. \n\n	*** IMPORTANT ***  This webinar is part of our Focus on North Carolina series of four webinars.  You may purchase a Series Pass for all four weeknight webinars for $85 (a $15 discount)\, or a ticket for this webinar individually.  Please select which option you prefer below.  We also have Saturday and other options for this series.  For more information see Focus on North Carolina\n\nIf you are not purchasing a Series Pass\, you must use code nctwo85 at checkout to get all four Focus on North Carolina Webinars for $85 (saving you $15 off the regular price). All four of your mix and match sessions must be purchased in the same order.   This coupon will expire at midnight February 10\, 2025\, and is only good for the Focus on NC Series. Please note\, you may not combine this coupon with any other discount.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/p822b-nc2-granville/
CATEGORIES:Land Records,North Carolina
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SUMMARY:Focus on North Carolina: Introduction to NC Genealogy Research
DESCRIPTION:Are you just starting to research your North Carolina ancestors\, or have you researched for a while and hit brick walls and need a refresher?  This webinar will first review the history of North Carolina\, the various groups that migrated to it\, and some of the major events that impacted the state.  It will then cover many of the different types of records available\, both common and obscure\, how to use them in your genealogical research\, and most importantly where to find them and how to search them. \nNorth Carolina was the site of some of the earliest settlements in this country\, predating the Mayflower settlements by over 30 years.  However\, a treacherous coastline caused Europeans to prefer settling to the north in Virginia and south in South Carolina.  There was migration into NC\, and in 1663 the Carolina Charter was issued creating a vast region known as Carolina with its own government and governmental records. \nCarolina was originally governed by eight Lords Proprietors who ruled from England\, followed by being governed as a Royal Colony.  Although a number of records for this time period remain in England\, most of the records of genealogical interest were local and remained local\, and a surprising number still exist today.  After the Revolutionary War\, the new State of North Carolina continued with many of those local institutions and their records\, along with creating their own new ones. \nMany of these records will be found online\, but quite a few have never been digitized and will require visits to various repositories\, especially the State Archives of North Carolina.  Record groups discussed include vital records (birth\, marriage\, death)\, land records\, court records\, state government records\, and military records. \n\n	*** IMPORTANT ***  This webinar is part of our Focus on North Carolina series of four webinars.  You may purchase a Series Pass for all four weeknight webinars for $85 (a $15 discount)\, or a ticket for this webinar individually.  Please select which option you prefer below.  We also have Saturday and other options for this series.  For more information see Focus on North Carolina\n\nIf you are not purchasing a Series Pass\, you must use code nctwo85 at checkout to get all four Focus on North Carolina Webinars for $85 (saving you $15 off the regular price). All four of your mix and match sessions must be purchased in the same order.   This coupon will expire at midnight February 10\, 2025\, and is only good for the Focus on NC Series. Please note\, you may not combine this coupon with any other discount.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/c285b-nc2-intro/
CATEGORIES:Birth and Death,Events,Land Records,Military,North Carolina,Records
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250208T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250208T170000
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SUMMARY:Focus on North Carolina: Finding and Understanding Lord Granville Grants – Unique to NC
DESCRIPTION:Land grants are the original allocation of a defined plat of unowned land from the government to private individuals or organizations\, known as grantees.   In North Carolina\, this land was originally allocated by eight Lords Proprietors.   In 1729\, seven of them yielded control back to the King of England\, and North Carolina became a Royal Colony which meant land grants came from the Royal Government.  However\, one of the Proprietors\, Lord Granville\, refused to give up his rights and eventually negotiated with the Crown to control land in the entire upper half of North Carolina. \nThe result was from 1748 to 1777\, unowned land in the entire upper half of North Carolina was controlled by Lord Granville’s private land office instead of North Carolina’s Colonial land office.  This area is commonly referred to as the Granville District\, not to be confused with Granville County which happened to be within the district.   If you wanted land in this district\, you had to get it from Granville and not the King.  Granville’s estate still controlled the land after his death in 1763\, but for various reasons no land was allocated.  In 1777 the new State of North Carolina seized all unallocated land in the Granville District\, along with all the records\, so from that point onward land grants were handled like the rest of the state. \nThis situation resulted in collections of records for these grants that are both separate from and merged into the governmental land grant collections.  