Learn about the historic trails and trailblazers that lead early settlers to and from Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and the West. Get specific clues to help you solve difficult research questions.
J. Mark Lowe, FUGA is a full-time professional genealogist, author, and lecturer. While sharing personal experiences that help beginning and experienced researchers gain new skills and insights for research, he specializes in original records and
Very interesting and helpful in obtaining family information….my hubby’s 4th Great-Grandfather is Israel Boone, brother to Daniel. I’ve done some research but love the idea of mapping which I will use for my line as well. Thank you for your webinars; I always learn a great deal from them.
Very interesting on several levels – history, maps, genealogy, project development – so useful!
Very interesting topic. I too love maps!
Very Interesting! He is so articulate. Wonderful!
Very interesting. Mark Lowe is so knowledgeable about his topic that his enthusiasm shines through. My husband’s ancestor was in the same area as the Boone family, traveled with the Boones, and married into the Boone family. I had not gotten very far with the extended family, now I am very excited to take the information Mark Lowe presented and put it to work with his family tree. THANK YOU.
Very interesting. Hard to imagine how these people would go off into the wilds for months at a time, especially for the first time to a specific area. I imagine their compass would generally be the sun.
very interesting…need to have him again!
Will be viewing this one again and again!!
Wished it could have been longer! I would have loved to hear about his move into Missouri.
Wonderful resource hints!
Wonderful. Gave me some great ideas for researching.
Wow that was great! I learned a lot and now will be looking for more information since I know there is more out there. Thanks 🙂
Good information on the use of maps to research and tell the story.
good instruction on using maps of all eras to solve problems!
Good lecture on my childhood hero, and the strong contribution he made to US history. Focused on Family history techniques, the lecture provided several options for my future research. Thank you.
Got me interested in finding the trail that Boone followed to Missouri where he brought to my Murphy family a son that had been captured by the Indians as a small boy,
Great
Great information! Will have to watch again!
Great presentation–now I have a lot more work to do.
Great session. Thanks!
Great speaker
Great tips on using maps in my research; thanks for the sources.
great webinar..so much to take in..
Had heard an earlier version of this talk, but just the highlighting of the “Export” function on the Rumsey map site was valuable to me!
He provided some great resources!
I appreciated the concept of following an ancestor by putting marks on a map – and extending that to several generations. A visual understanding keeps things in order in my mind. Thank you.
I had hit a slump in my research for a book I am writing about my ancestors in the time of development of the area around Morgantown West Virginia, and Prickett’s Fort. This webinar gave me the lift I needed and the RESOURCE list to get me going again. Thanks for a great webinar. Many of my ancestors would have been contemporaries of Boone.
I truly believe this is Mark’s best webinar ever for Legacy Family Tree Webinars – and I’ve watched them all! His explanation of the strategy for research that he described today is exactly what I needed to learn about – for all my migrating ancestors. The only problem with it is that there’s no way I’ll ever live long enough to get it done! Excellent webinar! Thank you to Mark and to LFT Webinars for this!
I wish we could give a rating much higher than 5! As usual, I am overwhelmed by the information Mark shares and feel like I don’t know where to start implementing what I have learned !
I would give it a 10 if it was a choice. One of the best webinars I have ever watched — and I’ve been watching since the first one! Love Mark Lowe! If I’d had teachers like him, I would have learned a lot more in school. He makes history come alive. I just can’t say enough good things. And his is the first explanation of “longhunters” that has made sense to me. Now I understand.
I would listen to Mark even if he were only reading the phone book.
Interesting presentation. Thanks
Interesting study of how maps and written histories can be used together to follow ancestors. Thanks.
It was great!!
J. Mark Lowe is an excellent presenter who I have been fortunate to hear numerous times! Such an expect on TN and KY research!
Before Statehood: Virginia, Fincastle and Kentucky Records
Let’s discover what’s is available and where for this important Commonwealth. Record types, finding aids, locations, and examples will be discussed and presented.
Let’s discover what’s is available and where for this important Commonwealth. Record types, finding aids, locations, and examples will be discussed and presented.
Finding Kentucky Land: Grants, Deeds and the Missing Pieces
Discover the step-by-step process of grants, entrys, surveys, processions and deeds for Virginia and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Learn how and where to find these items to further your research, and how to find those missing pieces.
