There is still time to register for this very interesting and timely topic! Tuesday, Sept 22, 2026 @ 6:30pm – Virtual Topic:   Using Artificial Intelligence Tools in Genealogy Speaker:   David McCorkle Learn how to use AI tools to process genealogical evidence from various records in a more comprehensive and less time consuming manner. This lecture will cover document analysis, reading handwriting, processing images, and more, using real examples and the latest tools. This is an introductory lecture, so no AI knowledge is required. Join us! Free and virtual! *Please register by 4pm day of meeting. *Please save your passcode and link for ease of entry at start time. *Presentation starts promptly at 6:30 pm. Link to register at the Wakecogen website events page .   Registration is now open! **Get the video recording to watch on-demand for 30 days and access to our webinar handout library with your WCGS membership!**           ** ...

The first issue of this newsletter describing all the events coordinated by founder Desi Campbell is a celebration of history, discovery and rememberance. You will want to read this if you are doing AA research and interested in promoting family involvement and togetherness. You will find articles on homecoming, reconnecting family branches, walking the footsteps of ancestors, a summary of August reunions. FamFest updates, Harnett County's historical legacy, work of the Harnett County AA Heritage Center and more. click image to view larger The full newsletter can be viewed here.

Even if you can't squeeze this much genealogy into one weekend, you may want to register for the Fall 2026 Conference of the North Carolina Genealogical Society. The conference is in Raleigh at the McKimmon Center and there is a virtual attendance option. There are 22 in-person lectures. These will be Livestreamed. They are also available to view on demand for 60 days after the conference with either option. There are an additional 10 lectures that are available for streaming during the conference and viewing time. The overview of speakers, topics and special workshops can be viewed at the NCGS 2026 Conference page . This includes links to schedules, pricing and registration. There are some deadlines you need to be aware of: September 13 (Sun) – Last day to purchase lunches. There might be extras to purchase at the conference, but no guarantees. Otherwise you’ll need to forage outside the facility.    September 16 (Wed) – Last day to register online for in-person attendance....

This summer, WCGS member Linda Fogle and husband Ron attended a milestone reunion for Ron's paternal Fogle family. The reunion recognized the date his 2nd Great Grandparents settled in Bonham, Texas. Linda shares her first-hand account as well as some reports from others below. Especially noteworthy is the typed account of rememberances from the Fogle grandchildren gathered at the 100th reunion in 1976. The Fogles originally moved to the Bonham area in 1876 when Henry Fogle and his wife Mary Ann McCoy and their five children left their home in El Monte, California, to join a wagon train travelling to Texas, where Mary Ann’s father had bought land before his death in 1871. Two additional children were born after the family settled in Texas. Currier & Ives lithograph, c. 1870 Fogle descendant Amy Neville reported in the local newspape r: "... nearly 100 members of the Fogle family gathered this year to celebrate a remarkable milestone—the 150th annual Fogle Sesquicentennial...

Webtember is an annual, month-long online genealogy conference hosted by Legacy Family Tree Webinars. Held every September, the event features a large assortment of high-quality educational webinars led by international family history experts. The nice surprise is that the offerings are free to view for the full month of September with registration (as opposed to the usual 7-day view period). With 31 webinars on the schedule, there is a lot of high quality learning lead by favorite and familiar instructors, right at your finger tips from your favorite comfy chair. You will find a variety of topics including solid genealogy methodology, locality-based research, DNA topics including working matches and using third-party tools. The series starts Wednesday, September 9, so don't waste a minute.  You can view the full lineup here .  While you are checking out the Webtember content, browse a little further to check what they have in their library. I know you will find something...

Let's meet in-person at the upcoming NCGS conference in a couple of weeks! The Wake County Genealogy Society will have a table located in the America 250 lecture room on Friday and Saturday, September 18 and 19. The table will be manned during the breaks between presentations and some portions of the lunch breaks. Come by for a visit as well as a chance to participate in several fun activities (planned by Barbara McGeachy, Carla Stancil and Lori Winklestein). Let's chat and hang out. The planned activities include: A North Carolina trivia contest with some sweet prizes. Claim your free sticker that declares  "I have Wake County Ancestors" Enter a special genealogy book giveaway - the giveaway includes a book set and an individual book. Both are described below. ~ Wake: Capital County of North Carolina, Vol. I by Elizabeth Reid Murray and Vol. II by E. Todd Johnson & Elizabeth Reid Murray (hardcover with dust covers) The set will be kept together as one prize. Vo...