This webinar will explain the history behind these records\, their unique attributes such as actual grantee signatures\, and how to locate and understand them today. \n\n	*** IMPORTANT ***  This webinar is part of our Focus on North Carolina series of four webinars.  You may purchase a Series Pass for all four Saturday webinars for $85 (a $15 discount)\, or a ticket for this webinar individually.  Please select which option you prefer below.  We also have weeknight and other options for this series.  For more information see Focus on North Carolina\n\nIf you are not purchasing a Series Pass\, you must use code nctwo85 at checkout to get all four Focus on North Carolina Webinars for $85 (saving you $15 off the regular price). All four of your mix and match sessions must be purchased in the same order.   This coupon will expire at midnight February 7\, 2025\, and is only good for the Focus on NC Series. Please note\, you may not combine this coupon with any other discount.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/p822a-nc2-granville/
CATEGORIES:Land Records,North Carolina
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
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SUMMARY:Focus on North Carolina: Introduction to NC Genealogy Research
DESCRIPTION:Are you just starting to research your North Carolina ancestors\, or have you researched for a while and hit brick walls and need a refresher?  This webinar will first review the history of North Carolina\, the various groups that migrated to it\, and some of the major events that impacted the state.  It will then cover many of the different types of records available\, both common and obscure\, how to use them in your genealogical research\, and most importantly where to find them and how to search them. \nNorth Carolina was the site of some of the earliest settlements in this country\, predating the Mayflower settlements by over 30 years.  However\, a treacherous coastline caused Europeans to prefer settling to the north in Virginia and south in South Carolina.  There was migration into NC\, and in 1663 the Carolina Charter was issued creating a vast region known as Carolina with its own government and governmental records. \nCarolina was originally governed by eight Lords Proprietors who ruled from England\, followed by being governed as a Royal Colony.  Although a number of records for this time period remain in England\, most of the records of genealogical interest were local and remained local\, and a surprising number still exist today.  After the Revolutionary War\, the new State of North Carolina continued with many of those local institutions and their records\, along with creating their own new ones. \nMany of these records will be found online\, but quite a few have never been digitized and will require visits to various repositories\, especially the State Archives of North Carolina.  Record groups discussed include vital records (birth\, marriage\, death)\, land records\, court records\, state government records\, and military records. \n\n	*** IMPORTANT ***  This webinar is part of our Focus on North Carolina series of four webinars.  You may purchase a Series Pass for all four Saturday webinars for $85 (a $15 discount)\, or a ticket for this webinar individually.  Please select which option you prefer below.  We also have weeknight and other options for this series.  For more information see Focus on North Carolina\n\nIf you are not purchasing a Series Pass\, you must use code nctwo85 at checkout to get all four Focus on North Carolina Webinars for $85 (saving you $15 off the regular price). All four of your mix and match sessions must be purchased in the same order.   This coupon will expire at midnight February 7\, 2025\, and is only good for the Focus on NC Series. Please note\, you may not combine this coupon with any other discount.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/c285a-nc2-intro/
CATEGORIES:Birth and Death,Civil War,Events,Land Records,Military,North Carolina,Records
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20241002T152242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T231448Z
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SUMMARY:Using Artificial Intelligence Tools for Land Records Analysis (Technology)
DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence tools can be used to quickly extract and organize information from individual land records or multiple records simultaneously\, including all the parties involved and their roles\, metes and bounds\, public land descriptions\, geographic features\, and neighbors. \nThis introductory lecture will start with an overview of land records and their use in genealogy.  This will be followed by an introduction to Artificial Intelligence tools\, with examples of how they can be used in genealogical research such as text and image analysis. \nPutting it all together\, we will cover several AI use cases including deed analysis and summary\, tracing chain of title\, platting metes and bounds\, identifying neighbors\, and mapping neighborhoods.  The final section will discuss using AI to read handwriting\, and using websites that make use of AI to index handwritten documents and maps in their collections. \nA shorter version of this lecture was presented at the 2024 National Genealogical Society Virtual Conference.  It was viewed by over 400 people\, and was given most “likes” of all the lectures.   With GenWebinars you can see the full version with an extended Q&A session. \n**** Please note: Approximately 50% of this lecture overlaps with “Using Artificial Intelligence Tools in Genealogy” which was presented earlier this summer.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/p117b-ai-land/