Discover the step-by-step process of grants, entrys, surveys, processions and deeds for Virginia and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Learn how and where to find these items to further your research, and how to find those missing pieces.
What Happened to the State of Frankland – Using Tennessee's Pre-Statehood Records
Learn about the records (North Carolina & Tennessee) that exist for genealogists researching pre-statehood Tennessee (before 1796). Record types, finding aids, locations, and examples will be discussed and presented.
Learn about the records (North Carolina & Tennessee) that exist for genealogists researching pre-statehood Tennessee (before 1796). Record types, finding aids, locations, and examples will be discussed and presented.
Learn about the records that transcend the development of Kentucky county, Virginia to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1792. Learn about the earliest counties, what to use and how to find the right records for your Kentucky ancestors.
Learn about the records that transcend the development of Kentucky county, Virginia to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1792. Learn about the earliest counties, what to use and how to find the right records for your Kentucky ancestors.
Understand the geographical and migration patterns that make NC hard to find. Learn which records will lead you to answers and how to find alternate records. Discover the records, repositories and the resources you need to find a tarheel ancestor.
Understand the geographical and migration patterns that make NC hard to find. Learn which records will lead you to answers and how to find alternate records. Discover the records, repositories and the resources you need to find a tarheel ancestor.
Learn about the valuable resources that describe the pioneers who crossed the mountains to Tennessee. Discover the hidden wonders that may help you resolve problem ancestors in the Volunteer State. Understand how records were created and where to find the ones you need.
Learn about the valuable resources that describe the pioneers who crossed the mountains to Tennessee. Discover the hidden wonders that may help you resolve problem ancestors in the Volunteer State. Understand how records were created and where to find the ones you need.
Family lore tells a different story than the records for the paternity of a southwest Virginia great-grandfather. Learn how DNA helps solve the mystery!
Family lore tells a different story than the records for the paternity of a southwest Virginia great-grandfather. Learn how DNA helps solve the mystery!
“She Came From Nowhere…” – A Case Study Approach to a Difficult Genealogical Problem
This lecture illustrates the joys and pitfalls of Virginia research as well as a employing a problem-solving approach utilizing social history, female research, and family analysis to identify the parents of Elizabeth Stith, the ancestor "from nowhere." One need not have Virginia ancestors to see the Genealogical Proof Standard at work!
This lecture illustrates the joys and pitfalls of Virginia research as well as a employing a problem-solving approach utilizing social history, female research, and family analysis to identify the parents of Elizabeth Stith, the ancestor "from nowhere." One need not have Virginia ancestors to see the Genealogical Proof Standard at work!
Problem Solving in the Problem-Riddled Carolina Backcountry
The Carolina backcountry is known for its genealogical roadblocks: from social and geographic challenges to record destruction, to the failure to create records in the first place. This session begins by examining the cultural influences that have created the problems—influences we need to understand if we are to develop alternative resources and approaches. Building on this foundation, Mills then explores thirty-two strategies for overcoming research obstacles, using a variety of short case studies and little-known materials to illustrate key points.
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The Carolina backcountry is known for its genealogical roadblocks: from social and geographic challenges to record destruction, to the failure to create records in the first place. This session begins by examining the cultural influences that have created the problems—influences we need to understand if we are to develop alternative resources and approaches. Building on this foundation, Mills then explores thirty-two strategies for overcoming research obstacles, using a variety of short case studies and little-known materials to illustrate key points.
*** This class requires an active webinar membership to attend. ***
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very interesting
very interesting
very interesting
Very interesting and helpful in obtaining family information….my hubby’s 4th Great-Grandfather is Israel Boone, brother to Daniel. I’ve done some research but love the idea of mapping which I will use for my line as well. Thank you for your webinars; I always learn a great deal from them.
Very interesting on several levels – history, maps, genealogy, project development – so useful!
Very interesting topic. I too love maps!
Very Interesting! He is so articulate. Wonderful!
Very interesting. Mark Lowe is so knowledgeable about his topic that his enthusiasm shines through. My husband’s ancestor was in the same area as the Boone family, traveled with the Boones, and married into the Boone family. I had not gotten very far with the extended family, now I am very excited to take the information Mark Lowe presented and put it to work with his family tree. THANK YOU.
