Durham-Orange Genealogical Society
Durham-Orange Genealogical Society
D-OGS members may view recordings of our monthly meeting starting in late 2020, along with a few recorded prior to that.  We are now recording all meetings for members to view, but note that some speakers will not allow us to record for various reasons and as expected there are sometime technical problems. 
 
Click on the date for a detailed description of the presentation.  Members may then view the video.  Or click on the following to see videos by date: 2023 2022 2021 2020 Pre-2020
 
GENERAL GENEALOGY  
2023 Oct Online: Lost Cemeteries - Between Land Records & Genealogy Edwin D. Averette, III
2023 Sep Illegitimacy or Unmarried Ancestors Ken Thomas
2023 Jun Utilizing Cluster Genealoy and Land Records to Uncover Hidden Ancestors Morgan Jackson
2022 Feb Unlocking the Life of an English Rose Diane L. Richard
2021 Jul Stroll Through Ledgers and Explore Ancestors’ Everyday Lives Diane L. Richard
2021 Mar Using City Directories as a Genealogical Aid Jeff Houser
2021 Feb Family Legends and Stories: What to Believe Ken Thomas
2020 Nov A British View of the American Revolution Dr. Hugh Dussek
2020 May Genealogical Research on 18th and 19th Century Epidemics and Health Diane L. Richard
2017 Feb Tales from a Genealogy Volunteer Reece Jones
2016 Nov Preserving Your Family Documents Jennifer Blomberg
     
NORTH CAROLINA FOCUS  
2023 Nov The Regulator Movement: New Research Mark Chilton
2023 Feb Crimes Across Multiple Jurisdictions, Piedmont Outlaws - the Abbott Brothers Diane L. Richard
2022 Jan Understanding Land Grants from Lord Granville David McCorkle
2021 Nov Apprentices, Orphans and Bastards Mark Chilton
2021 Oct Researching Military History Monica and Martin Fleming
     
LOCAL REPOSITORIES  
2023 Jul Field Trip to the Durham County Public Library North Carolina Collection NC Collection Staff
2022 Oct Audiovisual Materials at the State Archives of North Carolina Vann Evans
2022 Aug Live! from the Orange Co Register of Deeds  Mark Chilton
2022 June Your North Carolina Family History Research Starts Here: An Introduction to Government & Heritage Collections and Resources Kelly Agan
2022 Mar Granville County Resources for Researchers Mark Pace
2020 Oct Using the State Archives of NC Discover Online Catalog (DOC) Lauren Murphree
     
ANCESTRAL GROUPS  
2022 May Freedom, Hard Times, and Tall Tales: Local Stories from the WPA Slave Narratives Adrienne Berney
2022 Apr Infamous Characters, Notorious Villains: History of the Melungeon People Heather Andolina
2021 Sep Why the Scots-Irish Immigrated to America John Miles
2021 Apr Making English Connections Bob Dawes
     
DNA    
2023 Apr Using DNA Name Triangulation to Find Cousins Jon Smith
     
TECHNOLOGY    
2023 May 50 Mostly "Hot off the Press" Websites You want to Check Out Diane L. Richard
2023 Mar Software for Tracking Genealogical Data – An Overview and Discussion D-OGS Members
2022 Nov Using Excel in Genealogy Jon Smith
2021 Jun Planting Roots: Building Online Family Trees and GPS-ing Family Graves Taneya Y. Koonce
     
SHORT PRESENTATIONS BY D-OGS MEMBERS  
2023 Aug D-OGS Member Show & Tell for 2023 D-OGS Members
2022 Sep D-OGS Member Show & Tell for 2022 D-OGS Members
2021 Aug D-OGS Member Show & Tell for 2021 D-OGS Members
2016 Aug D-OGS Member Show & Tell for 2016 D-OGS Members
     
D-OGS BIRTHDAY PARTY, QUIZ, AND SHORT TOPICS  
2023 Dec D-OGS Annual Meeting & Birthday Party 2023 - AI and Genealogy David McCorkle
2022 Dec D-OGS Annual Meeting & Birthday Party 2022 - Overlooked Records David McCorkle
2021 Dec D-OGS Annual Meeting & Birthday Party 2021 - Measurements David McCorkle
2020 Dec D-OGS Annual Meeting & Birthday Party 2020 - NC Research Diane L. Richard