North Carolina Genealogical Society Fall Conference (Hybrid Event)

Join GenWebinar instructors Diane L. Richard and David M. McCorkle at the North Carolina Genealogical Society Fall Conference either in person in Raleigh, NC or online.  They’ll be giving 3 lectures and 1 workshop, and GenWebinars will have a table in the vendor room so you can meet them in person!  For more information and to register, see https://ncgenealogy.org/fall2024

This 2 day conference will feature 15 lectures on topics such as Artificial Intelligence tools, effectively working with your DNA results, North Carolina records and resources, research techniques, and more.   All lectures will be recorded for on demand playback until December 31, 2024.  The cost is only $89, or $79 for NCGS members.

Features speakers are Dana Leeds, Genetic genealogist and creator of the Leeds Method DNA tool, and Steve Little, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Program Director for the National Genealogical Society.  In addition to David and Diane, there will be additional lectures from Gay H. Baynes, Cheri Hudson Passey, Jon Marie Pearson, Renate Yarborough Sanders, and Edward J. Swierczewski Jr.

Diane’s lectures

– Mining for Figurative Gold in Colonial North Carolina Records

Colonial research can be quite challenging due to extensive record losses,. The further back we go, the fewer extant records we find. That said, there are goldmines to be explored. We’ll discuss the extensive record collections that survive beyond those found in the North Carolina County Records collections, including some UK-based resources (after all, we were a British colony), and what else you will want to pursue when researching this period.

– Finding Females – 18th & 19th Century Small Business Ledgers Document Important Everyday Minutiae

Female ancestors can be challenging to research due to their underrepresentation in government records. So, let’s explore non-government records and see what we can learn. A great type of these records where women are almost always listed are small business ledgers! We are talking general stores, blacksmiths, physicians, lawyers, milliners, livery stables, post offices, and more. Found entries provide intimate details about their and their family’s lives plus genealogical leverageable insights into their FAN club.

David’s Lectures

– Introduction to North Carolina Genealogy Research

North Carolina has a wide variety of records useful to genealogical research dating back to its founding in 1663. However, understanding how to use those records in your research often requires knowledge of the region’s unique history and conditions. This lecture will discuss that background, the types of records generated and why, where to find them, and how to interpret them.

– Workshop add-on: Land Platting Using Metes and Bounds (In Person only)

Property boundaries in the original 13 colonies were described using a system called metes-and-bounds. This hands-on workshop will teach you how to find, read and understand these records, how to create maps of properties and neighborhoods using traditional hand drawing and specialized software, and how to locate the property today.