Program Description
Event Details
Programs focused on Genealogical issues by the Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society. This month they will focus on:
Scotch-Irish Research
Who are they, where did they come from and where the records can be found after the 1922 PRO fire erased 700 years of records. Mr. Blount will join us remotely. Please register HERE if you wish to join us remotely as well or stop by in person in the McGuire Community Room.
This program was recorded and will be available on our YouTube Channel, TADLnotjustbooks for 30 days after posting (direct link).
Derek J. Blount is a professional genealogist with his own business, “Lost Branches”. He has worked for 35 years on his family genealogy traveling America, Canada and United Kingdom gathering records, visiting cemeteries and churches. Derek was born in England and specializes in research in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth nations. He holds a B.S. degree from Oakland University and has completed course work at the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburg. He has lectured on numerous genealogy subjects for the past ten years to many of the Michigan genealogical societies. He also serves as Vice President of the Oakland County Genealogical Society and is also on the Board of the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research. Derek also holds memberships in the Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan and the Welsh American Genealogical Society. He holds memberships in the Association of Genealogical Professionals and the Society of Genealogists in London. Derek also serves as the Genealogist for the St. Andrew’s Society of Detroit.