Description:  This lecture will present a variety of records that can be used in searching for your ancestors.  These records will include pre and post-civil war records for free and enslaved people.  A sample copy of each record group will show the genealogical value to uncovering more information about your ancestors.  For each record group, a description of where to find the record will be discussed.  

 

Char McCargo Bah is the CEO/Owner of FindingThingsforU, LLC.  She has been a genealogist since 1981; she has appeared in numerous television interviews with CBS, FOX-5, Comcast, Public Broadcasting Services just to name a few and documentaries. She has received numerous awards in 2014, 2013, 2010, and in 2009 for her work in genealogy.  She was the City of Alexandria’s genealogist on the Alexandria Freedmen and Contraband Cemetery. She became a “Living Legend of Alexandria in 2014.” She is co-author of “African Americans of Alexandria, VA: Beacons of Light in the Twentieth Century.” Char has over 39 articles for the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) in a column called “Char’s Corner”.  She is currently working on her second book which will be available in 2018; and, she has just completed a PBS documentary on the first African American NBA player as well as working with PBS on other projects.  The documentary is scheduled to air in late Fall 2017 or early 2018.  The title “The First to Make It.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the male dominated world of the 19^th century, a widow had to be appointed the guardian of her own children by the court.  Children were often left inheritances by their grandparents or other relatives.  In some states, parents were prohibited access to their children’s legacies and a guardian was appointed.  The laws governing guardianships vary from state to state and time-period to time-period.  The records documenting guardianships vary as well.  Guardianship records may contain a wealth of genealogical information and lead to other records.  This class will address how to locate and use these records.

 

To register, please send an email to Amy Breedlove at albreedlove@comcast.net 

 

 

 

 

Please create your own account on FamilySearch.org BEFORE you come to class.  The website will email your password and account info to your home email.

 

 

Please bring the handouts with you to class, or have them handy on your laptop to use.

 

To register for this workshop, please send an email to Amy Breedlove at  albreedlove@comcast.net 

 

 

 

A recent webinar from the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

 

 

Description: Genealogists use courthouse records, go to archives and to libraries, but often forget that colleges and universities may hold the answer to many questions.  Learn what types of records might be found behind the ivied walls.
Sharon is a professional genealogist, teacher and lecturer. She has been involved in genealogical research for over 25 years. Sharon 
 
Sharon is a graduate of the NGS American Genealogy Home Study Course and of the National Institute for Genealogical Research (NIGR) at the National Archives. She has been a guest numerous times on Fairfax Cable Channel 10 program Tracing Your Family Roots. She has also taught genealogy courses through the Fairfax County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Fairfax Adult Education program. She is a past president of MVGS.

 

 

Where did our ancestors live, shop, work, attend church, and go for recreation?  Coordinating the information found in our ancestors records with maps of the area and time-period where they lived can reveal a great deal about their lives.

 

To register, please send an email to Amy Breedlove at  albreedlove@comcast.net