This is a watch party of the webinar “Breaking The 1870 Brick Wall: Comprehensive Strategies for Tracing Formerly Enslaved African American Ancestors” from speaker Andre Kearns.
The session presents a clear, step-by-step roadmap for tracing formerly enslaved ancestors using the Genealogical Proof Method. Learn how to reconstruct the freedmen generation, identify potential enslavers, and mine enslaver records for hidden ancestral clues. We’ll explore records on Ancestry and FamilySearch, including census and vital records, Freedmen’s Bureau files, cohabitation records, and estate records.
