Advanced Southern Research: Western Expansion and Families of the South

June 13-18, 2021

We will focus on the growing continent after the establishment of the United States and how families were affected throughout the South and beyond. Records will include transportation, industrial and business, family Bibles, deeds, land surveys, land plats, manuscripts, church records, government documents, and more.

Faculty

  • J. Mark Lowe, Coordinator
  • Deborah A. Abbott, PhD
  • Terri E. Flack
  • Sharon Batiste Gillins
  • John Sellers

Course Schedule (all times are Central Daylight Time) **

** Detailed Course Instructions and Schedule will be provided in the TIGR Student Materials sent to all registrants.

Time (CDT)
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Topic
Instructor
6:00 pm – 7:00 pmWelcome to TIGR 2021TIGR 2021 Coordinators,
Faculty and Staff
Time (CDT)
Monday, June 14, 2021		TopicInstructor
9:30 am – 10:00 amIntroductionsJ. Mark Lowe
See COURSE INSTRUCTIONS
for Schedule Details **		Early Tracks and TrailsJ. Mark Lowe
Early Southern ManuscriptsJ. Mark Lowe
12:45 pm – 1:30 pmLUNCH
Flatboats, Ferries, Steamboats & CanalsJ. Mark Lowe
Panic of 1819J. Mark Lowe
Southern Church Records IJ. Mark Lowe
7:00 pm – Joint SessionGLO OverviewKevin Klaus
Time (CDT)
Tuesday, June 15, 2021		TopicInstructor
9:30 am – 10:00 amHomework ReviewJ. Mark Lowe
See COURSE INSTRUCTIONS
for Schedule Details **		Locating Family BiblesJ. Mark Lowe
Tracking Migration and Movement Using Military RecordsTerri E. Flack
12:45 pm – 1:30 pmLUNCH
Railroads and Stage RoutesJ. Mark Lowe
Southern Church Records 2J. Mark Lowe
Reconstruction Era RecordsSharon Batiste Gillins
6:15 pm – 7:15 pm“Happy Hour” with discussion and Q&A with instructors
Time (CDT)
Wednesday, June 16, 2021		TopicInstructor
9:30 am – 10:00 amHomework Review
See COURSE INSTRUCTIONS
for Schedule Details **		Criminal CourtsJohn Sellers
Civil CourtsJohn Sellers
12:45 pm – 1:30 pmLUNCH
Appellate CasesJohn Sellers
3:00 pm – 4:15 pmLocating General Business RecordsJ. Mark Lowe
Locating Industrial Schedules and RecordsJ. Mark Lowe
6:15 pm – 7:15 pm“Happy Hour” with discussion and Q&A with instructors
Time (CDT)
Thursday, June 17, 2021		TopicInstructor
9:30 am – 10:00 amHomework Review
See COURSE INSTRUCTIONS
for Schedule Details **		Mapping, Atlases, and Finding PathsJ. Mark Lowe
Fractured Relationships: Divorce and Missing PeopleJ. Mark Lowe
12:45 pm – 1:30 pmLUNCH
Lumber and Banking Business with Jesse H. JonesJ. Mark Lowe
Papers of the Robertson Colony – Texas Association – Nashville Association – Peters Colony J. Mark Lowe
Finding Manuscripts and Special CollectionsDeborah A. Abbott
6:15 pm – 7:15 pm“Happy Hour” with discussion and Q&A with instructors
Time (CDT)
Friday, June 18, 2021		TopicInstructor
9:30 am – 10:00 amHomework Review
See COURSE INSTRUCTIONS
for Schedule Details **		Basic Metes and BoundsJ. Mark Lowe
Land Surveys and BoundariesJ. Mark Lowe
12:45 pm – 1:30 pmLUNCH
Basic Land PlattingJ. Mark Lowe
Tying It All TogetherJ. Mark Lowe
Registration is CLOSED!

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