Date: March 17, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM Location: Brewster Ladies' Library, 1822 Main Street, Brewster, MA 02631 and via Zoom. If you are unable to attend or view at the time, a recording of this program will be available to current Members of the Society. Take advantage of all our Member benefits by joining today. Click on the Membership Tab in the Main Menu for all the details.

Blacksheep Ancestors and Their Records

Guest Speaker: C. Ann Staley

Let’s just admit it – we all have them! So, let’s use the records they created to our benefit – and what wonderful records they left. Tips will be provided, starting with what you already know (or at least “think” you know) and following through with trying to prove the story. Along the way we will explore various records, including – court, census, military, prison, and many more.

C. Ann Staley, CG®, CGL®, is an educator, consultant, and presenter. She was raised in Mobile, AL, has been researching her family for over 45 years, and has traced her ancestors from Alabama, Mississippi, Indiana, and Virginia to France, England, Ireland, and Germany. She is the Membership Chair for the Genealogical Speakers Guild; a volunteer of the Florida State Genealogical Society and the National Genealogical Society; on the faculty of The International Institute for Genealogical Studies; and has been an associate of the Board for Certification of Genealogists since 2000. Ann is the compiler of the Jacksonville Genealogical Society, Inc. Quarterly Full Name Index, Volumes 1 through 4, 1973 through 1976, author of several articles for the NGS Magazine, and the co-author of the NGS Research in the States Series-Florida. Her specialties are methodology, vital records and their sources, computer research resources, and conference planning.

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