CATEGORIES:Land Records,Techniques,Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T210000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20241002T151707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241003T153402Z
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SUMMARY:Using Historical Maps and Mapping Tools in Genealogy
DESCRIPTION:Historical maps can help identify your ancestor’s neighbors\, migration routes\, churches\, where they might be buried\, and much more. This lecture will review the types of maps available online\, where to find them\, what they mean\, and how to use various free mapping tools to combine different types of maps and data in order to create your own maps based on your research. \nOutline:\n1. How maps can be used in genealogy with several examples\n2. Map basics: location\, orientation\, and scale\n3. Cadastral maps\, includes overview of property definition in Federal Land and State Land states\n4. Other types of maps: transportation\, terrain\, soil\, aerial\, governmental\, statistical/data\n5. Finding maps online and offline: modern\, historical\, jurisdiction boundaries\, GIS systems\n6. Saving maps on your computer\n7. Georeferencing maps and map overlays\n8. Making and sharing your own maps: Google maps\, GIS software\, story maps\, and map overlays.\n9. Using Artificial Intelligence for map analysis \n*** Please note:  Some of the material in this lecture overlaps with “Understanding Time and Place by Finding\, Using\, and Creating Historical Overlay Maps” which was presented earlier this summer.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/w630b-mapping-tools/
CATEGORIES:Land Records,Techniques,Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20241002T143448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T035319Z
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SUMMARY:Using Artificial Intelligence Tools for Land Records Analysis (Technology)
DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence tools can be used to quickly extract and organize information from individual land records or multiple records simultaneously\, including all the parties involved and their roles\, metes and bounds\, public land descriptions\, geographic features\, and neighbors. \nThis introductory lecture will start with an overview of land records and their use in genealogy.  This will be followed by an introduction to Artificial Intelligence tools\, with examples of how they can be used in genealogical research such as text and image analysis. \nPutting it all together\, we will cover several AI use cases including deed analysis and summary\, tracing chain of title\, platting metes and bounds\, identifying neighbors\, and mapping neighborhoods.  The final section will discuss using AI to read handwriting\, and using websites that make use of AI to index handwritten documents and maps in their collections. \nA shorter version of this lecture was presented at the 2024 National Genealogical Society Virtual Conference.  It was viewed by over 400 people\, and was given most “likes” of all the lectures.   With GenWebinars you can see the full version with an extended Q&A session. \n**** Please note: Approximately 50% of this lecture overlaps with “Using Artificial Intelligence Tools in Genealogy” which was presented earlier this summer.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/p117a-ai-land/
CATEGORIES:Land Records,Techniques,Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241021T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241021T210000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20240702T043320Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T035216Z
UID:10000062-1729539000-1729544400@genwebinars.com
SUMMARY:How Far?  How Heavy?  How Much?  When Did It Happen?  Learn About the Different Numbers Our Ancestors Used in Their Daily Lives (General)
DESCRIPTION:Genealogical researchers are always coming across numbers when researching their ancestors\, but often don’t know what they mean.  How far is a distance of 43 poles? Is a Troy ounce the same as a modern ounce? Is hogshead a real term or something the Beatles made up? How about money – was 10 pounds in Pennsylvania the same as 10 pounds in North Carolina? Even calendar dates can get confusing – what do they mean by February 15\, 1745/6? This webinar will discuss the history and meaning of different measurements like lengths\, weights\, distances\, and volume\, as well as money and calendars to make your research more meaningful.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/b526a-numbers/
CATEGORIES:General
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T210000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20241002T015905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T050001Z
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SUMMARY:Tracing Land Ownership Over Time: Forwards\, Backwards\, and from the Middle (Land)
