Needles and Threads: Piecing Together African American Families
Through examples and case studies, we'll explore the many areas of African American research you may be overlooking and provide some answers to puzzles you may have in your own family history. This course is longer than many on Ancestry Academy, but well worth watching. Just take it one lesson at a time and you'll learn unique methods to locating your slave ancestors, as well as freemen of color.
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What You'll Learn
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Threading the Needle
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Threads That Bind
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Missed Threads
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Missed Threads: Name Changes
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The Fabric of Society
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The Fabric of Society: Social Histories
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Researching Slave Ancestors
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Identifying the Slave Owner
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The Master Quilter
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Knotted Threads
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Courthouse "Pieces"
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Military Records
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Straddling the Civil War
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Tools in Your Sewing Basket
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In Closing