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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
The Most Important Map in NC History: Moseley (1733), A Hidden Gem by Tom Mangnuson
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center AND Online
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The Most Important Map in NC History: Moseley (1733), A Hidden Gem
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| Speaker Name: |
Tom Manguson |
| Date: |
07 February 2024 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center
Online via Zoom
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| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Presentation
There were not many maps of North Carolina in the 1700s, but those that do exist are very valuable in understanding the history of this region if you know what to look for. Moseley’s map was too expensive for general circulation when first printed; it was used as an arbiter of boundary lines. It does, though, show a great deal of Carolina history left out of the books for dubious reasons. It provides evidence of indigenous commerce which flew in the face of the image of infantile savages needed to rationalize land theft, and it shows evidence of extensive commerce in the Sounds not generally noted. Finally, it offers proof of the existence of “Thigpen’s Trace”, the most important road in Carolina History which North Carolina refuses to acknowledge. The presentation will exemplify each of these points while illuminating NC’s wonderful Quakers and their role in preserving NC’s Piedmont’s indigenous peoples.
Speaker Biography
Tom Magnuson is the founder and CEO of the Trading Path Association (TPA), 1999-2023. The TPA was a non-profit organization committed to finding and protecting remnants of the Contact Era in the southeast. It did so by finding the old trade routes of England’s first frontier, the “backcountry” of the southeast. In those old days people lived very near to paths, trails, and roads to keep informed by passing traffic. Our remaining archaeology, the heirlooms of our ancestors await discovery along and in proximity to these old routes.
Prior to founding the TPA, After military service, Magnuson enjoyed an unconventional high-tech career first in the integrated circuit industry and government service, and later in the software business. By education, a military historian, Magnuson stumbled on the importance of the old roads and the TPA’s methods for finding them while studying military geopolitics over forty years ago. Saving the remnants became possible only in the 1990s, with the development of landscape preservation initiatives. In 1998, when he learned of these initiatives, Magnuson left the software world and immediately formed the TPA to begin protecting the landmarks and artifacts of our common past.
Magnuson has a BA and MA from San Jose State University, and has done post graduate work at the Naval Postgraduate School and at Duke University. He has taught at Duke and other area institutions. He is founder and CEO of the Trading Path Association, on the Board of the Orange County Historical Museum, and a member of the Triangle Institute for Security Studies.
Online Access
D-OGS members will be emailed the Zoom link on the day of the meeting
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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Lost Cemeteries - Between Land Records & Genealogy by Edwin Averette
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom
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Lost Cemeteries - Between Land Records & Genealogy
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| Speaker Name: |
Edwin Averette |
| Date: |
04 October 2023 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center
Online via Zoom
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| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Presentation Topic
Modern technology such as aerial drones can be used along with traditional research methods to discover not only lost cemeteries, but also the location of home sites and other items of archaeological and historical interest.
Edwin will share about his research and use of technology to delve into the interrelationship between cemetery layout, land records, and family genealogy to figure out the probability of where lost people are buried across our landscape. Although his focus is on Eastern North Carolina, his methods can apply to any cemetery anywhere.
NOTE: For in-person attendees, please be aware that the speaker will be presenting remotely, but you can still come and chat with your fellow members.
Speaker Biography
Edwin D. Averette, III, a native of Craven County, is an individual with a passion for the arts and historical research. In 2021, he earned his Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from ECU, concentrating in Design, Photography, and Anthropology with a certificate in Archaeology. Throughout his academic journey, he developed a deep fascination for exploring the intricate connections between people, history, and landscapes. He has deep family roots in Craven County and Eastern North Carolina going back hundreds of years.
Through research in Eastern North Carolina, he has mapped out elements of the region's history, such as land grants, deeds, and cemeteries. He is dedicated to unearthing the stories and significance hidden within these often overlooked spaces. You may view Edwin's Senior Thesis which highlights some of the Eastern North Carolina cemeteries he has researched and photographed via the following link. https://art.ecu.edu/ug20/edwin-d-averette-iii/
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
Online information will be emailed to members on the day of the program.
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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Illegitimacy or Unmarried Ancestors by Ken Thomas
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom
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Illegitimacy or Unmarried Ancestors
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| Speaker Name: |
Ken Thomas |
| Date: |
06 September 2023 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center
Online via Zoom
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| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Presentation Topic
Births and marriages have not always been recorded making it difficult sometimes to determine a known ancestor's actual parents. Please join us on Wednesday, September 6 at 7:00 PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro, OR ONLINE via Zoom, to hear Ken Thomas present Illegitimacy or Unmarried Ancestors. This talk covers how you can determine if someone is perhaps born out of wedlock in the records, terms that appear in the records, what records there might be to document the situation, how DNA has helped verify some of his own ancestors and other case studies using GA and NC records. It is about the only such talk ever put together mostly because the speaker has so many personal examples.
For in-person attendees, please note the speaker will be presenting remotely but you can still come and chat with your fellow members.
Speaker Biography
Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., of Decatur, GA has been the weekly genealogy columnist for the Sunday Atlanta Journal-Constitution in Atlanta since 1977. Circulation is 300,000 plus online readers. His 46-year-long running column is the longest running genealogy column in the USA. He is a frequent lecturer on history and genealogy topics, especially on DNA and its use in genealogy.
He has deep roots in North Carolina as his father was from Charlotte. His direct material line goes through Franklin Co., NC in the 1700s. He is a descendant twice over of Benjamin and Phebe Barbee of Orange Co., NC, whose daughter moved to Muscogee County, Georgia around 1836, from whom Ken descends via his mother.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
Online information will be emailed to members on the day of the program.
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Saturday, July 15, 2023
Field Trip to the Durham County Public Library North Carolina Collection - New and Improved!
10:00 am to 11:00 am Durham County Main Library and Online via Zoom
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Field Trip to the Durham County Public Library North Carolina Collection - New and Improved!
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| Speaker Name: |
Library Staff |
| Date: |
15 July 2023 |
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Durham County Main Library
Online via Zoom
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| Address: |
300 N. Roxboro Street, Durham NC
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10:00AM - Noon, library is open 9:30AM - 5:00PM
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Presentation Topic
The North Carolina Room at the new Durham County Main Library (opened July 2021) offers an incredible selection of books, periodicals, and other materials of interest to anyone researching genealogy. As expected their Durham/Orange materials are comprehensive, but they also have resources for other NC counties, statewide resources, NC history, biography, books and file folders on specific families, newspapers on microfilm, and more. Even better, most materials are out on shelves you can freely browse. It's a genealogical paradise!
To highlight this collection, we are partnering with the library to provide an on-site visit Saturday July 15 with a formal presentation by the staff from 10AM to 11AM. The staff will give an overview of their resources, including ones that can be accessed over the internet, and will show examples of various holdings. Afterwards, those in person can stay and browse as long as they want (they are open until 5pm) and staff will be available for assistance.
Directions:
The library is in downtown Durham at 300 Roxboro Street. You can enter at any level and take the elevator to the 3rd floor. You will see the door to the NC collection across from the elevators, and there are information desks scattered all about if you need help.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
Online information will be emailed to members the day before the program.
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Dead Ends and Brick Walls: Utilizing Cluster Genealoy and Land Records to Uncover Hidden Ancestors
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom
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Dead Ends and Brick Walls: Utilizing Cluster Genealoy and Land Records to Uncover Hidden Ancestors
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| Speaker Name: |
Morgan Jackson |
| Date: |
07 June 2023 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center
Online via Zoom
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| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Presentation Topic
Are missing records or other issues causing dead ends and "brick walls" in your research? Cluster Genealogy is one method that can help. Cluster Genealogy is a tool where you expand your search beyond your ancestors by researching anyone you know who was associated with them since their records can mention people they knew or encountered. The genealogist Elizabeth Shown Mills called this type of research Friends Associates and Neighbors, or the FAN Club. Morgan will show examples of how he used these techniques to solve specific problems.
Speaker Biography
Morgan Jackson is a historian, author and researcher with a focus on the Moore County region of North Carolina. He won the 2019 NC Genealogical Society award for Excellence in Web Presence for his comprehensive website Moore County Wallaces http://moorecountywallaces.com .
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo. Access information will be emailed to D-OGS members on the day of the lecture.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023
50 Mostly "Hot off the Press" Websites You want to Check Out by Diane L. Richard
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom
| Presentation: |
50 Mostly "Hot off the Press" Websites You want to Check Out
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| Speaker Name: |
Diane L. Richard |
| Date: |
03 May 2023 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center
Online via Zoom
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| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Presentation Topic
There are many websites from around the world, some with a genealogy focus and others created by scholars, historians, individuals, and other entities that are relevant and leverageable by genealogists. Please join us on Wednesday, May 3 at 7:00 PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro, OR ONLINE via Zoom, to hear Diane L. Richard present 50 Mostly "Hot off the Press" Websites You want to Check Out. Having authored articles for Internet Genealogy since 2006, Diane has frequently written about off-the-beaten-track resources unfamiliar to most genealogists that they should check out. After the success of her talk “Fifty Overlooked Genealogical Resources in 50 Minutes,” she has rounded up even more of these less familiar and yet invaluable resources.
