Join us for the AGS Quarterly Program!
Reaping a Harvest in Land Records
by Larry Thomas
Saturday, March 14 from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
Columbia County Library
7022 Evans Town Center Blvd, Evans, GA 30809
THIS IS A FREE EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Click here to register!
Many people overlook the potential huge crop of information located in land records. Most, if they look at all, will only look up the homestead. They overlook all the land the ancestor may have owned, who they bought from and who they sold to. Who were their neighbors? When an ancestor died owning land, that land had to be dispersed to someone or some ones. What kind of land did they own and did it contribute to their livelihood? We will look at a lot of this information and a brief description on meets and bounds plus chain-pulling.
Meet Larry Thomas!
After serving 8 years in the United States Army, Larry joined the reserves while pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation Maintenance Management and obtaining his FAA license as airplane mechanic. Larry returned to the Army as a Transportation \ Logistics officer where he retired as a Captain after 23 years total service. Larry received his MBA in Management Information Systems from Southern Polytechnic State University while working for the US Army Reserves as a Project Manager and earned his Certification as a Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute in 2013.
Larry began his Genealogy Research almost 30 years ago beginning with his own Thomas Family who have been Georgia residents since the 1750’s, then branching out to the rest of his and his late wife’s families and began researching for clients in 2008. He recently became semi-retired to pursue genealogy research for clients and his own family. He is currently working on several projects including researching and writing on Cobb County’s own Akers Mill as the brothers who ran the mill share a common ancestor with Larry’s Mother.
A member of the National Genealogical Society, Association of Professional Genealogists, Genealogy Speakers Guild, Gwinnett Historical Society, Serves on the Board of the Georgia Genealogical Society, and past president of the Cobb County Genealogy Society.
Columbia County Library
7022 Evans Town Center Blvd, Evans, GA 30809
THIS IS A FREE EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Click here to register!
Many people overlook the potential huge crop of information located in land records. Most, if they look at all, will only look up the homestead. They overlook all the land the ancestor may have owned, who they bought from and who they sold to. Who were their neighbors? When an ancestor died owning land, that land had to be dispersed to someone or some ones. What kind of land did they own and did it contribute to their livelihood? We will look at a lot of this information and a brief description on meets and bounds plus chain-pulling.
Meet Larry Thomas!
After serving 8 years in the United States Army, Larry joined the reserves while pursuing his Bachelor’s Degree in Aviation Maintenance Management and obtaining his FAA license as airplane mechanic. Larry returned to the Army as a Transportation \ Logistics officer where he retired as a Captain after 23 years total service. Larry received his MBA in Management Information Systems from Southern Polytechnic State University while working for the US Army Reserves as a Project Manager and earned his Certification as a Project Management Professional from the Project Management Institute in 2013.
Larry began his Genealogy Research almost 30 years ago beginning with his own Thomas Family who have been Georgia residents since the 1750’s, then branching out to the rest of his and his late wife’s families and began researching for clients in 2008. He recently became semi-retired to pursue genealogy research for clients and his own family. He is currently working on several projects including researching and writing on Cobb County’s own Akers Mill as the brothers who ran the mill share a common ancestor with Larry’s Mother.
A member of the National Genealogical Society, Association of Professional Genealogists, Genealogy Speakers Guild, Gwinnett Historical Society, Serves on the Board of the Georgia Genealogical Society, and past president of the Cobb County Genealogy Society.