Schedule
South Carolina Genealogical Society
Virtual 51th Annual Summer Workshop
Live via Zoom
Friday, July 12, 2024
9:00am – 9:30am
Welcome and Announcements
Mike Becknell – President
Shelby Hart Lollis – 1st Vice President; Workshop Chair
Dr. Eric Emerson, Director SCDAH
9:30am – 10:30am
Blaine Bettinger
Title: Understanding and Utilizing X-DNA
11:00am – 12:00pm
Blaine Bettinger
Title: Third Party Genetic Genealogy Tools
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Drew Smith
Title: Your Ancestor’s FAN Club: Using Cluster Research to Get Past Brick Walls
2:45pm – 3:45pm
Cheri Hudson Passey / Laura Wilkinson Hedgecock
Title: Beyond Dry Facts: How to Examine Records for Information that Leads to Great Stories
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Craig Scott
Title: Colonial, State, and Federal Bounty Land
Saturday, July 13, 2024
9:00am – 9:30am
Welcome and Announcements
Mike Becknell – President
Shelby Hart Lollis – 1st Vice President; Workshop Chair
Patrick McCawley, Deputy Director, SCDAH
9:30am – 10:30am
Blaine Bettinger
Title: Evaluating a Genealogical Conclusion Including DNA Evidence
11:00am – 12:00pm
Blaine Bettinger
Title: Using Artificial Intelligence Tools for Genealogy
2:15pm – 3:15pm
Craig Scott
Title: Getting the Men Paid: The Records of the Pension Offices
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Drew Smith
Title: Front Page News (and Beyond): Finding Archived Newspapers
Thank you for Attending!
See you in 2025!
All Virtual sessions will be available to paid attendees for unlimited viewing on SCGS Website until August 20, 2024
*All sessions are Eastern Daylight Time* Link to convert your time to EDT:
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