Schedule

8:30-10:30 AM Registration

9:00-10:30 AM Greetings, Announcements and then Land in the Old Northwest Territory - Fredrea Cook: Deals with the first land opening after the American Revolution. The first rectangular surveys took place there and opened the way for more westward movement.

10:30-10:45 AM Door Prizes/Break

10:45-11:45 AM Introduction to Land Records - Mary Clement Douglass, CG: If you had access to a group of records that gave you more genealogical information than the federal census, gave you the migration paths of your ancestors, and gave you the maiden, as well as the married, names of your female ancestors, would you use it? Learn how to use one of the most efficient and effective resources for genealogical study - land records.

11:45 AM-12:00 PM Door Prizes/Break

12:00-1:00 PM Lunch

1:00-2:00 PM Read That Deed For All Its Worth - Mary Clement Douglass, CG: Are you using ALL the clues found in a deed, mortgage, lease, and other individual land transfers?

2:15-2:30 PM Door Prizes/Break

2:30-4:00 PM Gateways and Trails to the West - Carrie Cook: Review of some of the routes used by our ancestors as they colonized the east and moved further west.

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