Speaker Biography
Diane L Richard, MEng & MBA, Mosaic Research and Project Management (MosaicRPM), http://www.mosaicrpm.com, has been doing genealogy research since 1987 and, since 2004, professionally focused on the records of North Carolina and southern states. She regularly contributes to Internet Genealogy. She has authored over 500 articles on genealogy topics. In 2019 she published, Tracing Your Ancestors — African American Research: A Practical Guide via Moorshead Publications. Since 2016 she has been the editor of the North Carolina Genealogical Society (NCGS) journal.
As a speaker, she has delivered webinars and in-person talks about the availability and richness of records documenting southerners, pursuing formerly enslaved ancestors and their descendants, genealogical research tips, techniques, tools and strategies, under-utilized resource collections [online and on-the-ground], and much more. She has appeared on Who Do You Think You Are? (Bryan Cranston episode).
She is co-leader of Tar Heel Discoveries, http://www.tarheeldiscoveries.com, started in 2018, which offers guided North Carolina genealogical research programs providing participants targeted, focused research assistance leading to new family discoveries. She is a board member of NC Historical Records Online (NCHRO) http://nchistoricalrecords.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public access to high-quality images of original records and other related information useful to researching North Carolina history and genealogy.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo. Access information will be emailed to D-OGS members on the day of the lecture.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Using DNA Name Triangulation to Find Cousins by Jon Smith
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom
| Presentation: |
Using DNA Name Triangulation to Find Cousins
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| Speaker Name: |
Jon Smith |
| Date: |
05 April 2023 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center
Online via Zoom
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| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
| Time: |
7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Presentation Topic
Do you use AncestryDNA or another service that shows your DNA matches? If so, do you find it frustrating when you and another person share a significant amount of DNA, but that person either does not have a tree or if they do you do not share a common ancestor, plus the person will not respond to your messages? AncestryDNA makes this situation more challenging because they do not tell you which segments overlap, just the quantity and the amount of shared centimorgans.
Fortunately with the technique of name triangulation, you can frequently determine your living cousin! (and it isn't very hard!). In this session, we will learn how to organize your DNA matches to use for a number of analysis techniques, applying simple tags to enable sorting into bins and leading you to a quick conclusion of where to start with the search for your cousin, then we will apply the "triangulation" of 3 tools at Ancestry, the 1950 census, obituary notices at Newspapers.com, and US Public Records (aka "the phone book") to quickly identify lots of living cousins.
Speaker Biography
Jon Smith Teaches genealogy courses at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland, including Discover Your Family History and Analytic Tools & Methods for Genealogy. His ancestors were some of the early settlers in North Carolina, and all his lines were here by 1789 – mostly in the western part of the state. He currently has a family tree containing 500,000 people!
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo. Access information will be emailed to D-OGS members on the day of the lecture.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Software for Tracking Genealogical Data – An Overview and Discussion
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom
| Presentation: |
Software for Tracking Genealogical Data – An Overview and Discussion
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| Speaker Name: |
D-OGS Members |
| Date: |
01 March 2023 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center
Online via Zoom
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| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Presentation Topic
There have been a number of "family tree" software programs over the years, both desktop and online. These are use not only to build your family trees but also to track your sources, evidence, and other notes. This meeting will be a review /demo of some of these programs, along with discussions about ones that you are using. This will be an interactive meeting, so anyone is welcome to discuss what they are using.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo. Access information will be emailed to D-OGS members on the day of the lecture.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Crimes Across Multiple Jurisdictions, Piedmont Outlaws - the Abbott Brothers by Diane L. Richard
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom
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Crimes Across Multiple Jurisdictions, Piedmont Outlaws -- the Abbott Brothers
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| Speaker Name: |
Diane L. Richard |
| Date: |
01 February 2023 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center
Online via Zoom
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| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
| Time: |
7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Presentation Topic
The legal jurisdiction for ancestors and events is critical in finding records needed for genealogy. Not only have the borders changed over time, but more commonly for various reasons people move to and/or conduct "business" in other jurisdictions and sometimes back again.
Let’s meet the four Abbott brothers, responsible for a one-family 18th-century crime spree. They did not limit their nefarious activities to their birth/resident county and are documented in records across the North Carolina piedmont and up into Virginia. We’ll pursue their activities through Pleas and Quarter Court Minutes, Superior Court Minutes, the Supreme Court, Federal Court, Treasurer and Comptroller Records, General Assembly records, and more, including Wake, Orange, Chatham, Johnston, Granville, the Hillsborough Superior Court District, and over the state line in Virginia. These boys got around and are documented in both civil and criminal actions. A timeline and symbols help us navigate who did what, where, and when to remind us of the disparate places where we can learn about the court’s activities even when the primary records are no longer extant or changes to jurisdiction occur.
Speaker Biography
Diane L Richard, MEng & MBA, Mosaic Research and Project Management (MosaicRPM), http://www.mosaicrpm.com, has been doing genealogy research since 1987 and, since 2004, professionally focused on the records of North Carolina and southern states. She regularly contributes to Internet Genealogy. She has authored over 500 articles on genealogy topics. In 2019 she published, Tracing Your Ancestors — African American Research: A Practical Guide via Moorshead Publications. Since 2016 she has been the editor of the North Carolina Genealogical Society (NCGS) journal.
As a speaker, she has delivered webinars and in-person talks about the availability and richness of records documenting southerners, pursuing formerly enslaved ancestors and their descendants, genealogical research tips, techniques, tools and strategies, under-utilized resource collections [online and on-the-ground], and much more. She has appeared on Who Do You Think You Are? (Bryan Cranston episode).
She is co-leader of Tar Heel Discoveries, http://www.tarheeldiscoveries.com, started in 2018, which offers guided North Carolina genealogical research programs providing participants targeted, focused research assistance leading to new family discoveries. She is a board member of NC Historical Records Online (NCHRO) http://nchistoricalrecords.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public access to high-quality images of original records and other related information useful to researching North Carolina history and genealogy..
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo. Access information will be emailed to D-OGS members on the day of the lecture.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Using Excel in Genealogy by Jon Smith
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Online via Zoom
| Presentation: |
Using Excel in Genealogy
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| Speaker Name: |
Jon Smith |
| Date: |
02 November 2022 |
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Online via Zoom
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Microsoft Excel provides numerous tools to help genealogy researchers organize and analyze data in their family trees. Please join us on Wednesday, November 2 at 7:00 PM ONLINE via Zoom to hear Jon Smith present “Using Excel in Genealogy”. Most family tree software packages do not provide organizational tools such as research logs, documentation logs, surname tables and easy, effective ways to highlight data. These same packages also do not provide analysis capabilities outside of their built-in functions, which may restrict the user from uncovering answers to brick walls or highlighting inconsistent data, due to the lack of easy visual analysis. In this presentation, Jon will walk through the steps on how to create tools and analytics to help you with your tree.
Speaker Biography
Jon Smith Teaches genealogy courses at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland, including Discover Your Family History and Analytic Tools & Methods for Genealogy. His ancestors were some of the early settlers in North Carolina, and all his lines were here by 1789 – mostly in the western part of the state. He currently has a family tree containing 500,000 people!
Directions:
ONLINE ONLY – no in-person gathering.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
ONLINE ACCESS INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED THE DAY OF THE PRESENTATION
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Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Audiovisual Materials at the State Archives of North Carolina by Vann Evans
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom
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Audiovisual Materials at the State Archives of North Carolina
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| Speaker Name: |
Vann Evans |
| Date: |
05 October 2022 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center
Online via Zoom
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| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Presentation Topic
We typically think of the State Archives in terms of paper, but they also have an extensive collection of audiovisual materials available to researchers. Please join us on Wednesday, October 5 at 7:00 PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro, OR ONLINE via Zoom, to hear Vann Evans present “Audiovisual Materials at the State Archives of North Carolina”. His presentation will focus on the development of the Archives' audiovisual collections, share some examples of materials and how they may be of interest to researchers or genealogists, and answer any questions researchers may have.
