On Saturday, Oct. 12, at 9:45 am, Larry Cates will present “An Introduction to Wills and Estates for Family History.”
Clallam County Genealogical Society will host the event. The program will be available via Zoom and all are invited to join. In this presentation, Cates will discuss two major ways property is passed between generations and how the accounts of a deceased person are reconciled, how the records can be located and accessed. Learn about their types, structure, and implications for family history. Probate records provide information, not just about the family of the deceased, but also about the relationships and roles of many others in the community.
Larry W. Cates has been a professional genealogist for several years. For his contributions to genealogy in research, preservation of old documents, his books, articles and lectures, he has received several outstanding awards including the National Genealogical Society’s prestigious Filby Award for Genealogical Librarianship. He is presently the librarian of the Hi Point, North Carolina Public Library Heritage Research Center, and the editor of the Guilford Genealogist.
To get the Zoom meeting number and passcode, contact the Clallam County Genealogical Society by phone or email. For more information, check our website.
Phone: 360-417-5000 Email: askus@clallamcogs.org. Our website: www.clallamcogs.org
The program will also be shown at the CCGS Research Center located at 304 E. 8th Street, Port Angeles, WA 983662. Researchers are always welcome to visit and use the facility.
There is no charge to hear this outstanding speaker.
CCGS Seminar
On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Clallam County Genealogical Society will present a three-part seminar, beginning at 9:15 a.m. and ending at 2 p.m. The speaker will be Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL.
Ms. Russell is a genealogist with a law degree whose lectures provide understanding of the arcane and sometimes mystifying legal concepts and terminology that our ancestors lived by. Calling herself “The Legal Genealogist” she states, “Without understanding the context in which events took place and the records that were created, we miss so much of both the significance and the flavor of what happened.”
She is one of the most popular speakers for Societies and National Events. Her unusual lectures reflect her legal background and are always interesting, educational, and fun to listen to.
The three sessions will include “Revelers, Hog killers, and Disobedient Children,” “Landing The Ancestors: Federal and State Land Records,” and “Landing the Fourths: Proving a Case with Court, Land, and DNA Evidence,”
