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Saturday, December 5
A Morning with the Legal Genealogist, Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL (Conferences)
10:00 am Virtual meeting, rescheduled from March 2020.
Judy Russell will be giving two virtual lectures. If you registered via Eventbrite for the March 2020 event at the DuPont Country Club, your registration is still valid. If you did not register for the March event but would like to register for this virtual event, additional tickets are available for $10. Register now at http://bit.ly/DGS-NoVitalsNoProblem
No Vitals? No Problem! - Building a Family through Circumstantial Evidence
When there's no birth, marriage or death record, what's a genealogist to do? Learn how to use circumstantial evidence to build a family. This lecture will feature "Bringing Josias Home," tracing a man who died in Texas in 1870 back to his North Carolina parents.
Advertising the Law: The Gems in the Legal Notices
So many statutes required notice that someone wanted something done, and the legal notices in newspapers can be priceless sources of genealogical clues.
The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell is a genealogist with a law degree who writes and lectures on topics ranging from using court records in family history to understanding DNA testing. On the faculty of numerous genealogy institutes, she is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, from which she holds credentials as a Certified Genealogist®and Certified Genealogical Lecturer℠. Her award-winning blog is at http://www.legalgenealogist.com. |
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Saturday, January 23, 2021
Diahan Southard, Your DNA Guide: How DNA Made a Family Out of Strangers (Member Meetings)
10:00 am Virtual meeting; registration ($5) required
Diahan Southard's mother was adopted from an unwed mother’s home in Seattle, Washington. Come learn how Diahan was able to use a combination of genetic and genealogical tools to connect with her biological family, and how it has affected her family's lives. Leave with concrete ideas on how to apply these same methods to your own personal genetic genealogy endeavors, whether you are looking for your father, or your 3-times great-grandfather.
Registration ($5) required; register now at:
Diahan Southard is a leading voice for consumer DNA testing from her position as Founder of Your DNA Guide. Diahan teaches internationally, and consults with leading testing companies and forensics experts. Southard's company, Your DNA Guide (YourDNAGuide.com), deploys a team of scientists who provide one-on-one genetic genealogy education and research services. You will walk away from an interaction with her enlightened and motivated as she has a passion for genetic genealogy, a genuine love for people, and a gift for making the technical understandable. |
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Saturday, February 20, 2021
Preservation of Documents, Photos and Digital Memories: Techniques for the Family Historian (Member Meetings)
10:00 am Virtual meeting; registration required
Connor Lee Graham, Supervisor of Archival Collections of the Delaware Public Archives, will discuss how to preserve a family historian's treasures: old photographs, documents, and digitized memories. The program will highlight cost effective steps for a home archivist to preserve family records.
Free and open to the public, registration required.
Connor Graham, CA is a processing archivist and manager of the Records Services department at Delaware Public Archives where she oversees DPA’s processing archivists, imaging archivist, and audiovisual archivist. Connor earned her bachelor’s degree in History and Political Science from the University of Delaware. She received her Master’s in Library and Information Science with a concentration in archival studies from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2016. She has been a staff member of Delaware Public Archives for eight years. In that time she has processed numerous collections, curated all of the exhibits since 2015, and has been the archival adviser on the Delaware Women’s Service Monument Committee and Delaware Women’s Suffrage Committee.
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Saturday, March 20, 2021
The Second World War (WWII): African American Involvement in the US Military (Member Meetings)
10:00 am Virtual meeting; registration required
Erwin Polk, Co-founder & V.P. Genealogy of the Delaware chapter of AAHGS, will talk about African American soldiers' participation in the U.S. Military during World War II, including the military units in which they served.
Erwin Polk was interviewed on “The Today Show” on July 3, 1993 about ancestors that fought in the American Revolution. He is a great grandson of a Buffalo Soldier that served from 1882 to 1892. 3X great grandmother Mary & her children were freed by a will in 1809 & appeared in the special Maryland Census for 1832. Her husband was listed in the 1850 Census.
Presentation is free and open to the public.
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Saturday, April 24, 2021
Genealogy of a Home: Using Land Records, Wills, Census and Newspapers to Trace Family (Member Meetings)
10:00 am Virtual meeting; registration required
Reese Robinson of the Delaware Genealogical Society will use case studies and resources from Delaware to trace a property using land records, as well as the people who owned that property.
Reese Robinson is a former DGS Vice President and Webmaster, and has given presentations on numerous topics, including Newspapers, Cemeteries, and Maps.
Free and open to the public, but registration required.
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