Very interesting. Hard to imagine how these people would go off into the wilds for months at a time, especially for the first time to a specific area. I imagine their compass would generally be the sun.
very interesting…need to have him again!
Will be viewing this one again and again!!
Wished it could have been longer! I would have loved to hear about his move into Missouri.
Wonderful resource hints!
Wonderful. Gave me some great ideas for researching.
Wow that was great! I learned a lot and now will be looking for more information since I know there is more out there. Thanks 🙂
there is no question that my paternal ancestors were part of this era’s – and areas – history. I have 3 dozen new ideas thanks to Mark!
A rewatch to gather all the packed filled information he provided.
Although I’m not specifically interested in Daniel Boone, I ALWAYS learn something when I hear Mark Lowe. He’s the best!
Always enjoy Mark’s presentations
Always enjoy Mark’s webinars, especially the way he integrates maps into them.
Always helpful to learn from professionals about their research processes.
Always one of the best!
Another great webinar!!!
enjoyed
Enjoyed his scenes of Frankfort, KY at opening of his presentation —that’s my town
Especially loved learning about the maps–how to access, and also what we can do with them.
Everything comes to a halt at my house, until I finish listening to Mark’s webinars. There are so many pearls he mentions.
excellent
Excellent ~ great speaker ~ very knowledgeable ~ LOTS of resources to follow ~
Excellent information!!
Excellent presentation.
Excellent presenter! Would love to hear him more – especially since my ancestors were in NC, northeast Tennessee & southwest Virginia
Excellent talk!
Excellent! Instructive and inspiring!
Excellent.
FANTASTIC
Fantastic webinar, will have to watch the recording for the beginning I missed due to travelling.
Fantastic!
Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good information on the use of maps to research and tell the story.
good instruction on using maps of all eras to solve problems!
Good lecture on my childhood hero, and the strong contribution he made to US history. Focused on Family history techniques, the lecture provided several options for my future research. Thank you.
Got me interested in finding the trail that Boone followed to Missouri where he brought to my Murphy family a son that had been captured by the Indians as a small boy,
Great
Great information! Will have to watch again!
Great presentation–now I have a lot more work to do.
Great session. Thanks!
Great speaker
Great tips on using maps in my research; thanks for the sources.
great webinar..so much to take in..
Had heard an earlier version of this talk, but just the highlighting of the “Export” function on the Rumsey map site was valuable to me!
He provided some great resources!
I appreciated the concept of following an ancestor by putting marks on a map – and extending that to several generations. A visual understanding keeps things in order in my mind. Thank you.
I had hit a slump in my research for a book I am writing about my ancestors in the time of development of the area around Morgantown West Virginia, and Prickett’s Fort. This webinar gave me the lift I needed and the RESOURCE list to get me going again. Thanks for a great webinar. Many of my ancestors would have been contemporaries of Boone.
I truly believe this is Mark’s best webinar ever for Legacy Family Tree Webinars – and I’ve watched them all! His explanation of the strategy for research that he described today is exactly what I needed to learn about – for all my migrating ancestors. The only problem with it is that there’s no way I’ll ever live long enough to get it done! Excellent webinar! Thank you to Mark and to LFT Webinars for this!
I wish we could give a rating much higher than 5! As usual, I am overwhelmed by the information Mark shares and feel like I don’t know where to start implementing what I have learned !
I would give it a 10 if it was a choice. One of the best webinars I have ever watched — and I’ve been watching since the first one! Love Mark Lowe! If I’d had teachers like him, I would have learned a lot more in school. He makes history come alive. I just can’t say enough good things. And his is the first explanation of “longhunters” that has made sense to me. Now I understand.
I would listen to Mark even if he were only reading the phone book.
Interesting presentation. Thanks
Interesting study of how maps and written histories can be used together to follow ancestors. Thanks.
It was great!!
J. Mark Lowe is an excellent presenter who I have been fortunate to hear numerous times! Such an expect on TN and KY research!
J. Mark Lowe… Amazing as usual. Thank you!
Love maps.
Love Mark Lowe!