Please join us for a BONUS SESSION with speaker Bonnie Wade Mucia, AG® by Zoom on MONDAY, December 8th at 7:00 p.m. – “Warning Out! Following the Unwanted in Colonial New England” Zoom information will be forwarded by email.
Discover one of New England’s most overlooked genealogical resources: warning-out records. Used from the 1600s through the early 1800s, warning-out notices documented newcomers whose legal right to settlement was uncertain—leaving behind powerful clues about movement, kinship, and community boundaries.
In this session, we’ll break down what warning out meant, why towns used it, where these records survive, and how to interpret them without modern assumptions. Using real examples, you’ll learn how these brief entries can identify women, children, laborers, people of color, and other under-documented individuals; track families across multiple towns; and solve problems involving migration, identity, and the FAN Club.
By the end, you’ll know how to apply warning-out records to strengthen your New England research and uncover stories that have been forgotten for centuries.
Bonnie Wade Mucia, AG® an Accredited Genealogist in the New England region and is the owner of Keeper of the Past Genealogy, LLC. She serves as the Director of the Mayflower Families Silver Books Project for the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, where she concentrates on the descendants of Mayflower passengers. In addition, Bonnie is a volunteer docent at both Beaufort National Cemetery and the Parris Island Museum at the U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot. She has published numerous articles in respected genealogical journals and delivered lectures on various topics. Originally from Rhode Island, Bonnie now resides in South Carolina.