Presented by Gail S. Watson of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Falls Church Chapter. Researching genealogy can prove difficult across all mediums, but many individuals experience setbacks when examining their ancestral history in the years prior to the founding of America as a country. Gail will demonstrate that, while it may appear daunting, it is far easier when one has the right resources, records, and knowledge at hand. Focusing on Virginian records during and before the American Revolution, there are also many clues in modern records that point hundreds of years to the past, many of which are found in Ancestry, FamilySearch, and the Library of Virginia, all of which, and more, will be demonstrated in this presentation.
Gail S. Watson is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution with a membership in the Falls Church Chapter. She is a genealogist on the state level who has assisted with numerous research challenges and at the national level indexing documents. A periodic speaker in the Virginia House Chapter’s Public Genealogy Workshop, Gail has also spoken at various conferences across the Commonwealth of Virginia and volunteers at the Warrenton Family Search Center.
