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Tracking a Family Through Their Trade
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Nathan Shepherd
vpprograms@fxgs.org
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Description: Many ancestors were skilled craftspeople and tradesmen whose descendants continued the family business. Drawing from a family of potters, this presentation demonstrates the importance of understanding terms, tools and techniques associated with the family trade, and explores valuable sources for researching blacksmiths, wheelwrights, silversmiths and other craftspeople and artisans.
Amy Bertsch is a historian, genealogist and instructor specializing in African American and Virginia history. Amy previously worked in public history for the Office of Historic Alexandria and taught in the Public History and Historic Preservation program at Northern Virginia Community College. She has presented in person and virtually at the Virginia Forum and Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society annual conferences, and virtually for the National Genealogical Society, Virginia Genealogical Society and Legacy Family Tree webinars. Her published work includes a weekly newspaper column on Alexandria history, a study of a family of potters published in the 'Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts' in 2019, and most recently, a chapter in the new book 'African American Emancipation in an Occupied City.' Amy has an M.A. in history from Sam Houston State University and a certificate in historic preservation from Northern Virginia Community College.