Create (Craft) Intermediate

Finding Truth in Your Family’s Rumors and Legends


Hickory August 24, 2019 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Dave Pidgeon

Rumors and legends — every family has them. But are they true? How do you know? This session teaches attendees, using real life examples, how to investigate the factual past and solve family secrets. How do you read the Marine Corps muster rolls from the Korean War? What does an address book from 1901 tell you about your ancestors? Did your bootleggin’ great-grandfather really have a connection to The Great Gatsby? Here’s how you can find out.