Land Records & Genealogy Symposium, July 15-16, 2016

Nebraska Land Records SymposiumLand Records & Genealogy Symposium, July 15-16, 2016 at Southeast Community College Beatrice Campus, Truman Center, 4771 West Scott Road, Beatrice, Nebraska.

This symposium is for anyone interested in Genealogy, Homesteading, History, and Records Research.

Participants will gain a greater understanding of the uses of all different types of records and strategies for succesful historical and genealogical research.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • Mapping Your Migrating Ancestors
  • Civil War Provost Marshal General Bureau Records
  • Dust Bowl descent
  • Find Your Ancestors Using Military Bounty Land Warrants & Homestead Case Files
  • Transcontinental Migration: How American Families became Bicoastal
  • Myths of Women’s Madness on the Plains
  • Homesteading in Alaska 1898-1988: The Final Chapter in America’s Homestead Experience

Registration deadline is July 6, or when enrollment limit is met.  See https://goo.gl/OU68FW for details and to register.