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  • Networking Tips and Tricks

    On February 17th 2026, we welcomed Katy Lindsay, Austin TX entrepreneur to offer hints on becoming a great networker.

    Here are her top 5 tips –

    Get out and do things – Join a church, club or organization whether it be volunteer or professional. GO OUTSIDE and meet people.

    Be genuinely interested in their lives – People are impressed when you remember their name/occupation. Ask questions about their family, work, and hobbies.

    Don’t be afraid to ask for favors – Now that you’ve met a person, put them in a ‘rolodex’ for future contact. Have a business card handy and ask for theirs.

    LISTEN – People want to be heard, and you want to know about THEM you don’t want to tell them about YOURSELF

  • Meeting Tuesday – February 17th at 7pm

    Hello South Central Chapter Member,
    Please join us Tuesday February 17th at 7pm for the presentation:

     Networking – How to Use Relationships to Expand Your Business
    www.tinyurl.com/sccapgmeetings 

    We hope you enjoy your year of free membership which includes:
    Access to past presentations and handouts
    Networking Opportunities
    Stirpes Study Group
    !!SIGS!!
    Exclusive newsletter featuring members


     See you Tuesday February 17th at 7pm

    www.tinyurl.com/sccapgmeetings 

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  • Ship Manifests and the Lives of the Enslaved

    Ship Manifests and the Lives of the Enslaved

    When we think of ship manifests, we often picture tidy lists of passengers and goods crossing the Atlantic. But for millions of Africans forcibly transported during the slave trade, these documents tell a very…

  • Domestic Slave Trade Manifests

    Domestic Slave Trade Manifests

    When the United States banned the importation of enslaved Africans in 1808, demand for enslaved labor did not stop—it shifted. The domestic slave trade flourished, with tens of thousands of enslaved people forced from…

  • Slaves in Ship Manifests

    Slaves in Ship Manifests

    Ship manifests are invaluable tools for genealogists, but they are also sobering records of one of humanity’s darkest chapters—the transatlantic slave trade. From the 16th through the 19th centuries, millions of enslaved Africans were…

  • Crossing the Seas: 18th-Century Ship Manifests in Genealogical Research

    Crossing the Seas: 18th-Century Ship Manifests in Genealogical Research

    By the 18th century, transatlantic migration was no longer a trickle—it was a tide. Colonists, merchants, indentured servants, and enslaved Africans crossed oceans in growing numbers. For genealogists, ship manifests from the 1700s are…

  • Genealogy and Ship Manifest Records

    Genealogy and Ship Manifest Records

    For millions of families, the story of immigration is central to their heritage. Whether arriving in Boston, New York, Galveston, or San Francisco, immigrants in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries often appear…

  • Citing Online Obituaries

    Citing Online Obituaries

    Evidence Explained-style (web page) Deceased’s Name, obituary, Website/Publisher (City/State, posted [or updated] Date), page title or memorial heading, URL, accessed Date). ExampleMary Ann Smith, obituary, The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts, posted 17 April 1899),…

  • Memory in the Digital Age

    Memory in the Digital Age

    Obituaries have long been a way to mark the passing of a life, offering facts and reflections. From the single-line notices of the 1800s to full-page tributes in 20th-century newspapers, they have evolved with…

  • Navigating the 17th Century: Ship Manifests as Genealogical Treasures

    Navigating the 17th Century: Ship Manifests as Genealogical Treasures

    For genealogists, 17th-century ship records are windows into the early age of transatlantic migration. Whether documenting Puritan voyages to New England, indentured servants bound for Virginia, or settlers heading to the Caribbean, these records…

  • Newspaper Obituaries in the 19th Century

    Newspaper Obituaries in the 19th Century

    For genealogists, few sources capture the personal side of history like obituaries. By the 19th century, as newspapers flourished across Europe and North America, obituaries became a regular feature—offering not only names and dates…

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