DESCRIPTION:Land ownership records can provide numerous clues not only about family relationships but also about the individuals themselves and the area they lived in.  They can be used to help reconstruct neighborhoods at a given point in time to assist with F.A.N. (Friends\, Associates\, Neighbors) research as conceived by Elizabeth Shown Mills. \nIn order to do this\, one needs to know who owned a particular parcel of land at a given time period\, or at least who lived there.  This information primarily comes from conveyances: the transfer of ownership of a specific piece of land from one party to another using deeds\, land grants\, or other methods.  These records theoretically should exist for every transfer\, but unfortunately they don’t.   Records get lost due to natural or human-caused catastrophes\, deeds never get recorded as they should\, and in the case of inheritance they may not even be required. \nThis lecture will discuss determining land ownership by either starting from the original owner and working forwards in time\, or from the owner today and working backwards.  You can also start at any point in between and trace ownership in either direction.  We will start with ideal examples where all records are present\, and then discuss what to do when they are not.  Creating neighborhood maps of the results will briefly be discussed. \nWe will also discuss how to use new Artificial Intelligence tools to assist in this process.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/n327c-tracing-land/
CATEGORIES:Land Records,Techniques
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20241002T013758Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241017T032411Z
UID:10000079-1728502200-1728507600@genwebinars.com
SUMMARY:Using Historical Maps and Mapping Tools in Genealogy
DESCRIPTION:Historical maps can help identify your ancestor’s neighbors\, migration routes\, churches\, where they might be buried\, and much more. This lecture will review the types of maps available online\, where to find them\, what they mean\, and how to use various free mapping tools to combine different types of maps and data in order to create your own maps based on your research. \nOutline:\n1. How maps can be used in genealogy with several examples\n2. Map basics: location\, orientation\, and scale\n3. Cadastral maps\, includes overview of property definition in Federal Land and State Land states\n4. Other types of maps: transportation\, terrain\, soil\, aerial\, governmental\, statistical/data\n5. Finding maps online and offline: modern\, historical\, jurisdiction boundaries\, GIS systems\n6. Saving maps on your computer\n7. Georeferencing maps and map overlays\n8. Making and sharing your own maps: Google maps\, GIS software\, story maps\, and map overlays.\n9. Using Artificial Intelligence for map analysis \n*** Please note:  Some of the material in this lecture overlaps with “Understanding Time and Place by Finding\, Using\, and Creating Historical Overlay Maps” which was presented this summer.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/w630a-mapping-tools/
CATEGORIES:Land Records
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T210000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20240702T215036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240817T191052Z
UID:10000068-1723750200-1723755600@genwebinars.com
SUMMARY:Focus on North Carolina: Some overlooked but useful collections at the State Archives – County Miscellaneous\, CRX\, and Treasurer/Comptroller
DESCRIPTION:The State Archives of North Carolina holds the bulk of original state records and most of the older county records.  Many collections are obvious targets for genealogical research like wills\, court records\, land grants\, estate files\, etc.  However\, there are several collections that are often overlooked that can contain valuable information not found elsewhere\, and most are not online anywhere. \nCounty Miscellaneous.  County records are typically cataloged them into various predefined collections for that county\, such as Guardianships\, Apprentice\, Bastardy\, Court\, Land\, Wills\, etc.  Anything that didn’t fit one of those categories was put into County Miscellaneous.  The “miscellaneous” implies “not important” to some\, but these can be valuable records for genealogists.  Examples include coroner reports\, list of personal possessions requested to be exempt from seizure\, naturalization papers\, records related to enslaved people including records from slave patrols\, and more. \nCRX.  When archiving governmental records\, it is important to know that the records never left possession of the governing authority.  There have been numerous situations where materials are donated to the archives from private collections which contain obvious county records.  Practice does not allow comingling these records with the normal county records\, so they are put in a special collection for each county called CRX.  The important thing to know about CRX is it can and does contain any type of county record: wills\, bonds\, deeds\, estate files\, etc. \nTreasurer and Comptroller.  These are records generated by the State Treasurer and the State Comptroller.  At some point in the past they were comingled to the point where it was difficult to separate the two\, so the archives maintains them as one collection.  Many of them relate to state level functions that don’t involve individuals\, but others such as County Settlements with the State name names\, dates\, and more – your ancestor could be in there!  As the saying goes\, “follow the money”. \n\n	*** IMPORTANT ***  This webinar is part of our Focus on North Carolina series of four webinars.  You may purchase a Series Pass for all four weeknight webinars for $85 (a $15 discount)\, or a ticket for this webinar individually.  Please select which option you prefer below.  We also have Saturday and other options for this series.  For more information see Focus on North Carolina\n\nIf you are not purchasing a Series Pass\, you must use code ncone85 at checkout to get all four Focus on North Carolina Webinars for $85 (saving you $15 off the regular price). All four of your mix and match sessions must be purchased in the same order.   This coupon will expire at midnight August 4\, 2024\, and is only good for the Focus on NC Series. Please note\, you may not combine this coupon with any other discount.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/w785b-nc1-overlooked/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://genwebinars.com/wp-content/uploads/nc1-overlooked.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240810T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240810T133000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20240702T191111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T220244Z
