July 13 – Professional genealogists John Barr and Amber Oldenburg dig deep into land records.  Broaden your understanding of land records, the clues they can provide, and how it all fits into your genealogical research.  John Barr presents “Map reading for Genealogists: When North isn't...” and Amber Oldenburg presents “Land Records: A Family Historian’s ‘Bread and Butter.’”  Register here. 

Professional genealogists John Barr and Amber Oldenburg dig deep into land records.  Broaden your understanding of land records, the clues they can provide, and how it all fits into your genealogical research.

John Barr presents “Map Reading for Genealogists: When North isn't...” Locating a piece of property using the legal descriptions from deeds and patents does not have to be intimidating. Understanding the terminology and methods used by surveyors from days gone past, will make locating your ancestor's real property a lot easier. Knowing that north may not be north as we think of it will help put that 1850 property on a current map!

Amber Oldenburg presents “Land Records: A Family Historian’s ‘Bread and Butter.’” In the United States, a large portion of the population outside of cities owned land. This means that your ancestors most likely owned. In this session, you will learn what land records are, why they are so valuable, and how to use these records to further your genealogical research. The more you know about land records, the more you will know about your ancestors.

Join us at the Indiana State Library, as we host a series of lectures on our open Saturdays during the months of June, July, and August.  The lectures are free and open to the public.  Parking is available in the Senate Avenue parking garage across from the library.  Please bring your Senate Avenue garage parking ticket with you to be validated.  Light snacks will be provided.  All talks will begin at 11:00 a.m.  Each lecture is worth 1 LEU.  Registration required.  

Registration deadline is Wednesday, July 10.