Searching for ancestors in Canada or Latin America? Struggling to find your Native American tribal origins or locate your African American ancestors after slavery? Our instructors will provide valuable tips, erase misconceptions, and explain technical terms helping to make your search more productive.
Track Presentations
The following sessions run on Saturday, September 18th:
Finding your Ancestral Roots in Canada with Jacqueline Kanyuck, AG: Are you trying to research in Canada? This class will introduce a brief history of Canada and its provinces, show key records for research, and teach how to find these records from your home as you begin your ancestral hunt.
Native American Tribal Genealogy with Rick Fogarty: Native American genealogy has a complex history that stems from many misconceptions about the records, why and how they were created, and what information can be found. With over 500 tribes in the United States, it is difficult to use the same research approach for all tribes. This presentation will help to highlight the contrasts and comparisons in the research of different tribes and provide practical research approaches to aid genealogists of all skill levels.
Researching African American Ancestors Who Came Out Of Slavery with LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG, CGL: The universal application of relevant genealogy standards will be illustrated in the context of sources and strategies relevant to enslaved African-American ancestors.
Dispensado por el Obispo: Affinity, Consanguinity, and Other Marriage Complications with Debbie Gurtler, AG: Third degree of consanguinity. What does that mean? This presentation will explore the various impediments to marriage in the Catholic Church in Spain and Latin America and the documents that were created allowing the marriage to take place.
The full schedule of all presentations and links to presenter biographies may be found here.
Join Us in September!
The 2021 UGA Summit of Excellence celebrates UGA's 50th year. This exciting virtual conference, held September 15-18, 2021, is a four-day event with multiple tracks offering a premier educational opportunity at an extremely reasonable price. Each track features a different record set or research area such as legal records, methodology, technology, or DNA.
Learn more about the Summit of Excellence or register to attend. Questions may be directed to the registrar: registrar@ugagenealogy.org.
