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Probate to Equity and Back
Saturday, December 9
Probate to Equity and Back
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Virtual

Middlesex Chapter Meeting

Presented by Kelvin L. Meyers

When we allow the records to "talk" to us, we learn many things about our ancestors. We learn about family relationships, the family's social status, and prove marriages without marriage records. Records of probate can be some of the most fruitful for genealogists. Join us to learn the methodology of working within these record groups.

A fifth-generation Texan and professional forensic genealogist since 1996, Kelvin is a popular speaker to genealogical societies and family associations throughout the United States. Kelvin works with several mineral companies in Texas, researching heirs throughout the US and the world. He also specializes in southern brick wall problems for clients.

He is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, a past President of the Lone Star Chapter of APG, and a founding member of the Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG). Kelvin is also the director of the Texas Institute of Genealogical Research (TIGR), sponsored by the Texas State Genealogical Society.

Kelvin is the author of Research in Texas for the National Genealogical Society's Research in the States series and an award-winner of The Dallas Genealogical Society's Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Distinguished Service Award. 

This program is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

This meeting will be online via Zoom.
Register at  https://tinyurl.com/z7u6wjrk 


Scots-Irish Research
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Scots-Irish Research
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Virtual
Middlesex Chapter Meeting
 
Presented by Morgan Elliott
 
More information is coming soon. 
This program is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
 
This meeting will be online via Zoom


Navigating Challenges in Metes and Bounds Land Platting: Techniques and Solutions
Saturday, February 10, 2024
Navigating Challenges in Metes and Bounds Land Platting: Techniques and Solutions
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Virtual
Middlesex Chapter Meeting
 
Presented by Kimberly L. Powell
 

Navigating Challenges in Metes and Bounds Land Platting: Techniques and Solutions

This follow-up session on metes and bounds platting tackles the common hurdles genealogists encounter when platting and locating an ancestor's land. We will explore strategies for overcoming incomplete land descriptions, methods for finding unrecorded land transactions, and techniques for leveraging historical and contemporary maps to bridge record gaps. You'll walk away with practical platting skills for tracing and documenting ancestral properties.
 

Bio

Kimberly is a professional genealogist, author, and educator specializing in genealogical writing, pre-1850 family history, land records, DNA, and solving complex problems. She served as the Genealogy Expert for About.com for sixteen years and is a past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists. She teaches at the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), and the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR), as well as in the online genealogy programs offered through Boston University. She’s especially passionate about researching hard-to-find families in the Carolinas and Virginia, and sharing her love of genealogy with others through teaching. You can find her online at Level Up Genealogy (https://www.levelupgenealogy.com).

 
 
(Kimberly Powell's presentation from December 2022 Introduction to Metes and Bounds will be available exclusively to members from January 26th to February 9th. It is recommended to watch this presentation before today's lecture.)
 

This program is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

This meeting will be online via Zoom.
Register at  https://tinyurl.com/z7u6wjrk 


Title: Government of the people: Leveraging Freedom of Information Laws to Procure Novel Records
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Title: Government of the people: Leveraging Freedom of Information Laws to Procure Novel Records
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Virtual
Middlesex Chapter Meeting
 
Presented by Alec Ferretti
 
This lecture will explain Freedom of Information Laws, and how genealogists can use them to obtain often inaccessible record sets and to learn about how systems of records are organized.  A variety of jurisdictions and case studies will be discussed. 
 
Alec Ferretti is a New York City-based professional genealogist who has worked for the Wells Fargo Family & Business History Center, researching family histories for high-net-worth clients.  Alec specializes in the genealogy of 20th-century immigrants to the United States.  He is a regular lecturer at genealogical societies and conferences.  He serves as the President of the New York Genealogy & Technology Group, serves actively on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists, and on the Board of Reclaim the Records, a nonprofit dedicated to wrangling public records from obstinate government agencies.
 
This program is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
 
The meeting will be online via Zoom.