UID:10000067-1723291200-1723296600@genwebinars.com
SUMMARY:Focus on North Carolina: Some overlooked but useful collections at the State Archives - County Miscellaneous\, CRX\, and Treasurer/Comptroller
DESCRIPTION:The State Archives of North Carolina holds the bulk of original state records and most of the older county records.  Many collections are obvious targets for genealogical research like wills\, court records\, land grants\, estate files\, etc.  However\, there are several collections that are often overlooked that can contain valuable information not found elsewhere\, and most are not online anywhere. \nCounty Miscellaneous.  County records are typically cataloged them into various predefined collections for that county\, such as Guardianships\, Apprentice\, Bastardy\, Court\, Land\, Wills\, etc.  Anything that didn’t fit one of those categories was put into County Miscellaneous.  The “miscellaneous” implies “not important” to some\, but these can be valuable records for genealogists.  Examples include coroner reports\, list of personal possessions requested to be exempt from seizure\, naturalization papers\, records related to enslaved people including records from slave patrols\, and more. \nCRX.  When archiving governmental records\, it is important to know that the records never left possession of the governing authority.  There have been numerous situations where materials are donated to the archives from private collections which contain obvious county records.  Practice does not allow comingling these records with the normal county records\, so they are put in a special collection for each county called CRX.  The important thing to know about CRX is it can and does contain any type of county record: wills\, bonds\, deeds\, estate files\, etc. \nTreasurer and Comptroller.  These are records generated by the State Treasurer and the State Comptroller.  At some point in the past they were comingled to the point where it was difficult to separate the two\, so the archives maintains them as one collection.  Many of them relate to state level functions that don’t involve individuals\, but others such as County Settlements with the State name names\, dates\, and more – your ancestor could be in there!  As the saying goes\, “follow the money”. \n\n	*** IMPORTANT ***  This webinar is part of our Focus on North Carolina series of four webinars.  You may purchase a Series Pass for all four Saturday webinars for $85 (a $15 discount)\, or a ticket for this webinar individually.  Please select which option you prefer below.  We also have weeknight and other options for this series.  For more information see Focus on North Carolina\n\nIf you are not purchasing a Series Pass\, you must use code ncone85 at checkout to get all four Focus on North Carolina Webinars for $85 (saving you $15 off the regular price). All four of your mix and match sessions must be purchased in the same order.   This coupon will expire at midnight August 4\, 2024\, and is only good for the Focus on NC Series. Please note\, you may not combine this coupon with any other discount.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/w785a-nc1-overlooked/
CATEGORIES:North Carolina
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240810T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240810T113000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20240703T031848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T135153Z
UID:10000076-1723284000-1723289400@genwebinars.com
SUMMARY:Focus on North Carolina: Finding and Understanding Court Records
DESCRIPTION:Courts in North Carolina have always had the role of dealing with crimes and disputes\, but in the past they also handled much more routine items that can be of great interest to your research.   County courts handled many functions now done by other government offices such as proving deeds\, probate\, petitions\, taxes\, appointment of local officials\, licenses\, bastardy\, manumission – the list goes on.  To complicate things the type of courts and what they were responsible for has changed over time.   This discussion will help you know not just what you can find but how and where to find it. \n\n	*** IMPORTANT ***  This webinar is part of our Focus on North Carolina series of four webinars.  You may purchase a Series Pass for all four Saturday webinars for $85 (a $15 discount)\, or a ticket for this webinar individually.  Please select which option you prefer below.  We also have weeknight and other options for this series.  For more information see Focus on North Carolina\n\nIf you are not purchasing a Series Pass\, you must use code ncone85 at checkout to get all four Focus on North Carolina Webinars for $85 (saving you $15 off the regular price). All four of your mix and match sessions must be purchased in the same order.   This coupon will expire at midnight August 4\, 2024\, and is only good for the Focus on NC Series. Please note\, you may not combine this coupon with any other discount.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/t752b-nc1-courts/
CATEGORIES:North Carolina,Records
