2018 Meeting Programs
October 4th Program Details
Featured Speaker: Will Robinson
"Genetic Genealogy: Genealogy Through YDNA Haplotypes"
The program for the October 4, 2018 meeting of the Granville County Genealogical Society will be a presentation by Will Robinson, Granville County Interim Library Director, on "Genetic Genealogy: Genealogy Through YDNA Haplotypes." Topics will include: Solving genealogy brick walls through genetics, The formation of British surnames, and A look into the history and geography of YDNA haplogroups.
Will Robinson was born in Charlotte, grew up in Gastonia and has lived in Wilmington and Columbia, SC. He developed a love of science and history at a young age and has always been an avid patron of museums and libraries. He also enjoys camping, fishing, writing and working on archaeological digs. Will is a graduate of UNC Wilmington with a BA in Anthropology and a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a Master's degree in Library and Information Science. Much to his surprise, his former career was in middle management at two engineering companies in Columbia, SC. After graduating, he began his professional library career in Wilson County as the Local History and Genealogy Librarian before becoming Head of Adult Services and then Branch Manager of the South Branch Library in Creedmoor. Today, he lives in Cary, NC with his wife and twelve-year-old son. Will is on the board of Franklin- Granville- Vance Smart Start and is the Interim Director for the Granville County Library System..
Please join members of the Granville County Genealogical Society in attending this meeting, to be held at 6:30 P.M. on October 4, 2018 in the conference room at the Richard H. Thornton Library in Oxford, N.C. All GCGS meetings are open to the public, and visitors and guests are always cordially invited to attend.
