Robyn Smith has been researching her family and others for over twenty-five years. She specializes in court and land records, genealogy skill building, and slavery research.

Robyn has lectured widely at genealogy conferences, for genealogical societies across the U.S., and for institutions such as the Maryland State Archives and the Smithsonian African American Museum. Her lectures on Legacy Family Webinars have garnered thousands of views, and she has written for Family Tree Magazine. In 2022, she joined the research team of the Georgetown Memory Project, and taught a lecture at the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP).

For more than twelve years, she has authored a popular genealogy teaching blog called Reclaiming Kin (www.reclaimingkin.com). Her blog focuses on growing genealogical research skills for all genealogists, and the unique challenges of researching American slavery.

Fruit of the Earth: Using  Records to Uncover Your Family

Deed records are one of genealogy's most trusted and voluminous record sets.  But the legal jargon can be confusing, and besides, what if your ancestor didn't own land?  Come and learn how to use these records in new and exciting ways, and break down brick walls about your family and the communities in which they lived.

Please join us for this informative and fun venture into land records.  If you are unable to attend in person a Zoom link will be sent the week before the presentation to paid members only.