Rogue Valley Genealogical Society & Jackson County Genealogy Library Presents:

Steven W. Morrison

February 20, 2021, Saturday 10am-4pm PST

PROFILE of a QUAKER

Finding a Friend in Colonial America

Full Day virtual seminar…Register Now!

Register at: www.rvgslibrary.org * Programs & Classes

Members: $45 * Non-Members: $55

PROFILE OF A QUAKER – Finding a Friend in Colonial America

The profile of a Quaker (Friend) can be as distinctive as a fingerprint with their unique ethnic origin, belief system, marriage practices, and separate record structure. This session will teach you the profiling techniques you’ll need to spot a Quaker in colonial America.

SIMPLY AMAZING – US Quaker Records Online

In 2014 Ancestry.com released its US Quaker Meetings records after years of scanning and indexing. These religious records span the centuries from 1681-1935. By using this subscription website, original records can be viewed online, by browsing the film images or with the aid of a comprehensive index. Learn how to navigate the site and see examples of the basic Quaker record types. A must for anyone with an ancestral brick wall in colonial America.

QUAKER MIGRATIONS – Across Ye United States

How do you find lost Quaker families? FOLLOW THE MEETINGS. Learn how to track your Quaker ancestors by following the opening and closing of monthly meetings they attended. Then marvel at an animated video clip of Quaker meetings marching across the country for 350 years. You won’t believe your eyes!

Ye BEST BOOKS – for Quaker Research

Before the world wide web and the age of internet documents, books were one of the family historian’s most available assets. In the Quaker way, they allowed an expanding nation to share knowledge when the original records were concentrated in only a few repositories. While derivative materials and are less reliable as sources, they play a valuable role as “Finding Aids” to help you locate the original record for your Quaker ancestors, or to understand if it even exists.

Thank you, Jackson County Cultural Coalition & Oregon Cultural Trust, for your support!