Probate Records to Research Enslaved Ancestors This presentation provides an overview of the probate process, identifies the genealogical information that can be found in a slaveholding estate, and points to related records that may be included in a probate proceeding. Friday, March 19, 2:00-3:00pm
This lecture is based on a case study that utilized autosomal and Y-DNA to bolster extensive research that pointed to the identity of an enslaved ancestor's parents. This DNA study illustrates how DNA can be particularly useful in reconstructing genealogies in communities that left few records and little direct evidence.
Oct 13, 5:00pm EDT Ethical Challenges in Afro-American Genealogical Research Oct 14, 1:30pm EDT Meeting Genealogy Standards When Using DNA to Identify Enslaved Ancestors Oct 15, 9:15am EDT Using Probate Records to Document Enslaved Ancestors
Panel discussion with Melvin J. Collier and Leslie Anderson.
Standards are imperative for anyone who cares about achieving accurate research, whether for their own family or someone else’s family.
Nineteen standards in Genealogy Standards address the treatment of assembled research results in case studies and kinship determination projects.
