I just spent the last 30 minutes watching a series of short videos that have touched me down to my very soul. The National Genealogical Society has on their website a series of interviews that they did with Helen F. M. Leary, CG(emeritus)*, FASG, FNGS.
Helen Leary is the Queen of North Carolina research, nay the entire Upper South. Back in 2001 the NGS Quarterly devoted an entire issue to the Thomas Jefferson - Sally Hemings debate. Because of her expertise, they had asked Ms. Leary to evaluate the evidence and the result of that research produced a most excellent article - "Sally Hemings Children: A Genealogical Analysis of the Evidence." As if the videos were not enough of a treat, you can download the Thomas Jefferson-Sally Hemings Special NGS Quarterly for free!
Listening to Helen speak in these interviews made me jump up and say, "Yeah! Me too - those are the reasons I am a genealogist!" Take the time to visit the site and treat yourself to a most delightful and insightful 30 minutes!
Helen Leary is the Queen of North Carolina research, nay the entire Upper South. Back in 2001 the NGS Quarterly devoted an entire issue to the Thomas Jefferson - Sally Hemings debate. Because of her expertise, they had asked Ms. Leary to evaluate the evidence and the result of that research produced a most excellent article - "Sally Hemings Children: A Genealogical Analysis of the Evidence." As if the videos were not enough of a treat, you can download the Thomas Jefferson-Sally Hemings Special NGS Quarterly for free!
Listening to Helen speak in these interviews made me jump up and say, "Yeah! Me too - those are the reasons I am a genealogist!" Take the time to visit the site and treat yourself to a most delightful and insightful 30 minutes!
Thank you for this recommendation, Sheri. I listened to all of them, and they are wonderful. My favorite was the story of the silver hand.
ReplyDeletethanks a million for the recommendations. They have been added to my professional growth
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