Schedule

South Carolina Genealogical Society
47th Annual Summer Workshop
July 12-13, 2019

SC Department of Archives and History
8301 Parklane Road
Columbia, SC 29223

Day 1 – Friday, July 12, 2019

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8:30am – 9:00am

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Patrons Room

Registration

Refreshments, Donuts and Coffee

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9:00am – 9:30am

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Auditorium

Welcome and Announcements

Mike Becknell, President: Shelby Hart Lollis, First Vice President: Dr. Eric Emerson, Director SCDAH

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9:30am – 10:30am

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Auditorium

Using Autosomal DNA for 18th and 19th Century Mysteries

By Blaine Bettinger, Phd, JD.
The Genetic Genealogist

Using Autosomal DNA for 18th and 19th Century Mysteries

Using Autosomal DNA for 18th and 19th Century Mysteries- Even though our 18th and 19th century ancestors have been dead for decades, their DNA still survives in their descendants. Learn how to use autosomal DNA to attack and potentially solve genealogical mysteries and brick walls for ancestors who were born or lived in the 1800’s, 1700’s, and beyond. Together we will also examine some of the ways that leaders in the field have attacked or solved their 18th and 19th century mysteries using autosomal DNA.

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10:30am – 10:45am

Break

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10:45am – 11:00am

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Auditorium

Announcements and Door Prizes

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11:00am – 12:00pm

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Auditorium

Why Y? South Carolina Y- Chromosome DNA Success Stories

By Katherine Bolt Borges

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11:00am – 12:00pm

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Wachovia 1

Family Search

By Robin Foster

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11:00am – 12:00pm

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Introductory Tour of the Research Room for New Patrons

By Steve Tuttle

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12:00pm – 1:15pm

Lunch

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1:15pm – 1:30pm

Announcements and Door Prizes

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1:30pm – 2:30pm

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The Latest Advances in Third-Party Tools for atDNA- such as GEDmatch and DNAGEDcom

By Blaine Bettinger, Phd, JD.
The Genetic Genealogist

The Latest Advances in Third-Party Tools for atDNA

The Latest Advances in Third-Party Tools for atDNA- Third-party websites such as GEDmatch and DNAGEDcom are very popular with hundreds of thousands of genealogists. These tools can be used to mine for and learn about our close genetic matches. Both GEDmatch and DNAGEDcom are continually updating their existing tools and developing new ones. We will examine the latest tools and updates available from these excellent websites.

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2:30pm – 2:45pm

Break

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2:45pm – 3:45pm

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Auditorium

DNA for Beginners

By Andrew Jordan

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2:45pm – 3:45pm

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Wachovia 1

Ancestry.com vs. Family Search

By Charlie Black

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2:45pm – 3:45pm

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Wachovia 2

Unusual Approaches to Genealogical Proofs

By Emily DeQuincy-Newman

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2:45pm – 3:45pm

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Wachovia 3

Newspaper Research in South Carolina

By Brent Holcomb

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3:45pm – 4:00pm

Break

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4:00pm – 5:00pm

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Auditorium

Working with Indirect Evidence and DNA to Break Through Brick Walls

By Jan Alpert

Working with Indirect Evidence and DNA to Break Through Brick Walls

If you are unable to identify ancestors born before 1850, Jan will provide several examples of how she has used indirect evidence and DNA to solve genealogical problems. One of the examples will be a South Carolina family.

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4:00pm – 5:00pm

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Wachovia 1

How to Research “Out of the Box” Genealogy Resources

By Lisa Lisson

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4:00pm – 5:00pm

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Wachovia 2

Beginning Genealogy

By John Andrews

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4:00pm – 5:00pm

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Wachovia 3

The Revolutionary War Story of My Grandfather, William Ballentine, a Loyalist Militiaman, from the SC Backcountry

By Durant Ashmore

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5:00pm – 8:00pm

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SC Archives – Open for Research

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Day 2 – Saturday, July 13, 2019

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8:30am – 9:00am

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Patrons Room

Registration

Refreshments, Donuts and Coffee

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9:00am – 9:30am

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Auditorium

Welcome and Announcements

Mike Becknell, President: Shelby Lollis, First Vice President: Steve Tuttle, Supervisor, SCDAH

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9:30am – 10:30am

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Auditorium

Introduction to Chromosome Mapping

By Blaine Bettinger, Phd, JD.
The Genetic Genealogist

Introduction to Chromosome Mapping

Introduction to Chromosome Mapping – Chromosome mapping is a technique used to identify which segments of DNA you received from your ancestors. The technique assigns pieces of DNA you share with a known cousin to the ancestor or ancestral couple you share with that cousin. During this session, you will learn more about the basics of chromosome mapping and a third-party tool for chromosome mapping called “DNA Painter.”

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10:30am – 10:45am

Break

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10:45am – 11:00am

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Auditorium

Announcements and Door Prizes

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11:00am – 12:00pm

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Auditorium

Are You Doing Everything to Identify Your Matches?

By Blaine Bettinger, Phd, JD.
The Genetic Genealogist

Are You Doing Everything to Identify Your Matches?

Are You Doing Everything to Identify Your Matches? – In this lecture, we will examine numerous ways you can use a match’s profile to identify who they might be. We will also examine ways to use the In Common With tool and the Shared Matches tool to estimate how that elusive match is related to you.

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12:00pm – 1:30pm

Lunch – BBQ and all the trimmings

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1:30pm

Silent Auction Ends

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1:30pm – 2:15pm

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Auditorium

Silent Auction Winners Announcment – Door Prizes

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2:15pm – 3:15pm

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Auditorium

Maximizing the DNA Tools on Ancestry, FTDNA, and 23andme

By Jan Alpert

Maximizing the DNA Tools on Ancestry, FTDNA, and 23andme

If you have tested your DNA with one of these testing companies, Jan will review many of the DNA tools on each website to help you identify new cousins and use the new information to further develop your tree.

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