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More than Money and Land - The Evolution of Bounty Land, Military Pensions, and Alternative Service
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
More than Money and Land - The Evolution of Bounty Land, Military Pensions, and Alternative Service  (Monthly Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:15 pm
Zoom
Debra Dudek will show us how we can use bounty land applications and military pensions in our research. This group of records is a useful resource for anyone with a male ancestor of military service age.  Learn how laws concerning compensation changed over time, how to request records to explore your family's connection to smaller military campaigns and conflicts dating from 1820 - 1916. 
 
Join us!  Virtual and Free!  Registration will begin shortly following the December meeting.
 



Roots of Hope: Rediscovering the Legacy of John Hunter
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Roots of Hope: Rediscovering the Legacy of John Hunter  (Monthly Meetings)
6:30 pm to 8:15 pm
Zoom
Ernest Dollar, Director of the City of Raleigh Museum, made a chance discovery that led to an incredible merging of past and present. While working on an exhibit at Dix Park, Dollar found record of John Hunter, and an enslaved man from the plantation where the State Hospital was later constructed. The genealogical detective work began with Hunter's birth in 1760 and ultimately led to the return of living descendants in 2019. His work was profiled in an award-winning documentary and has reshaped the Park's conversation on its complicated past..
 
Join us!  Virtual and Free!  Registration will begin shortly following the January meeting.