LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson: Author | Teacher | Certified Genealogical Lecturer ℠ | Certified Genealogist® | Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists
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Antebellum Emancipations and Free People of Color
RootstechTwo 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.
State and County Courts
RootstechLaBrenda 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.
Descendant Communities Social Innovation Lab
The National Museum of African American History & Culture and the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation are hosting the Descendant Community Social Innovation Lab. This event will convene descendants of slavery who are stakeholders of various types of culturally significant historic places, sites, battlefields and cemeteries for 3 days of empowerment, education, and organizing. This event will take place from Thursday, March 16 to Saturday, March 18, in Washington, DC with the first events beginning at noon on Thursday, and concluding officially on Saturday evening. LaBrenda will be on the "Researching enslaved ancestors” panel.
DAR Genealogy Research Institute
DAR Constitution Hall 1776 D St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesLaBrenda will present two lectures at the Institute: Correlating Indirect Evidence to Identify Enslaved Parents and Integrating DNA Evidence Into a Proof Argument.
Family History Sampler: Different Strategies for Diverse Ancestors
Historical Society of PennsylvaniaLaBrenda will present Correlating Indirect Evidence to Identify Enslaved Parents at 1:30pm.
Narrative Genealogies, Lineages, and Pedigrees
Learn how to document linkages between successive generations using standard forms
An Enslaved Person’s FAN Club
Learn about the heightened significance of researching family, associates, and neighbors of Freedmen.
The Intersection of Antebellum Property Rights and Slavery
Records relating to the property rights of slaveholding families provide genealogically relevant information about the enslaved. Also online as part of the At Home Virtual Program.
Legally Texas: Advanced Legal Research in the Lone Star State
LaBrenda will present 5 lectures in Course 3: Legally Texas: Advanced Legal Research in the Lone Star State at the Texas Institute of Genealogical Research: The Law and Records of Enslavement Tax Law, Texas Style Inheritance & Probate, Texas Style Women’s Rights, Texas Style Immigration & Naturalization, Texas Style
