Schedule
South Carolina Genealogical Society
Virtual 52nd Annual Summer Workshop
Live via Zoom
Friday, July 12, 2025
9:00am – 9:30am
Welcome and Announcements
Mike Becknell – SCGS President
Shelby Hart Lollis – SCGS 1st Vice President; Workshop Chair
Dr. Eric Emerson, Director SCDAH
9:30am – 10:30am
Lisa Louise Cook
Title: How to Reopen and Work a Genealogical Cold Case
11:00am – 12:00pm
Lisa Louise Cook
Title: How to Make AI Your Personal Genealogy Assistant
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Drew Smith
Title: AncestryDNA – Using Matches and ThruLines
2:45pm – 3:45pm
Cheri Hudson Passey
Title: Where in the World? Tackling a New Research Location
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Drew Smith
Title: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Genealogy
Saturday, July 13, 2025
9:00am – 9:30am
Welcome and Announcements
Mike Becknell – SCGS President
Shelby Hart Lollis – SCGS 1st Vice President; Workshop Chair
Patrick McCawley, Deputy Director, SCDAH
9:30am – 10:30am
Lisa Louise Cook
Title: Using Google Earth for Research and Storytelling
11:00am – 12:00pm
Lisa Louise Cook
Title: Photo Identification Techniques: 3 Case Studies
2:15pm – 3:15pm
Diane Richards
Title: Journey Through Ledgers – People of Color, Enslaved and Free! Part 1B
3:30pm – 4:30pm
Drew Smith
Title: Using FamilySearch.org to Find Genealogical Records
Thank you for Attending!
See you in 2025!
All Virtual sessions will be available to paid attendees for unlimited viewing on SCGS Website until August 20, 2025
*All sessions are Eastern Daylight Time* Link to convert your time to EDT:
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