SLIG 2019 Course Highlight: Burned Counties and More: Overcoming Record Loss

Course Coordinator: Kelvin L. Meyers

Instructors:

• Victor S. Dunn, CG
• Paul K. Graham, AG, CG
• Patricia L. Hobbs, CG
• Angela Packer McGhie, CG
• Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL
• Michael L. Strauss, AG
• Ari Wilkins 

Description:

We all face it: record loss. Whether the courthouse burned, the clerk tossed them, the relative, autograph hunter, lawyer or the surveyor took them, they succumbed to heat, humidity, insects or fading ink or war or distance from the courthouse which was a barrier to their creation – the records that we want – the records that could answer our questions aren’t there. The solution: In many cases it’s possible to overcome the problem, but it requires diligence, perseverance, and willingness to look beyond the obvious. Discover strategies, sources and techniques to find those records. 

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