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Monday, June 18, 2018

SLIG 2019 Course Highlight: Advanced Southern Research and Sources



Coordinator & Instructor: J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA

Additional Instructors


  • Deborah A. Abbott, PhD
  • Kelvin L. Meyers
  • Anne Gillespie Mitchell
  • Ari Wilkins

Description:
This course will address more advanced methods in Southern research and look at lesser-known records and resources that can aid in tracing Southern families. Accessing manuscript collections, understanding transportation routes and records, searching occupational records, and locating court and estate records (and the laws that underpin them) will be the major concepts covered. Methods for compiling and documenting Southern families will also be discussed. Problem-solving activities throughout the week will be used to reinforce these methodologies.

Level: Advanced
Assumes students has had a good deal of experience with Southern research or has previously taken Mark Lowe's course "A Swing Across the South" at SLIG.

Registration: Registration opens Saturday, 7 July 2018. For more detailed information please visit www.slig.ugagenealogy.org.

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