Speaker Biography
Vann Evans is the Audiovisual Materials archivist in the Special Collections Section at the State Archives of North Carolina, Office of Archives and History, N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. He oversees the development and acquisition of photographs, film, video, and audio recordings, their description, and accessibility to researchers. He began his career at the State Archives in 2007 and previously served as a supervisor in the Public Services Unit of the State Archives where he advised and assisted researchers.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo. Access information will be emailed to D-OGS members on the day of the lecture.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Freedom, Hard Times, and Tall Tales: Local Stories from WPA Slave Narratives by Andrienne Berney
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom (members only)
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Your North Carolina Family History Research Starts Here: An Introduction to Government & Heritage Collections and Resources
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| Speaker Name: |
Kelly Agan |
| Date: |
01 June 2022 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center
Online via Zoom (members only)
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| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Presentation Topic
Do you have ancestors from North Carolina but don’t know where to begin your research or what types of resources and records are available? Your research journey starts here! Please join us on Wednesday, June 1 at 7:00 PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro, OR ONLINE via Zoom, to hear Kelly Agan present “Your North Carolina Family History Research Starts Here: An Introduction to Government & Heritage Collections and Resources”. She will provide a comprehensive introduction to North Carolina family history research at the State Library of North Carolina Government & Heritage Library. Learn about the wide variety of records available for North Carolina, including state and county government records, newspapers, local heritage collections and publications, books on specific family histories, city directories, maps (and more) and where to find them, along with resources available in print and online from the Library.
Speaker Biography
Kelly Agan is the Reference Services Supervisor at the State Library of North Carolina’s Government & Heritage Library in Raleigh, North Carolina. She manages the library’s public services and a team of dedicated reference librarians. She has a background in public history and many years of experience in North Carolina historical research and reference service, digital collection and digital humanities development, and library outreach and educational programming.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo. Access information will be emailed to D-OGS members on the day of the lecture.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Freedom, Hard Times, and Tall Tales: Local Stories from WPA Slave Narratives by Andrienne Berney
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom (members only)
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Freedom, Hard Times, and Tall Tales: Local Stories from the WPA Slave Narrative Collection
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Adrienne Berney |
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04 May 2022 |
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OWASA Community Center
Online via Zoom (members only)
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400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
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Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Presentation Topic
The collection commonly known as the WPA Slave Narrative contains histories provided by formerly enslaved people undertaken by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration from 1936 to 1938. Twenty-one of those interviewed had lived in Durham and Orange Counties in slavery and/or freedom. Please join us on Wednesday, May 4 at 7:00 PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro, OR ONLINE via Zoom, to hear Andrienne Berney present “Freedom, Hard Times, and Tall Tales: Local Stories from the WPA Slave Narrative Collection”. Most recalled invasions by both Confederate and Union troops and conditions after emancipation. New online research tools allow us to build fuller biographies of some of these oral history subjects, including one Chapel Hill native who performed as an Ethiopian princess
Speaker Biography
Adrienne Berney serves as outreach coordinator for the State Archives of North Carolina. She has worked in statewide field services for history and collecting organizations for the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources since 2010 and joined the Archives’ staff in 2020. With a background as a museum objects curator and historian, Berney coordinates the Traveling Archivist Program, the Federation of N.C. Historical Societies, and DNCR’s Cultural Resources Emergency Support Team. She grew up in the Virginia mountains, attended the College of William & Mary as an undergraduate, and completed her doctorate as a Hagley Fellow at the University of Delaware.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo. Access information will be emailed to D-OGS members on the day of the lecture.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Infamous Characters, Notorious Villains: History of the Melungeon People by Heather Andolina
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom (members only)
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Infamous Characters, Notorious Villains: History of the Melungeon People
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Heather Andolina |
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06 April 2022 |
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OWASA Community Center
Online via Zoom (members only)
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400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
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Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Presentation Topic
The Melungeons were a mixed group of people who settled in Appalachia, some with origins in North Carolina and possibly Orange County. Please join us on Wednesday, April 6 at 7:00 PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro, OR ONLINE via Zoom, to hear Heather Andolina present “Infamous Characters, Notorious Villains: History of the Melungeon People”.After her grandmother was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, historian Heather Andolina began to uncover her unique genetic past and found that she is the decedent of a mysterious group of people known as Melungeon. Heather traveled all over the east coast in search for answers and discovered the haunting history of the Melungeon people, filled with their own folklore, heritage and heartbreaking tales of discrimination.
Speaker Biography
Heather Andolina is a historian with a Master's degree in history from Winthrop University. Her Master's thesis was published under the title "Haunted by Grief: How Spiritualism Offered Comfort and Stability in the Tragic Life of Mary Lincoln". She also authored historical essays for a number of websites. She has extensive museum, archival, and curatorial experience. She has previously worked at the Cincinnati History Museum in Cincinnati Ohio and the Wells Fargo Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo. Access information will be emailed to D-OGS members on the day of the lecture.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Granville County Resources for Researchers by Mark Pace
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom (members only)
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Granville County Resources for Researchers
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Mark Pace |
| Date: |
02 March 2022 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center
Online via Zoom (members only)
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400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Presentation Topic
Did you know that a good portion of old Orange County, including Hillsborough, was originally in Granville County? Did you know that when new counties were formed, the records almost always remained with the original county? The Orange County records that may help solve a brick wall could actually be recorded in Granville County. Please join us on Wednesday, March 2 at 7:00 PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro, OR ONLINE via Zoom, to hear Mark Pace, North Carolina Room Specialist at the Richard H. Thornton Library in Oxford, N. C, present “A Short History of Granville County and Resources Available for Genealogical and Local History Research at the North Carolina Room, Thornton Library, Oxford, North Carolina”.
Since the early 1960's the North Carolina Room at the Richard H. Thornton Library in Oxford has been an important and renowned source of genealogical materials and regional history. To put things in context, Mr. Pace will give a short history of the Granville County area and then discuss what the North Carolina Room is about and what it has available for perusal by researchers. He will also talk about some of the unique records and unusual items archived in the Room. Please join us for this informative program.
Speaker Biography
Mark Anthony Pace was born and raised in Henderson, Vance County, N. C. After graduating from Vance Senior High in 1979, he went to UNC - Chapel Hill, majoring in history. After finishing in 1984, he then switched direction, and worked as an art director and illustrator in the advertising profession in Raleigh, N. C. for 25 years. In 2004, he started his own freelance advertising and illustration company. For the past twelve years he has been the North Carolina Room Specialist at the Richard H. Thornton Library in Oxford, N. C. With a passion for researching local history and genealogy for over forty-five years, he considers it an honor to be the caretaker of one of North Carolina’s most celebrated local history libraries.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level. Masks are required for in-person meetings, and please do not attend if you could possibly be contagious.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo. Access information will be emailed to D-OGS members on the day of the lecture.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Unlocking the Life of an English Rose by Diane L. Richard
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm ONLY ONLY via Zoom
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Unlocking the Life of an English Rose: Don't Overlook Researching Your Immediate Family
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Diane L. Richard |
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02 February 2022 |
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Online via Zoom
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7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Topic
Think you know your mom? Our research skills aren't just for researching the long-ago
deceased, they can be used for 20th century research into a loved one. Please join us Wednesday, February 2, 2022 (that's 2-2-22!) at 7:00PM to hear professional genealogist Diane L. Richard present “Unlocking the Life of an English Rose: Don't Overlook Researching Your Immediate Family”. By the time one is an adult, we often assume that we know all there is to know about, say a mother, father, or grandparents. How wrong we might be. As genealogists, we sometimes get so focused on researching the long-ago deceased that we kind of skip over the individuals we lived with or frequently visited. Don't wait! Diane's talk shares her research into her mother after she died relatively young and before grandchildren, and bereft of memorabilia. It yielded some fun surprises about her youth, and this research is a work in progress.
Speaker Biography
Diane L Richard is the Principle of Mosaic Research and Project Management (MosaicRPM), www.mosaicrpm.com. She has M.E. and M.B.A. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). She has been doing genealogy research since 1987 and since 2004 professionally focused on the records of North Carolina, other Southern States and migration paths to the Mississippi River. She has researched NC roots for the popular TV show Who Do You Think You Are? and appeared on the Bryan Cranston episode.
Since 2006 she has authored almost 300 articles on genealogy topics for such publications as Internet Genealogy, Your Genealogy Today (was Family Chronicle), NCGS Journal, and local WCGS publications (newsletters and journal). Since 2010 she has been the editor of Upfront with NGS, the blog of the National Genealogical Society and published over 1700 posts. She is currently editor of the North Carolina Genealogical Society (NCGS) journal and Wake Treasures, the journal of the Wake County Genealogical Society.
She is a member of the national and local chapters of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the National Genealogical Society (NGS), NCGS, and the Wake County Genealogical Society (WCGS). She is a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG) and as a speaker she has done webinars (coast-to-coast), conference presentations (FGS, NGS, TxSGS, FxGS, NERGC, SCGS Jamboree, etc), workshops, and local meeting programs about the availability and richness of records documenting North Carolinians, genealogical research techniques and tips, under-utilized resource collections and much more.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
Access information will be emailed to you on the day of the lecture.
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Understanding Land Grants from Lord Granville by David McCorkle
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Online via Zoom
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Understanding Land Grants from Lord Granville
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David McCorkle |
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05 January 2022 |
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IMPORTANT - Our January 5 D-OGS meeting will be conducted ONLINE ONLY. We will resume our hybrid in-person/online meeting in February.
