July 25, 2026
In recognition of our country’s 250th anniversary, we have invited Revolutionary War expert genealogist Craig R. Scott, CG, FUGA to come to Dallas and walk us down the paths we need to follow to find the details of our patriot ancestors’ service. Discover the impact the fight for American independence had on our forebears’ lives.
Our Speaker: Craig R Scott, MA, CG, FUGA
Craig is an expert in Military Research and other National Archive records. He has been a professional genealogical and historical researcher for more than thirty-nine years. He is an entertaining and dynamic speaker and has often coordinated Military track programs for the premiere U.S. conferences, including IGHR, SLIG, and GRIP.
He has written seventeen books, and several articles in the NGSQ and other genealogical publications. He is the owner of Heritage Books Inc., a genealogical publishing firm with a catalog of more than 10,000 titles.
Session Information
- A Revolutionary War Case Study – The case study will follow the course of one revolutionary soldier, that captures the experiences of most of our ancestors who served in the various American Revolution military units. The subsequent lectures in the seminar will each focus in depth on one aspect of the American Fight for Independence.
- Records created by the War – This lecture will examine types of service, compiled military service records, and where other documents can be found using a step-by-step methodology in a case study.
- Records created after the War: Pensions – This lecture will explain the types of pensions, pension law, pension application files, pension ledgers, pension payment vouchers, last and final payments.
- Records created after the War: Bounty Land – This lecture will cover the history of state and federal bounty land, French and Indian War bounty land during the Revolutionary War, bounty land acts, and the bounty land process. It will reveal the information to be found in Bureau of Land Management website relating to military bounty land.
Location & Recordings
Join Craig live at the Dallas Public Library or online on Zoom.
- Free parking is available under the library (enter the parking garage from Wood Street).
- A link to the syllabus (in PDF format) will be provided when you register.
- We will not be providing a printed version at the event.
- A link (and the password required to access it) to the Session recordings page will be provided when you register.
- Recordings will be available from Sunday July 26 through Sunday August 9, 2026.
- A link to register with Zoom will be provided when you register if you prefer to participate virtually.
Schedule
Saturday July 25 (all times CT)
| 9:30 | 10:35 | A Revolutionary War Case Study |
| 10:35 | 11:00 | Break |
| 11:00 | 12:00 | Records created by the War |
| 12:00 | 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | 2:00 | Records created after the War: Pensions |
| 2:00 | 2:30 | Break |
| 2:30 | 3:30 | Records created after the War: Bounty Land |
Cost (USD)
| | By July 6 | After July 6 |
|---|---|---|
| DGS Member | $55 | $75 |
| Others | $75 | $95 |
Box Lunches will be available for $17-$21 (must be ordered with a registration by July 21).
Not a member yet? Take advantage of our special offer to become a DGS member for only $5 (a $35 value) when registering for this event!
REGISTER JOIN DGSRefund Policy: Requests for refunds made prior to the early-bird cutoff date (July 5, 2026) will be granted (less a $10 handling fee). DGS will not issue refunds after 5:00 pm on July 5, but we will provide a syllabus (PDF) and access to the recorded lectures for two weeks after the presentation.
