virtual conference

Two of the foremost educators in the area of African American Genealogy will present a joint lecture focused on ancestors who were emancipated before chattel slavery was finally abolished: LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson JD, LLM, CG®, FASG will lead off with a focus on the ways in which enslaved people could be manumitted before the abolition of chattel slavery, and Dr. Deborah A. Abbott PhD will follow-up with the treatment of Free People of Color in the period leading to the Civil War.

LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG®, FASG, will cover antebellum court records that are among the most useful sources of genealogically relevant information about African American ancestors, including the organizational structures of the state and local courts that these ancestors—enslaved and free—typically came into contact with as well as the records created.

LaBrenda will present Correlating Indirect Evidence to Identify Enslaved Parents at 1:30pm.

Session F401

Session S202

Planning researches is an essential step in the process of meeting the first component of the Genealogical Proof Standard: "reasonably exhaustive research." This session will hep attendees to identify logical sources and efficiently prioritize research steps. Those coming to this session would benefit from understanding the elements of the Genealogical Proof Standard as well as bringing a laptop to the session. This is a virtual presentation.

Genealogy standards have universal application and this session is based on a ase study that illustrates how these standards can be met in where there is a dearth of direct evidence. This is a virtual event.