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Presentation Topic
From 1748 to 1776, all new land in the upper half of North Carolina (which included all of old Orange County) had to be obtained from Lord Granville instead of the King of England. Please join us ONLINE on Wednesday, January 5 at 7:00 PM to hear David McCorkle, land grant specialist, present “Understanding Land Grants from Lord Granville”. Vacant land in North Carolina was allocated by the 8 Lords Proprietors from its founding in 1663 until 1729 when 7 of them sold their rights back to the King. Lord Granville declined to sell his portion, resulting in the unusual situation where he controlled half of the land allocation in North Carolina while the King controlled the rest. This not only impacted North Carolina politics and history, but also the methods needed to find your ancestor's land. And, to top it off, you'll hear about scandals, corruption, skullduggery (literally), kidnapping, and even armed conflicts!
Speaker Biography
David McCorkle is the current President of the Durham-Orange Genealogical Society (D-OGS) and is a native of North Carolina with deep roots on many lines dating back to the 1700s. He created and maintains the free website http://nclandgrants.com which contains data and images for over 200,000 NC land grants issued from 1663 to 1960. He has given lectures and webinars to national, state, and local audiences.
Accessing the Presentation
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
Access information will be emailed to members on the day of the lecture.
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Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Apprentices, Orphans and Bastards by Mark Chilton
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Online via Zoom
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Apprentices, Orphans and Bastards
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Mark Chilton |
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03 November 2021 |
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IMPORTANT - Our November 3 D-OGS meeting will be conducted ONLINE ONLY due to our meeting room being unavailable on that date.
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Presentation Topic
Since their founding, one role of North Carolina county governments has been for the care and well-being of the less fortunate. Fortunately for genealogists there are many existing records of these efforts. Please join us ONLINE on Wednesday, November 3 at 7:00 PM to hear Mark Chilton, historian and Register of Deeds for Orange County, present “Apprentices, Orphans and Bastards: A look at some less well-known records of Orange County”. Although the focus will be on Orange County, these records exist for most North Carolina counties.
Speaker Biography
Mark Chilton is the Register of Deeds of Orange County, North Carolina. He has a bachelor's degree is Geography from UNC- Chapel Hill and a law degree from NC Central University. As Register of Deeds, he has been working to make old Orange County records more accessible, both by putting more of them on the internet and by creating new search tools - including some that he will be presenting at this meeting.
Accessing the Presentation
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
Access information will be emailed to you on the day of the lecture.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
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Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Researching Military History by Monica and Martin Fleming
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom (members only)
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Researching Military History
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Monica and Martin Fleming |
| Date: |
06 October 2021 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center
Online via Zoom (members only)
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400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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We are continuing with our "hybrid" monthly meetings, both in-person meetings and online. Masks are required for in-person meetings, and please do not attend if you could possibly be contagious.
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Presentation Topic
Military records are a great source of genealogical information. Please join us on Wednesday, October 6 at 7:00 PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro, OR ONLINE via Zoom, to hear Monika and Martin Fleming present “Researching Military Records”. This presentation includes information on military records for Korea, WWII, WWI, Spanish American War, and Civil War. The speakers will share examples of the types of records found and where they are available online and from government agencies.
Speaker Biography
Monika Fleming recently retired as chair of the Historic Preservation Program at Edgecombe Community College in Tarboro. She taught at the college for 40 years in English, humanities and history. She has a BA in English and Journalism from East Carolina University. She also earned her MA in English from ECU and then went back for further study towards an MA in history. Considered by many in the area to be the “local historian” she wrote a monthly column on local history for the Daily Southerner for over seven years and for the Tarboro magazine for the past five years. She has written five books on Edgecombe and Nash County history. She lives in the historic district in Tarboro with her husband Martin and their rescue dogs.
Martin Fleming, an Ohio native, moved to NC in 1995 after teaching in Nebraska, Ohio and West Virginia. He worked at several middle and high schools in Eastern NC as a counselor and teacher for 20 years. His passion in military history has led to his visiting most military historic sites/battlefields on the east coast and mid-west. He worked for several years as a seasonal park ranger at Gettysburg, Petersburg, and Ft. Laramie. He earned his degrees at University of Nebraska Lincoln, Chadron State and Akron University.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo. Access information will be emailed to you on the day of the lecture.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Why the Scots-Irish Immigrated to America by John Miles
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom (members only)
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Why the Scots-Irish Immigrated to America
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John Miles |
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01 September 2021 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center |
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400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
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Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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We are continuing with our "hybrid" monthly meetings, both in-person meetings and online. Masks are required for in-person meetings, and please do not attend if you could possibly be contagious.
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Presentation Topic
Many settlers in North Carolina as well as other parts of the county are of Scots-Irish descent. Please join us on Wednesday, September 1 at 7:00 PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro, OR ONLINE via Zoom, to hear Scottish descent and expert John Miles present “Why the Scots-Irish Immigrated to America”. Scots-Irish Americans are descendants of Presbyterian and other Protestant Dissenters from various parts of Ireland, but usually from the province of Ulster, who migrated to North America during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Most of these emigres from Ireland had originally been settlers from England and Scotland who had gone to Ireland to seek economic opportunities and freedom from the control of the Anglican Church of England & the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Speaker Biography
John Miles is a retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel and former college professor who now writes and delivers lectures about historical topics to groups. He has presented lectures to multiple Scottish Highland Games, Celtic Festivals, and military units. In addition to highland games and military organizations, he also gives historical presentations at various retirement homes, Genealogical Societies and libraries in the Carolinas.
In addition to his novel Magnus Saga Beyond Vinland, John is a multiple-time published author in professional journals and periodicals that cover history. These magazines include the Marine Corps Gazette, American frontiersman, The Highlander, Military History, Ireland’s Own, Scotland Magazine, and Military History Quarterly.
He holds or has held membership in the following organizations; Clan Gillean USA, Clan Donnachaidh USA, The Scottish American Military Society (SAMS), Scottish American Society Palm Beach, FL, the St. Andrew’s Society of Albany, NY, and the Scottish American Society of Tidewater, VA.
He received his Master of Arts degree in Military Studies from American Military University and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology with a minor in History from Texas A&M University.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Online Access
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo. Access information will be emailed to you on the day of the lecture.
Recording
This lecture will be recorded and made available on the member-only section of the D-OGS website.
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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Stroll Through Ledgers and Explore Ancestors’ Everyday Lives by Diane L. Richard
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center (public) and Online via Zoom (members only)
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Stroll Through Ledgers and Explore Ancestors’ Everyday Lives
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Diane L. Richard |
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07 July 2021 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center |
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400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
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Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Presentation Topic
Business/organization ledgers document everyday business transactions that involved our families and can uncover information about their life as well as genealogical clues. Please join us on Wednesday, July 7 at 7:00 PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro, OR ONLINE via Zoom, to hear Diane L. Richard present “Stroll Through Ledgers and Explore Ancestors’ Everyday Lives”. We’ll discuss many different kinds of ledgers as kept by these businesses, what we can learn from these ledgers, and how we can locate them. Besides placing individuals and families in space and time, relationship information is sometimes noted -- family, an employer/employee, enslaver/enslaved – as well as life events, FPOC, enslaved, and so much more! Some ledger types we’ll explore are the following: Physician, General Store, Distillery, Lawyer, Livery, Blacksmith, Cotton/Tobacco Pickers, Midwife, Mill Operator (Textile, Lumber, Saw, Grist, etc), Pharmacy, Port-related, rural Post Office, Farm, Renters, Sanitorium, Tolls/Bridge/Ferry, Undertaker, etc., from the 18th to 20th-centuries. Don’t assume that your ancestors will not be listed!
Speaker Biography
Diane L Richard is the Principle of Mosaic Research and Project Management (MosaicRPM), www.mosaicrpm.com. She has M.E. and M.B.A. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). She has been doing genealogy research since 1987 and since 2004 professionally focused on the records of North Carolina, other Southern States and migration paths to the Mississippi River. She has researched NC roots for the popular TV show Who Do You Think You Are? and appeared on the Bryan Cranston episode.
Since 2006 she has authored almost 300 articles on genealogy topics for such publications as Internet Genealogy, Your Genealogy Today (was Family Chronicle), NCGS Journal, and local WCGS publications (newsletters and journal). Since 2010 she has been the editor of Upfront with NGS, the blog of the National Genealogical Society and published over 1700 posts. She is currently editor of the North Carolina Genealogical Society (NCGS) journal and Wake Treasures, the journal of the Wake County Genealogical Society.
She is a member of the national and local chapters of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the National Genealogical Society (NGS), NCGS, and the Wake County Genealogical Society (WCGS). She is a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG) and as a speaker she has done webinars (coast-to-coast), conference presentations (FGS, NGS, TxSGS, FxGS, NERGC, SCGS Jamboree, etc), workshops, and local meeting programs about the availability and richness of records documenting North Carolinians, genealogical research techniques and tips, under-utilized resource collections and much more.
Directions
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level. Our in-person meeting is free and open to the public.
Online Access - D-OGS Members Only
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
Access information will be emailed to members on the day of the lecture.
