Schedule

South Carolina Genealogical Society
Virtual 52nd Annual Summer Workshop
Live via Zoom

Friday, July 12, 2025

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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

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9:30am – 10:30am

Lisa Louise Cook

Title: How to Reopen and Work a Genealogical Cold Case

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11:00am – 12:00pm

Lisa Louise Cook

Title: How to Make AI Your Personal Genealogy Assistant  

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1:30pm – 2:30pm

Drew Smith

Title: AncestryDNA – Using Matches and ThruLines

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2:45pm – 3:45pm

Cheri Hudson Passey

Title: Where in the World? Tackling a New Research Location

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4:00pm – 5:00pm

Drew Smith

Title: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Genealogy

Saturday, July 13, 2025

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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

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9:30am – 10:30am

Lisa Louise Cook

Title: Using Google Earth for Research and Storytelling

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11:00am – 12:00pm

Lisa Louise Cook

Title: Photo Identification Techniques: 3 Case Studies

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2:15pm – 3:15pm

Diane Richards

Title: Journey Through Ledgers – People of Color, Enslaved and Free! Part 1B

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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:
https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/

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