South Carolina Genealogical Society Workshop

South Carolina Genealogical Society
40th Annual Summer Workshop – July 9 & 10
SC Archives and History Center
Columbia, South Carolina

Friday, July 9, 2010

8:45 – until Registration- Vendor Setup

9:00 - 10:00 ( ) Search Room Hands-on Tour #1 (Steve Tuttle) Meet in Archives Search Room

10:00 – 11:00 ( ) Search Room Hands-on Tour #2 (Steve Tuttle) Meet in Archives Search Room

9:15 - 11:00 ( ) Which Program is the best? There will be a Set up of five major Genealogy programs in the Wachovia room so you can check them out for yourself. Someone will be available to answer questions [Programs available: PAF, Reunion, Legacy, Brothers Keeper and Family Tree Maker].

11:30 –12:45 Lunch (On Your Own)

1:00 – 1:30 Welcome & Announcements in the Auditorium

Indicate Choice
1:30 – 2:30
( ) Auditorium Charles Andrews: Dueling in South Carolina
( ) Wachovia 1 John Smith: Research at the University of Virginia: A Must for Southern Families
( ) Wachovia 2 Connie McNeill: Genealogy 101 - How to get Started.
( ) Wachovia 3 Paul Graham: Barkers of the Blue Ridge: Establishing Paternity Using Indirect Evidence

Indicate Choice
2:45 – 3:45
( ) Auditorium Scott Wilds: Using Probate and Equity Court Records in Tracing African-American Slave Ancestry
( ) Wachovia 1 Carol Hardy Bryan: Not Just Names, Dates and Places.
( ) Wachovia 2 Debbie Bloom: Tweeting, Blogging, Posting: How does social networking help genealogists.
( ) Wachovia 3 Harris Bailey: Richard Kemp and the Magical Mystery Tour

5:00 – 7:00 Supper (on your own)

7:00 – 8:00 ( ) Speakers’ Reception Marriott Courtyard (Lite Refreshments only)

Saturday, July 10, 2010

8:30 – 9:30 Registration, Coffee and Doughnuts – Displays open

9:30 – 10:00 Welcome & Announcements: Dr. Connie McNeill, President SCGS, Mrs. Marguerite Bishop, 1st Vice Pres. Dr. W. Eric Emerson, Director, SCAH

10:00 – 11:00 Auditorium General Session: Gene B. Linxwiler, USN (Ret.) Director, Fort Jackson National Cemetery, National Cemeteries and Genealogy

11:15 – 12:15
Indicate Choice:
( ) Auditorium Paul Graham: Bones and Hobos - Researching Your Criminal Ancestors
( ) Wachovia 1 Greg Crane: Ask Granny, A Genealogical Outreach Program
( ) Wachovia 2 Scott Wilds: Intermediate Genealogy

12:15 – 2:00 Lunch – Catered - SCGS Board Meeting during lunch. Displays Open

Indicate Choice
2:00 – 3:00
( ) Auditorium Dean Hunt: Sherman’s March Through Lexington County
( ) Wachovia 1 Charles Andrews: Bloody Bill Cunningham and the Cloud’s Creek Massacre
( ) Wachovia 2 Bernice Bennett: “Using Land Records as a Resource in Genealogical Research”
( ) Wachovia 3 John Smith: A Method to The Madness - Exploring the Migration of Southside Virginia Methodists into North & South Carolina after the Revolution