Recording
This lecture will not be recorded due to the speaker's contractual obligations, so it can only be viewed at the scheduled time.
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Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Planting Roots: Building Online Family Trees and GPS-ing Family Graves by Taneya Koonce
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm ONLINE
IMPORTANT - Our June D-OGS meeting will be conducted ONLINE ONLY. The meeting link will be emailed around noon on the day of the lecture.
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Presentation Topic
We're used to traditional "roots" in genealogy, so now it's time to learn more about modern techniques. Please join us ONLINE on Wednesday, June 2 at 7:00 PM to hear Taneya Y. Koonce, MSLS, MPH, present “Planting Roots: Building Online Family Trees and GPS-ing Family Graves”. In this two-part presentation, you will 1) learn how to leverage both Ancestry Public Member Trees and the FamilySearch Family Tree with maximum efficiency for genealogy research sharing and 2) gain insight into the potential BillionGraves offers for precisely identifying family burial locations.
Speaker Biography
Taneya Koonce is an enthusiastic genealogist with a long-standing passion for exploring family history and more than 20 years of professional expertise in information science, research, and information organization. Through her initiative, the Academy of Legacy Leaders™, Taneya provides solutions that aid genealogy and family history enthusiasts in implementing strategic and systematic approaches to save, organize, and preserve family history, so they can focus on being leaders in sharing family memories & legacies over generations. Taneya also volunteers extensively in the genealogy community and is currently serving as President of the Nashville Chapter of the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society.
Accessing the Presentation
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
Access information will be emailed to you on the day of the lecture.
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Using Funeral Programs to Inform Genealogy Research by Renate Yarborough Sanders
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm ONLINE
Presentation Topic
Funeral Programs are often rich with genealogical information. Please join us ONLINE on Wednesday, May 5 at 7:00 PM to hear Renate Yarborough Sanders present “Using Funeral Programs to Inform Genealogy Research”. In this talk, the presenter will dissect the parts of commonly used funeral programs, and model how to extract important genealogical information and clues from these valuable documents.
Speaker Biography
Renate Yarborough Sanders has been engaged in genealogy research since 1997 and has been giving genealogy related presentations, to a variety of audiences, since 2012. She is the descendant of formerly-enslaved ancestors, as well as enslavers and free people of color. Renate is the author of two blogs: “ Into the LIGHT”, which focuses on her own family history; and, “Genea-Related”, which is a platform for presenting a variety of information of genealogical interest. Renate also produces a “(Mostly) African-American Funeral Programs” online database, in which she publishes vital data extracted from funeral programs. For a more extensive bio, please email Renate at yarsan@aol.com.
Accessing the Presentation
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
Access information will be emailed to members on the day of the lecture.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Making English Connections by Bob Dawes
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm ONLINE
Presentation Topic
Do you have English ancestors? Please join us ONLINE on Wednesday, April 14 at 7:00 PM to hear Bob Dawes present “Making English Connections”. This presentation will provide an overview of the English geographic and record structure. It will itemize the best free and paid websites to use for English research. It concludes with a case study which demonstrates how to use the resources discussed.
Speaker Biography
Bob is a retired technology industry executive who got turned onto genealogy in the early nineties. He enjoys combining technology and travel to research his family. Bob and his wife, Barbara also an avid genealogist, have traveled throughout North America and the United Kingdom in pursuit of their ancestors. Their most recent trip was to Scotland for thirty-five days in the falloff 2019 where they filled in for the staff at the Buchan Family History Centre, in Peterhead, for a week. Bob is a past chair of Quinte Branch - OGS and has given presentations to many branches and conferences. He currently coordinates their IT and database activity.
Accessing the Presentation
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
Access information will be emailed to members on the day of the lecture.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Using City Directories as a Genealogical Aid by Jeff Houser
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm ONLINE
IMPORTANT - Our March D-OGS meeting will be conducted ONLINE ONLY.
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Presentation Topic
City Directories are an often-overlooked genealogical tool. Please join us ONLINE on Wednesday, March 3 at 7:00 PM to hear Jeff Houser present “Using City Directories as a Genealogical Aid”. Jeff will cover what city directories are, what is contained in them, and how they can be used for genealogical and historical research projects as well as the interesting tidbits that can be found in the directories! Jeff will also give specific examples, including how they can be used in conjunction with other resources.
Speaker Biography
Jeff Houser is originally from New England and moved to Charlotte in 2007. He soon became fascinated with the area's long history and began working on historical research projects as a hobby. This interest led to him connecting with the Mecklenburg Genealogical Society and has been a member since 2013. He is the current President of the Society and has also served on its Board of Directors. He has a full-time job in the engineering field and in his spare time, regularly works on research projects and finding new adventures that he and his two beagle dogs can go on together.
Accessing the Presentation
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
Access information will be emailed to members on the day of the lecture.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Family Legends and Stories: What to Believe by Ken Thomas
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm ONLINE
Everyone has family stories passed down through the generations, but how do we know what is real and what is fiction? Please join us ONLINE on Wednesday, February 3 at 7:00 PM to hear Ken Thomas present “Family Legends and Stories: What to Believe”. Ken is a historian, genealogist, and author, and writes a long-running genealogy column for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Using his own family research as an example, Ken will take the audience on a memorable and informative tour on great family myths in many families. Employing his over 50 years’ experience as a genealogist, Ken uses examples in research on what to look for, how to interpret, and helpful tips. This presentation is full of humor and information beneficial to the experienced and beginner family genealogist.
Speaker Biography
Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr., is a native of Columbus, Georgia, and a graduate of Emory University. He has had an interest in genealogy since the early 1960s when he was in high school. From 1973 until his retirement in 2006 he was Historian in the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Atlanta, Ga., working with the National Register of Historic Places. That state job had no connection to his genealogy work or his free-lance work with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Through his work on the genealogy of Governor and President Jimmy Carter, his genealogy expertise came to the attention of the AJC staff, and thus the column was born. As of 2021 for 44 years, it is the longest-running genealogy column in the United States.
Ken has published two books, Columbus, Georgia, in Vintage Postcards and Fort Benning, Images of America series. He has served or is serving on numerous boards, including the Georgia Historical Society; the Dekalb History Center; the Wren's Nest; Friends of Georgia Archives and History; Georgia Postcard Club, President; and Georgia Professional Genealogists.
Ken became a Fellow of the Society of Georgia Archivists in 2009. He is the recipient of the Governor's Award in the Humanities, the Sarah Turner Butler Heritage Award from the Historic Columbus Foundation, the Georgia Historical Society's John McPherson Berrien Lifetime Achievement Award, a Lifetime Achievement/Legacy Award from Historic Westville; Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council (GHRAC) award; National Genealogical Society's "The President's Citation" and several awards for advocacy.
Ken has a genealogy website and is a frequent lecturer on genealogy and history He lives in Decatur, Ga. To visit Ken’s website Ken Thomas on Genealogy go to: http://www.kenthomasongenealogy.com/
Accessing the Presentation
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
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Wednesday, January 6, 2021
ow Your Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Probably Made A Living – Tools of the Trade
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm ONLINE
IMPORTANT - Our January D-OGS meeting will be conducted ONLINE ONLY. Please see additional information at the end of this email.
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Presentation Topic
Please join us ONLINE on Wednesday, January 6 at 7:00 PM to hear D-OGS V-P and newsletter editor Richard Ellington present “How Your Great-Great-Great-Grandfather Probably Made A Living – Tools of the Trade”. This program will focus on what the early Europeans found here and how they set about making a new life in the New World. He will discuss and illustrate many tools and techniques they used to start a new life. He will also talk about how the new conditions forced them to be creative in successfully establishing themselves here.
Speaker Biography
Richard was born in 1945 and raised in Carrboro. His father Carl Ellington was a prominent building contractor for many years in the Chapel Hill community. His mother Beulah Dillehay and her family moved here from Durham about 1912 so his grandfather could work in the Durham Hosiery Mill #4, now known as Carr Mill Mall. The Dillehay family lived across the street from the mill until the mill closed during the Depression.
Richard retired at the end of 2010 from UNC-Chapel Hill after 43 years in the IT division. He was conferred the Order of the Long Leaf Pine for his many years of outstanding public service to the people and State of North Carolina.
He has been a member of Durham-Orange Genealogical Society since 1992 and has served as President, Vice-President/Program Chair and newsletter editor for several years.
Richard is a founding member of the Lincoln High/Chapel Hill High Community Service Grant committee. This group is working to foster bridge-building between the high school communities that were legally segregated from each other for many years. This committee works to make some small financial grants to high school seniors in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro community who are working in their neighborhoods to build trust and promote interaction among all peoples.
He is a past President and long-time board member of the Chapel Hill Historical Society and is deeply interested in saving, promoting, preserving and presenting the history and heritage of our area. He sees exciting times ahead for the society.
