The local county courthouse or city hall were places where most of your ancestors visited at least a few times in their lives. They recorded deeds, marriages, and deaths. Their property was assessed and they paid taxes. Some petitioned for new roads or new services. These centers of local government hold countless records useful to genealogists and some of them are rarely used which is a loss for the historical narrative of your family. There is great value in getting out into the community where your ancestors once lived. An experience you’ll miss if you do all of your research from your desk.

Instructor will be Dina Carson.

Presentation:

Autosomal DNA is the most popular DNA used in genealogy. In this presentation, I plan to describe both the biological and genealogical traits of autosomal DNA, then to show both the value and limitations of tools that can be used, such as Ancestry thrulines and Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) chromosome browser. A case study of my NH Graham family will be used to demonstrate these principles.

Speaker:

Dorothy has been a genealogical researcher, teacher, lecturer and writer for more than seventeen years. She is a member of NEHGS, WISE, Boulder Genealogical Society & the Daughters of the American Revolution. She holds both BS & MS degrees in in Nutritional Biology from the Univ. of California and has taught for more than 3o years at Community College.  She is also a principal researcher and manager of the Coltrain Surname project at FTDNA.

This is an in-person meeting with a hybrid option. Please register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEldO2vrjoiG9NIVr-ZxSeJcffBEvgV5sGG

In early America, land was inexpensive and even those of humble circumstances could be landowners. These records used to be buried in the courthouse, but are now becoming more accessible as they go online. You will find land records to be rich in family history. As property was bought and sold, family relationships, locations and personal information were revealed in the documents created.

Instructor will be Karlene Ferguson, CG®.

The words Certified Genealogist and its acronym, CG, are a registered certification marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists®, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluation.