Explore the use of DNA to enhance your genealogy research and build out your family trees. Suz Bates, a local genealogist, will compare the different DNA kits available and explain some first steps to take once your DNA results are in.
FamilySearch®, a free website sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, provides family history researchers with access to original digitized historical records from around the world and indexes linked directly to many of those records. Even experienced researchers often do not know how to locate FamilySearch’s full digitized records collections. This presentation will provide an overview of the digital records collection and suggest search strategies for locating the historical records.
After the American Revolution, the counties of southern Illinois were opened to settlement inland from the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Those early settlers very often migrated from across the Appalachian range and along the Ohio River, most often moving from Virginia, Tennesse, Kentucky and southern Indiana. They were followed by miners from the British Isles seeking the better opportunities this newly opened land offered. This presentation will look at the settlement of "Little Egypt" and discuss resources and strategies for successful research in this region of Illinois.
