Melissa Etheridge discovers her Missouri roots on Who Do You Think You Are?

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Last night, Melissa Etheridge discovered her Missouri ancestors on Who Do You Think You Are?
If you have Missouri ancestors like Melissa, numerous sessions at the conference might be of interest to you:

Wednesday, 11:00 a.m., W125, “Missouri Digital Heritage: Accessing Our Digital Past,” presented by State Archivist, John Dougan, will help researchers with ancestors anywhere in Missouri.

Wednesday, 2:30 p.m., W145, “Gateway to the West: Missouri Land Grant Records,” presented by Christina Miller, Senior Archivist, Missouri State Archives, will help those with ancestors statewide.

Wednesday, 4:00 p.m., W155, “St. Louis 250+,” by Ann Carter Fleming, provides information on St. Louis records starting in the 1700s to the current day.

Thursday, 2:30 p.m., T248, “Opening the Ozarks: The Legacy of Marsha Hoffman Rising,”by Patti Hobbs. Marsha researched the first 1000 landowners from the Springfield land office. Very unique project.

Friday, 8:00 a.m., F307, “7 Tips to Researching Slaves and Slaveholders in Little Dixie Missouri,” by Kathleen Brandt, shares resources dating from the migration period to the post Civil War era.

Friday, 11:00 a.m., F327, “Delving into Missouri Territorial Records 1770-1821,” by Amy Moorman, Archivist, Missouri State Archives, reveals records important to the earliest days of St. Louis and Missouri.

Friday, 2:30 p.m., F347, “Grandpa "Stole Chickens in the Nighttime:" What Penitentiary Records Can Tell About Your Family,” by Mary Stansfield, Archivist, Missouri State Archives, introduces this new record set from the Missouri State Penitentiary, 1837-1987.

Saturday, 2:30 p.m., S443, “Finding Your Civilian Ancestors in Unique Civil War Records,” presented by Ruth Ann Hager. The Provost Marshals ruled Missouri during the Civil War. Any civilian could be mentioned in these records.

And if you have French ancestors from Quebec, you won’t want to miss George Findlen’s “Crossing the Border: How to Backtrack an Ancestor into Quebec from the US” on Wednesday, 11:00 a.m., W128.

Melissa Etheridge discovers her Missouri roots on Who Do You Think You Are?