Interested in connecting with your Revolut ionary War ancestors? We will discuss specifics of connecting to existing patriots\, establishing new ones\, and strategies for overcoming the dread ed &ldquo\;red-lined&rdquo\; lineages. Whether you&rsquo\;re submitting a first-time application\, or a "supplemental\," join us to take notes on be st practices and give your application its best shot. Presented by Kelley Conner Lear.
\nKelley Conner Lear is a professional genealogist \;specializing in research in her home state of West Virginia\, adopted st ate of Virginia\, and central Appalachia. \;Kelley also serves as the Social Media Chair\, Historian\, and member of the Board of \;the Virg inia Genealogical Society. \;She is also a member of the National Gene alogical Society\, Genealogical Research Institute of Virginia\, KYOWVA Ge nealogical and Historical Society\, \;Hackers Creek Pioneer Descendant s\, and other local societies.
\nShe is also a current or past membe r of the Daughters of the American Revolution\, The National Society of th e Colonial Dames of America\, Daughters of the War of 1812\, and the South Carolina Huguenot Society. \;Kelley \;offers extensive experience with hundreds of approved lineage society applications. She served as Sta te Genealogical Committee Chairwoman for the South Carolina DAR and a volu nteer researcher for \;NSDAR's \;former 250 Task Force working to resolve complex applications.
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