Learn how adoptees and others find biological parents and siblings through DNA testing. Review the case that started it all and see today’s recommended strategies. View examples of surprise discoveries and see the tools used to identify relationships. Speaker Richard Hill was the first adoptee to identify my birth family through genetic genealogy DNA testing. …
The presentation discusses the unique challenges of African American genealogical research, sharing some of the relevant history and resources available to research. It includes a case study of researching freedom seekers (Underground Railroad), free blacks and enslaved persons. Our speaker is Rozlyn Kelly. This program is scheduled to be Zoom only. We would like …
A historical look at the Michigan lumber industry and the men that worked for it. Available records to locate them will be discussed, and sources identified. Check back a week in advance for a Zoom registration link. This program is scheduled to be Zoom only. We would like to have hybrid meetings, but we need …
Quakers were among the earliest settlers in North America and as they moved west, they were often the earliest settlers in newly-opened territory. Quakers were amazing record-keepers. Not only did they record births, marriages, and deaths, they kept extensive records on those who came into their local meetings and those who left. Transgressions by members of the community were publicly discussed and recorded, and as they came to believe that slavery was evil their records on Quakers who kept slaves became extensive. Learn about the history of these pioneering Americans and …
A case study presented by genealogist Karen Batchelor on lessons learned and wisdom gained from over 45 years of researching her unique family history with its many surprising twists and turns. Check back a week in advance for a Zoom registration link. This program is scheduled to be Zoom only. We would like to have …
