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Land records can determine where your ancestor lived, but maps can provide clues to their lives, their church, business activity, access to transportation, and most importantly who lived nearby. Learn how to use websites and software to overlay old maps on top of modern maps to help extract this information.
Reconstruct historical communities by following land ownership over time. Records can be traced backwards from today, forwards from the original owner, and points in between.
Land records can determine where your ancestor lived, but maps can provide clues to their lives, their church, business activity, access to transportation, and most importantly who lived nearby. Learn how to use websites and software to overlay old maps on top of modern maps to help extract this information.
Deeds are valuable for genealogy, but other land records such as processioning, ejectments, homestead exemptions, and foreclosures can contain that valuable information you’ve been searching for.
Reconstruct historical communities by following land ownership over time. Records can be traced backwards from today, forwards from the original owner, and points in between.
Learn how to use AI tools to process genealogical evidence from various records in a more comprehensive and less time consuming manner. This webinar will cover document analysis, reading handwriting, processing images, and more.
Learn how to use AI tools to process genealogical evidence from various records in a more comprehensive and less time consuming manner. This webinar will cover document analysis, reading handwriting, processing images, and more, using real examples and the latest tools. This is an introductory lecture, so no AI knowledge is required.
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.
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.
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.
