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Genealogical Research at UNC-Chapel Hill's Wilson Special Collections Library
Tuesday, April 23
Genealogical Research at UNC-Chapel Hill's Wilson Special Collections Library  (Monthly Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Virtual
Presenter:  Jason Tomberlin, Head of Research & Instructional Services and Interim Curator of the North Carolina Collection
 
Wilson Library is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries’ special collections.  Several collecting areas, including especially the North Carolina Collection and the Southern Historical Collection, hold records that are of interest to individuals conducting genealogical research in North Carolina and many places across the American South.  Jason Tomberlin, will discuss categories of records, how to locate and access these materials, what you can expect to find online, and how the Wilson Library Improvement Project (https://library.unc.edu/wilson-project/) will impact access and opportunities.
 
Join us!  Free and Virtual:
 
 
* Please register by 4pm day of meeting
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Are You Calling my Granddad a Liar? Family Lore and What to Do With It
Tuesday, May 28
Are You Calling my Granddad a Liar? Family Lore and What to Do With It  (Monthly Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:15 pm
ZOOM
Presenter:  Jessica Conklin
 
Oral family history can be spot-on accurate, or rife with misconceptions. Combining genealogy and pop psychology, we'll discuss some real examples of family lore that have come up in my research over the years, examine why and how misinformation gets repeated, and look at some ways to tease out the truth in our family trees.
 
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*Please register by 4pm day of meeting.
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Digging for Gold in Colonial North Carolina Records
Tuesday, June 25
Digging for Gold in Colonial North Carolina Records  (Monthly Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Virtual
Presenter:  Diane L Richard, MEng & MBA, Mosaic Research and Project Management (MosaicRPM)
 
Due to extensive record losses, colonial research can be quite challenging.  The further back we go, the fewer extant records we find.  That said, there are goldmines to be explored. We’ll discuss what records survive and what you will want to pursue when researching this period.  Recent digitization efforts (State Archives of North Carolina) and resource access (via the State Library of North Carolina), along with an increasing number of new and unique colonial-era focused projects, give us unparalleled access to the records of this period and opportunities to dig for gold. We’ll leverage the heritage of Joel Lane, whose land became the basis for the NC capital city, Raleigh, and discoveries made about him and his family throughout the talk.  A lot of “mining” was done to identify extant relevant records. Besides important colonial-era resources, we’ll discuss research strategies for dealing with commonly repeated names – a challenge when researching 17th-mid-19th century ancestors.
 
Join us!  Free and virtual!
 
 
*Please register by 4pm day of meeting.
*Please save your passcode and link for ease of entry at start time.