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240806T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240806T210000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20240702T183604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T194612Z
UID:10000066-1722972600-1722978000@genwebinars.com
SUMMARY:Focus on North Carolina: Finding and Understanding Court Records
DESCRIPTION:Courts in North Carolina have always had the role of dealing with crimes and disputes\, but in the past they also handled much more routine items that can be of great interest to your research.   County courts handled many functions now done by other government offices such as proving deeds\, probate\, petitions\, taxes\, appointment of local officials\, licenses\, bastardy\, manumission – the list goes on.  To complicate things the type of courts and what they were responsible for has changed over time.   This discussion will help you know not just what you can find but how and where to find it. \n\n	*** IMPORTANT ***  This webinar is part of our Focus on North Carolina series of four webinars.  You may purchase a Series Pass for all four weeknight webinars for $85 (a $15 discount)\, or a ticket for this webinar individually.  Please select which option you prefer below.  We also have Saturday and other options for this series.  For more information see Focus on North Carolina\n\nIf you are not purchasing a Series Pass\, you must use code ncone85 at checkout to get all four Focus on North Carolina Webinars for $85 (saving you $15 off the regular price). All four of your mix and match sessions must be purchased in the same order.   This coupon will expire at midnight August 4\, 2024\, and is only good for the Focus on NC Series. Please note\, you may not combine this coupon with any other discount.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/t752a-nc1-courts/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240724T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240724T210000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20240703T020453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240725T175625Z
UID:10000073-1721849400-1721854800@genwebinars.com
SUMMARY:How Far?  How Heavy?  How Much?  When Did It Happen?  Learn About the Different Numbers Our Ancestors Used in Their Daily Lives (General)
DESCRIPTION:Genealogical researchers are always coming across numbers when researching their ancestors\, but often don’t know what they mean.  How far is a distance of 43 poles? Is a Troy ounce the same as a modern ounce? Is hogshead a real term or something the Beatles made up? How about money – was 10 pounds in Pennsylvania the same as 10 pounds in North Carolina? Even calendar dates can get confusing – what do they mean by February 15\, 1745/6? This webinar will discuss the history and meaning of different measurements like lengths\, weights\, distances\, and volume\, as well as money and calendars to make your research more meaningful.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/b526b-numbers/
CATEGORIES:General
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240713T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240713T120000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20240520T011244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240714T030419Z
UID:10000057-1720866600-1720872000@genwebinars.com
SUMMARY:Using Artificial Intelligence Tools in Genealogy (AI)
DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence is here\, and the hype is real.  Although it is not the answer to all the problems we encounter with genealogical research\, it can be a useful assistant in many ways. \nDocument analysis: summarizing information from long documents or even groups of documents such as wills and deed abstracts. \nReading handwriting: Many important documents have never been transcribed or abstracted.  AI tools can be used to assist with these tasks\, even producing an index of names that appear. \nImage processing: AI tools can process images such as maps and pull out all the names that appear. \nWriting assistance.  AI can help organize your ideas and even write detailed research results or at least summaries for you.  If you’d prefer to do the initial writing yourself\, AI can proofread and provide suggestions for improvement. \nGenerating illustrations: It is often difficult to find a public domain image to illustrate a concept you are writing or talking about.  AI can provide many images to chose from\, and allows you to refine them. \nHistorical context: AI can provide information about a specific time and place or event\, but always be careful to double check.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/n600b-ai-genealogy/
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Techniques,Technology
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T210000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20240517T150006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T023139Z
UID:10000047-1719430200-1719435600@genwebinars.com
SUMMARY:Using Artificial Intelligence Tools in Genealogy (AI)
DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence is here\, and the hype is real.  Although it is not the answer to all the problems we encounter with genealogical research\, it can be a useful assistant in many ways. \nDocument analysis: summarizing information from long documents or even groups of documents such as wills and deed abstracts. \nReading handwriting: Many important documents have never been transcribed or abstracted.  AI tools can be used to assist with these tasks\, even producing an index of names that appear. \nImage processing: AI tools can process images such as maps and pull out all the names that appear. \nWriting assistance.  AI can help organize your ideas and even write detailed research results or at least summaries for you.  If you’d prefer to do the initial writing yourself\, AI can proofread and provide suggestions for improvement. \nGenerating illustrations: It is often difficult to find a public domain image to illustrate a concept you are writing or talking about.  AI can provide many images to chose from\, and allows you to refine them. \nHistorical context: AI can provide information about a specific time and place or event\, but always be careful to double check.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/n600a-ai-genealogy/
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Technology
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://genwebinars.com/wp-content/uploads/ai-genealogy.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240624T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240624T120000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20240519T235756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T150412Z
UID:10000053-1719225000-1719230400@genwebinars.com
SUMMARY:Tracing Land Ownership Over Time: Forwards\, Backwards\, and from the Middle (Land)
DESCRIPTION:Land ownership records can provide numerous clues not only about family relationships but also about the individuals themselves and the area they lived in.  They can be used to help reconstruct neighborhoods at a given point in time to assist with F.A.N. (Friends\, Associates\, Neighbors) research as conceived by Elizabeth Shown Mills. \nIn order to do this\, one needs to know who owned a particular parcel of land at a given time period\, or at least who lived there.  This information primarily comes from conveyances: the transfer of ownership of a specific piece of land from one party to another using deeds\, land grants\, or other methods.  These records theoretically should exist for every transfer\, but unfortunately they don’t.   Records get lost due to natural or human-caused catastrophes\, deeds never get recorded as they should\, and in the case of inheritance they may not even be required. \nThis lecture will discuss determining land ownership by either starting from the original owner and working forwards in time\, or from the owner today and working backwards.  You can also start at any point in between and trace ownership in either direction.  We will start with ideal examples where all records are present\, and then discuss what to do when they are not.  Creating neighborhood maps of the results will briefly be discussed. \nWe will also discuss how to use new Artificial Intelligence tools to assist in this process.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/n327b-tracing-land/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240617T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240617T210000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20240517T150432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T175018Z
UID:10000048-1718652600-1718658000@genwebinars.com
SUMMARY:Exhausted All the Deeds? Use Other Land Records to Uncover Even More Information (Land)
DESCRIPTION:Land records not only provide evidence of time and place\, but they often provide information about family relationships\, neighbors\, wealth\, occupations\, and much more.   The millions and millions of deeds in existence are by far the most numerous land records\, and extremely important in genealogical research.  Books\, articles\, websites\, and other references on researching land records almost always focus on deeds.  However\, there are other types of records related to land which can be even more useful where you might find something unexpected like “Margaret Williams died without issue on the 17th day of October 1794”.  This lecture will discuss those records using real examples\, how to find them\, and their value in your research. \nLand records are generated for reasons such as obtaining land\, losing land\, conflicts over land\, and land taxation.  Conflicts related to property ownership typically ended up in court\, giving the possibly of finding documents such as depositions.  However\, court records can be difficult to find or understand\, especially since some commonly used words and phrases have different meanings today and can lead to misinterpretation.  There are also records that are not land records but can contain a wealth of information about land\, such as estate files.  Even deeds sometimes have associated records not filed with the deed\, such as mortgages or liens. \nDeeds weren’t the only way of obtaining land.  Land grants are property obtained directly from the government. The process of obtaining a grant involved multiple steps and could take several years\, resulting in a useful paper trail.  There could even be records showing your ancestor applied for a grant but never received it.  Military service was sometimes rewarded with land known as “bounty land”\, and those records can provide detailed records of service such as “Elescius Mason [was] a private in … Captain Phagans Company of the 39th infantry\, on the 13th January 1814″. \nAll of these records and more will be explained\, as well as information on how to interpret property descriptions using as metes and bounds and the public township/range system\, and how to find old county boundaries.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/a594a-other-land/
CATEGORIES:Land Records
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240615T120000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20240519T212212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240615T224200Z
