Genealogy Speaker

Interested in David McCorkle giving a presentation or webinar to your organization?   David has spoken at various meetings of county, state, and national genealogical societies.  Presentations vary from 30 to 90 minutes, and can be given over Zoom or in-person within North Carolina.

  • Using Maps and Mapping Software to Help Understand Your Ancestor’s Time and Place
  • North Carolina Land Records
  • Finding and Understanding North Carolina Land Grants
  • Using the Free Website nclandgrants.com (includes demo).
  • Finding, Understanding, and Using Deeds
  • Lord Granville Grants
  • Exhausted All the Deeds? Use Other Land Records to Uncover Even More Valuable Information
  • Introduction to Property Description in State Land States (30 minutes)
  • Understanding Time and Place by Finding, Using, and Creating Historical Overlay Maps
  • Finding and Understanding NC Court Records
  • Digitizing loose and bound documents and more at repositories and home in the 2020s
  • Introduction to Genealogy in the 2020s (30 or 60 minutes)