TIGR Faculty: Ari Wilkins

Join us in Austin, June 10-14, for the 2019 Texas Institute of Genealogical Research (TIGR). Two tracks offer attendees in-depth learning on Texas Research Essentials or Advanced Southern Research Strategies.

Learn from experts in Texas and Southern research such as Ari Wilkins.

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Ari Wilkins is a genealogist and library associate at Dallas Public Library, where she provides genealogy-programming education. She worked with the esteemed genealogist, Dr. James Rose, on his project, “Generations: The WPA Ex-Slave Narrative Database.”

Ari has spoken nationally at the National Genealogical Society, Federation of Genealogical Societies, RootsTech, Texas State Genealogical Society, Ohio Genealogical Society, the Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research, American Library Association, and a multitude of local societies.

Ari has concentrated her interests in North Carolina and Louisiana research and specializes in African American genealogy and research.

Ari shares her expertise in both courses at TIGR.

Course 1 – Texas Research Essentials

Manuscripts of the South 
Manuscripts of the South can offer a multifaceted view of life before and after the Civil War. This lecture will discuss where to find manuscript collections, how they are organized, and the variety of documents that can be found within the collections.

Cluster Research
Studying the people surrounding your person of interest can offer many new and interesting leads into one’s research. Learn about identifying people and utilizing resources in your ancestor’s cluster.

Course 2 – Advanced Southern Research Techniques

Southern Historical Collection: Finding Aids & Access (Part 1) and Analysis & Problem Solving (part 2)
Ari Wilkins
This extensive collection encompasses business and personal papers from numerous slaveholding families of the South. For white southern families, the collection can uncover decades of genealogical history along with details such as the dynamics of personal relationships, communication, and the entanglements of associated families. For African American research, these records can potentially list enslaved persons by name and include other significant information such as family relationships, dates of birth and death, and bills of sale.

Cluster Research
Studying the people surrounding your person of interest can offer many new and interesting leads into one’s research. Learn about identifying people and utilizing resources in your ancestor’s cluster.

Manuscripts of the South
Ari Wilkins
Manuscripts of the South can offer a multifaceted view of life before and after the Civil War. This lecture will discuss where to find manuscript collections, how they are organized, and the variety of documents that can be found within the collections.

Seating is limited so register today!