UID:10000051-1718447400-1718452800@genwebinars.com
SUMMARY:Understanding Time and Place by Finding\, Using\, and Creating Historical Overlay Maps (Land)
DESCRIPTION:It’s always exciting to find where your ancestors lived. The specific county can often be determined by written documents\, but counties can be quite large and their boundaries and even names could change over time. Land records combined with maps can not only help narrow down an ancestor’s specific location\, but also provide clues to the lives they lived\, the church they attended\, where they did business\, their access to transportation\, and most importantly who else lived nearby. This information is probably not on a modern map\, but it could be on an old map. Old maps can also help resolve issues such as no longer used names of creeks\, towns\, or other landmarks. \nWe can always compare old and new maps side-by-side\, but more accurate results can come from overlaying an old map on top of a modern one. In the past this took skill\, time and effort\, and some old maps were not very precise making this task almost impossible. Fortunately\, there are free tools that let you perform these overlays on your computer. In addition to finding landmarks\, you can use modern soil and terrain maps to help get a lay of the land\, and maps showing old jurisdiction lines to help determine where to look for records. This lecture will help you find old maps and will demonstrate several software tools for making overlays.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/g801b-overlay-maps/
CATEGORIES:Land Records
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240610T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240610T210000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20240516T175741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240611T232612Z
UID:10000046-1718047800-1718053200@genwebinars.com
SUMMARY:Tracing Land Ownership Over Time: Forwards\, Backwards\, and from the Middle (Land)
DESCRIPTION:Land ownership records can provide numerous clues not only about family relationships but also about the individuals themselves and the area they lived in.  They can be used to help reconstruct neighborhoods at a given point in time to assist with F.A.N. (Friends\, Associates\, Neighbors) research as conceived by Elizabeth Shown Mills. \nIn order to do this\, one needs to know who owned a particular parcel of land at a given time period\, or at least who lived there.  This information primarily comes from conveyances: the transfer of ownership of a specific piece of land from one party to another using deeds\, land grants\, or other methods.  These records theoretically should exist for every transfer\, but unfortunately they don’t.   Records get lost due to natural or human-caused catastrophes\, deeds never get recorded as they should\, and in the case of inheritance they may not even be required. \nThis lecture will discuss determining land ownership by either starting from the original owner and working forwards in time\, or from the owner today and working backwards.  You can also start at any point in between and trace ownership in either direction.  We will start with ideal examples where all records are present\, and then discuss what to do when they are not.  Creating neighborhood maps of the results will briefly be discussed. \nWe will also discuss how to use new Artificial Intelligence tools to assist in this process.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/n327a-tracing-land/
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Land Records
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://genwebinars.com/wp-content/uploads/tracing-land.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240606T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240606T210000
DTSTAMP:20260803T193045
CREATED:20240408T212051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240608T021119Z
UID:10000006-1717702200-1717707600@genwebinars.com
SUMMARY:Understanding Time and Place by Finding\, Using\, and Creating Historical Overlay Maps (Land)
DESCRIPTION:It’s always exciting to find where your ancestors lived. The specific county can often be determined by written documents\, but counties can be quite large and their boundaries and even names could change over time. Land records combined with maps can not only help narrow down an ancestor’s specific location\, but also provide clues to the lives they lived\, the church they attended\, where they did business\, their access to transportation\, and most importantly who else lived nearby. This information is probably not on a modern map\, but it could be on an old map. Old maps can also help resolve issues such as no longer used names of creeks\, towns\, or other landmarks. \nWe can always compare old and new maps side-by-side\, but more accurate results can come from overlaying an old map on top of a modern one. In the past this took skill\, time and effort\, and some old maps were not very precise making this task almost impossible. Fortunately\, there are free tools that let you perform these overlays on your computer. In addition to finding landmarks\, you can use modern soil and terrain maps to help get a lay of the land\, and maps showing old jurisdiction lines to help determine where to look for records. This lecture will help you find old maps and will demonstrate several software tools for making overlays.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/g801a-overlay-maps/
CATEGORIES:Land Records
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://genwebinars.com/wp-content/uploads/overlay.jpg
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