Schedule
8:30-10:30 AM Registration
9:00-10:30 AM Greetings, Announcements and then Land in the Old Northwest
Territory - Fredrea Cook: Deals
with the first land opening after the American Revolution. The first
rectangular surveys took place there and opened the way for more westward
movement.
10:30-10:45 AM Door Prizes/Break
10:45-11:45 AM Introduction to Land Records - Mary
Clement Douglass, CG: If you had
access to a group of records that gave you more genealogical information than
the federal census, gave you the migration paths of your ancestors, and gave you
the maiden, as well as the married, names of your female ancestors, would you
use it? Learn how to use one of the most efficient and effective resources for
genealogical study - land records.
11:45 AM-12:00 PM Door Prizes/Break
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch
1:00-2:00 PM Read That Deed For All Its Worth - Mary
Clement Douglass, CG:
Are you using ALL the clues found in a
deed, mortgage, lease, and other individual land transfers?
2:15-2:30 PM Door Prizes/Break
2:30-4:00 PM Gateways and Trails to the West - Carrie Cook:
Review of some of the routes used by
our ancestors as they colonized the east and moved further west.
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