
RLP 219: Southern Colonial Research
09/19/22 • 32 min
Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about the challenges of colonial research in the southern U.S. We discuss two things to help, and a case study. Join us as we talk about annotating historical maps and discovering legal context. Diana shares about our ancestor John Carey Royston, his migration and divorce.
Links
Southern Colonial Research: Maps and the Law - https://familylocket.com/southern-colonial-research-maps-and-the-law/
Eight ways you can use ancestral trees at DNA Painter - https://blog.dnapainter.com/blog/eight-ways-you-can-use-ancestral-trees-at-dna-painter/
Six Levels of Ancestral Profiles – Level-up Challenge! - https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/six-levels-ancestral-profiles/
DNA Painter adds Level-Up Challenge as Dimension! - https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/dna-painter-adds-level-up-challenge-as-dimension/
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, Servants to Foreign Plantations, 1654-1679; images online, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/582309); FHL microfilm 1597374, DGS 8224834.
U.S. Colonial Laws website at Bowling Green University - https://libguides.bgsu.edu/ColonialLaws
Research Like a Pro Resources
Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide book by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com - https://amzn.to/2x0ku3d
Research Like a Pro eCourse - independent study course - https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-e-course/
RLP Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - https://familylocket.com/services/research-like-a-pro-study-group/
Research Like a Pro with DNA Resources
Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist's Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence book by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin - https://amzn.to/3gn0hKx
Research Like a Pro with DNA eCourse - independent study course - https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-ecourse/
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Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about the challenges of colonial research in the southern U.S. We discuss two things to help, and a case study. Join us as we talk about annotating historical maps and discovering legal context. Diana shares about our ancestor John Carey Royston, his migration and divorce.
Links
Southern Colonial Research: Maps and the Law - https://familylocket.com/southern-colonial-research-maps-and-the-law/
Eight ways you can use ancestral trees at DNA Painter - https://blog.dnapainter.com/blog/eight-ways-you-can-use-ancestral-trees-at-dna-painter/
Six Levels of Ancestral Profiles – Level-up Challenge! - https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/six-levels-ancestral-profiles/
DNA Painter adds Level-Up Challenge as Dimension! - https://www.dutchgenealogy.nl/dna-painter-adds-level-up-challenge-as-dimension/
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, Servants to Foreign Plantations, 1654-1679; images online, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/582309); FHL microfilm 1597374, DGS 8224834.
U.S. Colonial Laws website at Bowling Green University - https://libguides.bgsu.edu/ColonialLaws
Research Like a Pro Resources
Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide book by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com - https://amzn.to/2x0ku3d
Research Like a Pro eCourse - independent study course - https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-e-course/
RLP Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - https://familylocket.com/services/research-like-a-pro-study-group/
Research Like a Pro with DNA Resources
Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist's Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence book by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin - https://amzn.to/3gn0hKx
Research Like a Pro with DNA eCourse - independent study course - https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-ecourse/
RLP with DNA Study Group - upcoming group and email notification list - https://familylocket.com/services/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-study-group/
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Links
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Research Like a Pro with DNA Resources
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Research Like a Pro with DNA eCourse - independent study course - https://familylocket.com/product/research-like-a-pro-with-dna-ecourse/
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