Accessing the Presentation
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
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Wednesday, November 4, 2020
A British View of the American Revolution by Dr. Hugh Dussek
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Location: Your computer
IMPORTANT - Our November D-OGS meeting will be conducted ONLINE ONLY. Please see additional information at the end of this email.
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Presentation Topic
The Carolinas played a significant role in the British attempts to win the American War of Independence. The resistance of determined Patriots, and the inability of Britain to reestablish royal control in the Carolinas, ultimately led to the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. Please join us ONLINE on Wednesday, November 4 at 7:00 PM to hear history professor and native Londoner Dr. Hugh Dussek present A British View of the American Revolution. This presentation examines the American Revolution and the developments in the Carolinas during the later stages of the war - focusing on a British perspective.
Speaker Biography
Originally from London, England, Hugh Dussek has lived in Charlotte, North Carolina, for over twenty-five years. Hugh holds a doctoral degree in history from Union Institute & University in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a professor at Central Piedmont in Charlotte, where he teaches courses on world civilizations and American history. Hugh serves on the Board of Trustees for The Charlotte Museum of History, and gives presentations in the community and on television about American, British and local history.
Accessing the Presentation
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use. You do not need a microphone or video camera - just speakers and a screen, but it will be easier to ask questions if you have a microphone. There is an option to call in via telephone, but note in most cases the presentation assumes you can see the slides or demo.
We encourage you to test your device prior to the meeting to make sure the Zoom software works properly. To do this, go to https://zoom.us/test and click [Join]. Detailed instructions on will be provided prior to the presentation.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2020
D-OGS ONLINE Weds August 5 @ 7:00PM - "Show and Tell" /Genealogy Roadshow - anyone can present!
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Location: Your computer
Our August D-OGS meeting will feature … you! We always reserve August for short member presentations, and since this will be online we are no longer restricted to local members. Join us on Wednesday August 5th at 7:00PM ONLINE to view and/or give presentations. These have always been some of the more interesting and interactive meetings, and being online will only enhance that.
Members can present information about their research, findings, or anything of interest to our group. We generally allow no more than 10 or 15 minutes per presentation, but can go longer depending on the number of requests. If you are interested in presenting, please send an email to vicepresident@dogsnc.org as soon as possible with your topic and approximate time so we can make sure you will have a time slot - don't be shy!
You will have a variety of options for your presentation – it doesn't have to be a formal Powerpoint. You can simply share your screen and show us what you want – photos, videos, documents, etc. You can also just to a "talking head" presentation, or even audio only. Whichever way you choose, we will be available to test it out ahead of time to avoid any glitches. Unlike our more format presentations, we will allow all attendees to show themselves on video if they so choose, and will encourage a more interactive format.
Accessing the Presentation
We will be using the popular Zoom software which runs on PCs and Macs, as well as mobile devices like phones and tablets. It will be free for you to use.
We encourage you to test your device prior to the meeting to make sure the Zoom software works properly. To do this, go to https://zoom.us/test and click [Join]. Detailed instructions on will be provided prior to the presentation.
Please note we are aware of issues related to unwelcome guests disrupting meetings and other security concerns, and have taken the necessary precautions. Because of that and limitations of the number of attendees we are allowing only active members and for those with memberships that have expired in the past year. We will revisit this decision on a case-by-case basis each month.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Finding and Understanding NC Court Records by David McCorkle
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Location: Your computer
IMPORTANT - Our June D-OGS meeting will be conducted ONLINE ONLY. Please check your email for additional information
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Presentation Topic
Courts 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. Please join us ONLINE on Wednesday, June 3 at 7:00PM to hear David McCorkle present Finding and Understanding NC Court Records. 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.
Speaker Biography
David McCorkle is the current President of the Durham-Orange Genealogical Society (D-OGS) and is a native of North Carolina with deep roots on many lines dating back to the 1700s. He created and maintains the free website http://nclandgrants.com which contains data and images for over 200,000 NC land grants issued from 1663 to 1960. He has given lectures and webinars to national, state, and local audiences. |
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Our May meeting will be online only.
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Location: Your computer
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Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Our April meeting will be online only.
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Location: Your computer
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Wednesday, March 4, 2020
March 2020 D-OGS Meeting: Higher Education: What’s land got to do with it?
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Duke Homestead
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Higher Education: What’s land got to do with it?
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George Thomas |
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04 March 2020 |
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Duke Homestead |
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2828 Duke Homestead Rd, Durham, NC |
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Map to Duke Homestead |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Description:
Few of us have heard of the time when the citizens of now Stanly County almost lost their hard-earned lands to a scheme aimed at funding UNC- Chapel Hill - our state’s first university. And, as events unfold, we learn that some of these folks had earlier come from Orange County. Please join us on Wednesday, March 4 at 7:00PM at Duke Homestead, 2828 Duke Homestead Rd, Durham, NC to hear George Thomas present Higher Education: What’s land got to do with it?. George will share an intriguing story of family and of governmental oversight reaching back to a king’s speculative order encouraging the early development of our state’s western reaches. George’s narrative also converges with stories of gold, the burning of Washington D. C. and of a woman who happened to be one of the state’s largest landowners.
Speaker Autobiography:
I remember my first visit to NC archives following my father’s passing in 1995. Not knowing what to do or how to begin, I was oblivious to the chuckles from the information desk when I extended a greeting …“hello, I’m George Thomas and I’m here to find everything I can about my family.” Both of my parents are rooted in Cabarrus, Stanly, and Union counties and as for me, I grew up in Charlotte. My many trips digging into the various collections housed at archives has given me a solid understanding of the places where my people once lived. Now retired after 34 years in education, I find joy in telling stories revealed from little known legal sources. For me it’s all in the challenge of putting the meat back on the bones of forgotten communities from my distant past. My stories can be found at http://rockyrivernc.com. I’ve also grown especially fond of all things related to land. I’ve mapped many miles of land grants and deeds and have digitized my plat maps along with corresponding title histories for public consumption. As you will learn from my presentation, understanding land in my neck of the woods is no easy task.
All Durham-Orange Genealogical Society meetings are free and open to the public.
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Wednesday, February 5, 2020
February 2020 D-OGS Meeting: Using Maps and Mapping Tools in Genealogy
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA
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Usings Maps and Mapping Tools in Genealogy
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David McCorkle |
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05 February 2020 |
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OWASA Community Center |
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400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
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Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Description:
It's great to find the exact location or at least general area where you ancestors lived on a modern map, but that alone is only part of the story. Please join us on Wednesday, February 5, at 7:00PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro, NC to hear D-OGS President David McCorkle present Using Maps and Mapping Tools in Genealogy. In addition to helping find your ancestor's home, maps can provide clues to questions like where to find county and state records, who were their neighbors, what migration routes they used, why they might have settled in that area, what church they attended, where they are buried, what newspapers to search, and much more. David will discuss the many historical and modern maps available online, where to find them, and how to use them. He will also discuss and demonstrate various mapping tools that allow you to combine different types of maps and data to help with your research.
Speaker Biography:
David McCorkle is the current President of the Durham-Orange Genealogical Society (D-OGS) and is a native of North Carolina with deep roots on many lines dating back to the 1700s. He created and maintains the free website http://nclandgrants.com which contains data and images for over 200,000 NC land grants issued from 1663 to 1960. He has given lectures and webinars to national, state, and local audiences.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level..
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Dec 2019 D-OGS 24th Annual Birthday Party
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Golden Corral, HW 55, Durham, NC
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D-OGS Annual Birthday Party |
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04 December 2019 |
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Golden Corral |
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5006 Apex Highway 55, Durham, NC |
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Golden Corral |
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6:00 - 8:00 pm |
Program Description:
Bring yourself and a guest and join us for some fun times at our 24th Annual Birthday Party at the Golden Corral, 5006 Apex Highway 55, Durham, NC, on WEDNESDAY December 4 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. There will be no formal speakers, so we will have time to share a meal and get to know each other. We will also have fun with our traditional geneaolgy/NC triva quiz where you can earn prizes. This will also be our annual meeting to elect new board members.
All D-OGS meetings are free and open to the public. Simply purchase your meal and join us in the restaurant's meeting room!
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Wednesday, November 6, 2019
November 2019 D-OGS Meeting: Revolutionary War County Records at the State Archives
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Duke Homestead
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Tracing your Revolutionary War Ancestor in the County Records at the State Archives of NC
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Alison Thurman |
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06 November 2019 |
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Duke Homestead |
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2828 Duke Homestead Rd, Durham, NC |
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Map to Duke Homestead |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Description:
When researching Revolutionary War ancestors, we tend to deal with national and state military records. Did you know there is a rich collection of documents at the county level which can also be useful? Please join us on Wednesday, November 6 at 7:00PM at Duke Homestead, 2828 Duke Homestead Rd, Durham, NC to hear Alison Thurman from the State Archives of North Carolina present Tracing your Revolutionary War Ancestor in the County Records at the State Archives of NC. She will focus on records created on a county level in NC during the Revolutionary War and how to utilize the information they contain, whether it be used for proving an ancestor's patriotic service or providing a window into their daily life during the war. Although some types of records are specific to North Carolina, others can apply to other colonial states.
