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Alabama Genealogical Society's Summer Webinar Series for 2020

The AGS believes that nothing, not even a worldwide pandemic, should slow down our learning opportunities. We have recruited one of the genealogy profession's finest, Diane L. Richard, to record four programs of interest to our membership. On August 18, we will email all registered students the links to all of the programs and their associated handouts. You can take them at your leisure. The links will be active for 30 days. (Registration closes at noon on August 17.)

As a special bonus, we will give you an email address, to which you can direct questions you have, as you go through each program. The AGS staff will be accumulating the questions and forwarding the frequently asked or widely relevant ones to Diane. At the end of the 30 days, Diane will create an FAQ document, which we will send to all registered attendees.

Here are the four programs Diane is preparing for you:

Research in our Jammies -- 50 Overlooked Genealogical Resources in 50 Minutes!

For over 12 years Diane has been authoring a Net Notes column for Internet Genealogy; she has authored pieces for this publication since its founding in 2006. “Internet Genealogy looks at websites and related news that are sure to be of interest.” This column provides a quick snapshot of neat free genealogically-relevant databases that have caught her eye. We are not talking database additions to Ancestry or FamilySearch et al. Many of these are home-grown narrowly focused databases that just might provide you with an invaluable piece of information. She’s easily written over 400 net notes. Let’s take a look at a “whole bunch” of hidden gems you have available at your fingertips that you might not be aware of.

Ancestor Hunting the Modern Way -- Mapping Resources Help Us Visualize African American History

New visual tools can be so helpful as we do genealogical research. One form of visual tool that we are seeing more of are map-based tools. Increasingly, the focus of these mapping initiatives is documenting those who had been enslaved or were free persons of color and other aspects of researching African American ancestry.

Tracking Tar Heels -- Born in NC: Making the Connection Back to NC

A survey talk that looks at 25 different resources that help when you don’t know “where” an ancestor found living in AL or elsewhere is indicated with “born in NC” in later records. An AL family case study will be included.

Tactics, Tools, Tips, and Tempting Resources -- The Genealogical Gems Found in Ledgers

Have you explored private and little known archival (aka manuscript) collections? They are full of ledgers and account books, membership lists, and so much more! You can learn so much about your family and neighborhood through these records. Relationships are sometimes noted. Store, business and physician ledgers can link family members and provide many interesting details invaluable to your family history narrative

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Program Cost

Nonmembers may register for this event for $25. Click on the "Tickets" button at the top to register.

If you would like to join AGS and attend for $15, instead, you may join the organization here: AGS Member Application. Then you may register at our member site: Member Registration

About Diane L. Richard

Diane L. Richard owns Mosaic Research and Project Management and has been doing genealogical research since 1987. She entered the genealogy profession in 2003 and has been writing and lecturing for the past fourteen years. Located in North Carolina, with heavy research interests there, Diane has expert knowledge of a location from which many members of the Alabama Genealogical Society descend.