African American Roots: A Historical Perspective and
Federal Land Records
The National Genealogical Society is excited to announce the release of its two newest Continuing Genealogical Studies courses, African American Roots: A Historical Perspective and Federal Land Records.
developed the course for NGS.
Lovelace has more than thirty
years of experience in
genealogical research and
has presented nationally on
methodology, DNA, and
ethnic minority genealogy.
Federal Land Records is a self-paced, online course that introduces you to the different types of land entries including cash entries, donation land, homesteads, and military bounty land, and discusses how land ownership was transferred from the federal government to an individual or group. More than three million people received patents from the government in the thirty public land states. The land application files may contain valuable information for genealogists including details on family members, neighbors, citizenship status, and land improvements. This course teaches you how to access these federal land records.
Angela Packer McGhie, CG developed
this course for NGS. McGhie
is a professional researcher,
lecturer, and instructor.
She has been working
with federal records at
the National Archives for
the last decade, and specializes
in federal land records.
These courses are just two of a number of online NGS courses that offer the convenience of completing a genealogy course over a period of months at any location and at any time. They are available for $45.00 for members and $70.00 for nonmembers. For further information or to purchase the course, visit NGS Continuing Genealogical Studies or the NGS Store.
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