Speaker Biography:
If you've researched at the State Archives in the past few years you've probably been helped by Alison. She is a native of Kinston, NC, and graduated from Meredith College in Raleigh with a BA in History. She then pursued her interest in the archival field at NC State University, graduating with a Master's degree in Public History. She has worked at the State Archives for twenty one years and as a reference archivist in the Search Room for twelve years. She loves assisting researchers with historical and genealogical puzzles. She is also the mother of a very energetic five year old who wanted to play dinosaur the last time he visited the Search Room - never a dull moment!.
All Durham-Orange Genealogical Society meetings are free and open to the public.
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019
September 2019 D-OGS Meeting: Ringing the School Bell, Carrboro Schools from Jim Crow to Integration
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA
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Ringing the School Bell: Carrboro Area Schools from Jim Crow to Integration
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Richard Ellington |
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02 October 2019 |
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OWASA Community Center |
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400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
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Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Description:
Schools in the Carrboro area were formed in the early 20th century during the Jim Crow era with separate facilities for blacks and whites. Please join us on Wednesday, October 2 at 7:00PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro, NC to hear local historian and long-time D-OGS member Richard Ellington discuss the history and differences between these two school systems that existed simultaneously in Orange County. He will show photographs to illustrate those differences.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Speaker Biography:
Richard has been a member of D-OGS since 1992. He has been President & Vice-President for several terms and is currently newsletter editor. His family connections go deep in central NC with Ellington, Cole, Brown, Cheek, Dillehay and several other family lines.
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Wednesday, September 4, 2019
September 2019 D-OGS Meeting - Using Church Records for Genealogy Research
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA
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Using Church Records for Genealogy Research
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Diane L. Richard |
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04 September 2019 |
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OWASA Community Center |
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400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
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Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Description:
Discovering where denominational records are held, what might be available, and how to access them can challenge us. Please join us on Wednesday, September 4 at 7:00PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro, NC to hear nationally acclaimed speaker Diane L. Richard discuss how you can find and use these records for your genealogical research.
Helpful finding materials are being published or placed online to assist in non-secular research. Fortunately, we also find online archives (digitized records) of religious records we can access from home. This increased access to these incredibly valuable and insightful records enriches our family history research. Let’s explore how to research the spiritual affiliations and faith-based lives of our ancestors. General resources and strategies will be discussed as well as some specifics regarding Methodist, Quaker, Baptist, Moravian, Presbyterian, and the records of other denominations.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Speaker Biography:
Diane L Richard is the Principle of Mosaic Research and Project Management (MosaicRPM), www.mosaicrpm.com. She has M.E. and M.B.A. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). She has been doing genealogy research since 1987 and since 2004 professionally focused on the records of North Carolina, other Southern States and migration paths to the Mississippi River. She has researched NC roots for the popular TV show Who Do You Think You Are? and appeared on the Bryan Cranston episode.
Since 2006 she has authored almost 300 articles on genealogy topics for such publications as Internet Genealogy, Your Genealogy Today (was Family Chronicle), NCGS Journal, and local WCGS publications (newsletters and journal). Since 2010 she has been the editor of Upfront with NGS, the blog of the National Genealogical Society and published over 1700 posts. She is currently editor of the North Carolina Genealogical Society (NCGS) journal and Wake Treasures, the journal of the Wake County Genealogical Society.
She is a member of the national and local chapters of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the National Genealogical Society (NGS), NCGS, and the Wake County Genealogical Society (WCGS).
She is a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG) and as a speaker she has done webinars (coast-to-coast), conference presentations (FGS, NGS, TxSGS, FxGS, NERGC, SCGS Jamboree, etc), workshops, and local meeting programs about the availability and richness of records documenting North Carolinians, genealogical rese
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Wednesday, August 7, 2019
August 2019 D-OGS Meeting - Member Show and Tell / Genealogy Roadshow
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA
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Member Show and Tell / Genealogy Roadshow
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D-OGS Members |
| Date: |
07 August 2018 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center |
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400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Description:
Want to know what D-OGS members have been up to this past year? Join us on Wednesday, August 7 2019, 7:00PM, at OWASA Community Center for our annual "Show and Tell - Genealogy Roadshow" event.
Members can present information about their research, findings, or anything of interest to our group. We generally give 10 to 15 minutes per presentation. If you are interested in presenting, please send an email to vicepresident@dogsnc.org as soon as possible so we can make sure you will have a time slot – it's filling up fast!
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Saturday, July 20, 2019
Digitizing Documents and Objects for Genealogy
10:30 am to 12:30 pm Chapel Hill Public Library - Meeting Room A
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Digitizing Documents and Objects for Genealogy
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Various |
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20 July 2019 |
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Chapel Hill Public Library Meeting Room A |
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100 Library Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 |
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10:30AM to 12:30PM |
Presentation Description:
Digitization always you to preserve the original sources used in genealogical research, as well as easily sharing them with other researchers. We will give a brief overview of digitization, followed by demonstrations of various devices, software, and techniques you can use. Feel free to bring a document or object and we can show you how to digitize it. We will have copy stand, a digital camera controlled by a PC, a slide scanner, and other tools and techniques.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Daniel Bills: A Man for His Time and Place
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center
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Daniel Bills: A Man for His Time and Place: How this Quaker 4X-great grandfather made his mark on the world and the sources that surprised me.
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Ann Myhre |
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05 June May 2019 |
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OWASA Community Center |
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400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
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7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Description:
Genealogical research involves using many sources. Many are commonly known and covered in books and lectures, but others can be surprising and could help with your own research. Join us on Wednesday, June 5 at 7:00PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro to hear D-OGS member Ann Myhre discuss her research into her Quaker 4th great grandfather Daniel Bills, and tell how he this made his mark on the world and the sources that surprised her.
Speaker Biography:
Long-time D-OGS member Ann Myhre began writing about her family in the 8th grade. She has two degrees in Biology from East Tennessee State University and a BS in Science Education from NCSU. History was not on her list of priorities until about 1998, when her mother-in-law died and left piles of genealogical material from both sides of her husband's family. Since then she's worked on both families, including research in several US states and in libraries in Norway and Ulster. She is a member of three lineage societies and numerous other societies covering areas of interest.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road
heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the
facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
New and New-ish DNA Tools
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center
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New and New-ish DNA Tools
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| Speaker Name: |
David McCorkle |
| Date: |
01 May 2019 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center |
| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
| Time: |
7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Description:
Has it been a while since you last looked at your DNA results? There have been a number of helpful tools introduced both recently and over the past few years to assist with your analysis. Join us on Wednesday, May 1 at 7:00PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro to hear D-OGS President David McCorkle review some of these and show how to use them. After a quick introduction to autosomal DNA testing (e.g. ancestryDNA or Family Finder), we will show tools like DNA Painter, new options in ancestryDNA like ThruLines and color coding, and various browser extensions that help sort things out. Feel free to bring information on your own favorite tools, especially if they have helped you solve problems.
Speaker Biography:
David is the current President of D-OGS and is a native of North Carolina with deep roots. All of his father's ancestral lines settled in present-day Union County prior to 1800. He created and maintains the free website http://nclandgrants.com which contains data and images for over 200,000 NC land grants issued from 1663 to 1960.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road
heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the
facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
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Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Proving Colonial Migration of Mountain Ancestors Using Various Techniques
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center
| Presentation: |
Proving Colonial Migration of Mountain Ancestors Using Various Techniques |
| Speaker Name: |
Lisa Laws |
| Date: |
03 April 2019 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center |
| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
| Time: |
7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Description:
Putting together your family history requires a combination of techniques, both traditional and modern. Please join us for the next meeting of the Durham-Orange Genealogical Society Wednesday, April 3 at 7:00 PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro for our program Proving Colonial Migration of Mountain Ancestors Using Various Techniques.
D-OGS member Lisa Laws will follow the paths of her ancestral lines in Pre and Post-Revolutionary America through books, online resources and DNA connected results. Her small town and rural mountain families unknowingly had 1600s-1700s ancestors all originating in pre-colonial NY, PA, MD, VA. These lines’ migrations typically ended in NC and Eastern TN, with ancestral families who still live there 250 years later.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road
heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the
facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Overlooked Websites – What's Your Favorite?
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center
| Presentation: |
Overlooked Websites - What's Your Favorite? |
| Speaker Name: |
David McCorkle |
| Date: |
06 March 2019 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center |
| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
| Time: |
7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Description:
We all know about the big/popular genealogy websites, but there are many more local and national websites that can provide tons of information not found elsewhere. Please join us for the next meeting of the Durham-Orange Genealogical Society Wednesday, March 6 at 7:00 PM at the OWASA Community Center, 400 Jones Ferry Rd, Carrboro for our program Overlooked Websites – What's Your Favorite?. We will talk about a number of these sites from various categories, and show some of them live. We had good audience participation at our last meeting, and encourage everyone to bring information about their own favorite websites to discuss and give a demo if you wish (we will provide the computer and internet). If you would prefer to let us talk about it instead, simply email the website information to us and we will add it to the program.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road
heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the
facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Speaker Biography:
David is the current President of D-OGS and is a native of North Carolina with deep roots. All of his father's ancestral lines settled in present-day Union County prior to 1800. He created and maintains the free website http://nclandgrants.com which contains data and images for over 200,000 NC land grants issued from 1663 to 1960.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019
What is Your Plan? Saving, Sharing and Preserving Your Research
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center
| Presentation: |
What is Your Plan? Saving, Sharing and Preserving Your Research |
| Speaker Name: |
Richard Ellington |
| Date: |
06 February 2019 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center |
| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
| Time: |
7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Description:
D-OGS will meet for February at the OWASA Community Room. Our speaker will be Richard Ellington and the program will be "What is Your Plan? You've collected it, now what do you do with it? Saving, Sharing and Preserving Your Research". We will talk about presenting and preserving your family history research. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION. Come prepared to tell about how you got to where you are with your research and where it is going. Bring your computer if you want to show off something you are doing special.
Directions:
The OWASA Community Center is on the right side of Jones Ferry Road
heading west out of town. Park in the lower lot on the west side of the
facility - the center is the door closest to the street on the lower level.
Speaker Biography:
Richard has been a member of D-OGS since 1992. He has been President & Vice-President for several terms and is currently newsletter editor. His family connections go deep in central NC with Ellington, Cole, Brown, Cheek, Dillehay and several other family lines.
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
Dec 2018 D-OGS Annual Birthday Party
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Golden Corral, HW 55, Durham, NC
| Presentation: |
D-OGS Annual Birthday Party |
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| Date: |
06 December 2018 |
| Location: |
Golden Corral |
| Address: |
5006 Apex Highway 55, Durham, NC |
| Map: |
Golden Corral |
| Time: |
6:00 - 8:00 pm |
Program Description:
Bring yourself and a guest and join us for some fun times at our Annual Birthday Party at the Golden Corral, 5006 Apex Highway 55, Durham, NC, on THURSDAY December 6 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. There will be no formal speakers, so we will have time to share a meal and get to know each other. We will also have fun with our traditional geneaolgy/NC triva quiz where you can earn prizes.
All D-OGS meetings are free and open to the public. Simply purchase your meal and join us in the restaurant's meeting room!
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018
November 2018 D-OGS Meeting -
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Duke Homestead
| Presentation: |
The Durham County Library North Carolina Collection, and Other Local Resources
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| Speaker Name: |
Elizabeth Shulman |
| Date: |
07 November 2018 |
| Location: |
Duke Homestead |
| Address: |
2828 Duke Homestead Rd |
| Map: |
Map to Duke Homestead |
| Time: |
7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Description:
Many local libraries and organizations have collections geared towards genealogy, and are a great and easy resource to use. Come and hear about two of those at the November meeting of the Durham-Orange Genealogical Society. Our main presenter will be Elizabeth Shulman from the North Carolina Collection at the Durham County Library who will discuss that collection, followed by a short presentation from our own Richard Ellington about the Chapel Hill Historical Society archives.
Elizabeth Shulman is the North Carolina Collection Librarian at the Durham County Library. She has a B.A. in History from Rice University and an Master’s in Library Science with a specialization in Archives and Records Management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Richard Ellington is a long-time D-OGS member and avid local history fanatic. He has deep family roots in central NC. He has served as president of D-OGS as well as president of the Chapel Hill Historical Society.
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TRADING PATH GIVEAWAY - FINAL CHANCE! All issues of the quarterly D-OGS journal The Trading Path are available in PDF format in the members-only section of our website, and at several local libraries and repositories such as the North Carolina Collection of the Durham Public Library. We still have several boxes of paper copies of back issues, and will be bringing them to the November meeting to give to whomever wants them! Some issues have only 1 extra copy, while others have as many as 18 - take whatever you want! This is your last chance - anything left after the meeting will go to recycling!
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Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Post Office Records: Geography, Politics, Religion & More
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center
| Presentation: |
Post Office Records: Geography, Politics, Religion & More |
| Speaker Name: |
Diane L. Richard |
| Date: |
05 September 2018 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center |
| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
| Time: |
7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Description:
Post offices aren't just about mail! Come and hear professional genealogist Diane L. Richard discuss how you can use post office records to find out more about your ancestors than just names and dates at the October meeting of the Durham-Orange Genealogical Society. Post offices used to define communities and people used their location, in records, to define where they lived. Post offices also handled newspaper subscriptions and related materials. How would you like to see great great grandpa's subscription list? Talk about insight into a person -- often indicating religious and/or political leanings.
Speaker Biography:
Diane L Richard is the Principle of Mosaic Research and Project Management (MosaicRPM), www.mosaicrpm.com. She has M.E. and M.B.A. degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
She has been doing genealogy research since 1987 and since 2004 professionally focused on the records of North Carolina, other Southern States and migration paths to the Mississippi River. She has researched NC roots for the popular TV show Who Do You Think You Are? and appeared on the Bryan Cranston episode.
Since 2006 she has authored almost 300 articles on genealogy topics for such publications as Internet Genealogy, Your Genealogy Today (was Family Chronicle), NCGS Journal, and local WCGS publications (newsletters and journal). Since 2010 she has been the editor of Upfront with NGS, the blog of the National Genealogical Society and published over 1700 posts. She is currently editor of the North Carolina Genealogical Society (NCGS) journal and Wake Treasures, the journal of the Wake County Genealogical Society.
She is a member of the national and local chapters of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the National Genealogical Society (NGS), NCGS, and the Wake County Genealogical Society (WCGS).
She is a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG) and as a speaker she has done webinars (coast-to-coast), conference presentations (FGS, NGS, TxSGS, FxGS, NERGC, SCGS Jamboree, etc), workshops, and local meeting programs about the availability and richness of records documenting North Carolinians, genealogical research techniques and tips, under-utilized resource collections and much more.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Trading Path Giveaway!
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center
All issues of the quarterly D-OGS journal The Trading Path are available in PDF format in the members-only section of our website, and at several local libraries and repositories such as the North Carolina Collection of the Durham Public Library. We still have several boxes of paper copies of back issues, and will be bringing them to the October meeting to give to whomever wants them! Some issues have only 1 extra copy, while others have as many as 18 - take whatever you want! We will repeat this in November, and anything left after that will go to recycling.
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Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Finding Your Ancestors in the Newspaper
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm OWASA Community Center
| Presentation: |
Finding Your Ancestors in the Newspaper |
| Speaker Name: |
Carol Boggs |
| Date: |
05 September 2018 |
| Location: |
OWASA Community Center |
| Address: |
400 W. Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro |
| Map: |
Map to OWASA Community Center |
| Time: |
7:00 - 9:00 pm |
Presentation Description:
D-OGS member Carol Boggs will present tips and techniques for searching newspaper websites along with examples from her research. There are many free and paid website with searchable copies of old newspapers dating back to the 1800s and even earlier. You can find all sorts of information about your ancestors and about their time and place – even in articles that are considered trivial like society columns.
We also invite attendees to submit any “unexpected” articles you’ve found with information on how you found them and their significance to your research. If you wish to send articles for discussion, please email them to vicepresident@dogsnc.org by end of day Monday, September 3.
Speaker Biography:
Born in Connecticut to a Canadian mother, tenth generation New Englander father, Irish-Canadian grandfather, and a gr-grandfather from Prussia, Carol Hubbell Boggs saw daily evidence of the richness of the human experience in every aspect of life. Food, clothing, dialects and expressions as well as stories of what childhood and life were like for women were fascinating. She pestered everyone who would listen to tell "what was it like when you were a kid?" and marveled at the stories of the differences over time and space. The family moved up and down the Atlantic coast for years, settling in Florida in 1947 for the school years providing even more contact with people from many varied backgrounds.
Originally planning to complete nursing school then enter the USAF as an officer, her plans were side-tracked by meeting and marrying her husband Bob who was studying to become a graphic designer and art director. His career ensured that they were on the road once again so her interest in people and their backgrounds continued to grow as she corresponded with cousins and ancestors to learn more about her heritage. Continuing her nursing education while working ER, ICU and various other assignments through the U. of Florida, Emory U., NCCU, then finally a MSN from Duke, she spent thirty years at Duke planning throughout to spend retirement doing genealogy.
In 1983 Carol received a clipping from Connecticut announcing a meeting of The Hubbell Family Historical Society near her home there. Once she joined the Society she attended biennial reunions held across the US and Canada, joining a group of members to visit the home church of her Hubbell ancestor in Rock, Worcestershire, England in 2004. She has continued to work as a director, president and genealogy committee member for the Society since then. A D-OGS member since the '80s she continues to find genealogy compelling and enjoys the company of its members.
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