Season 4 (2018) Archives - Page 5 of 6

BlackProGen LIVE! Episode 54: Beyond Percentages: Doing More With Your DNA Test Results

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DNA tests for genealogy are now part of the permanent landscape in family history research. Did you know you can get much more info than what’s on your fancy pie chart? Learn creative ways to find the previously unknown relations of your ancestors, how to confirm or deny oral history, and how we use the tools offered by DNA companies to expand our own research.

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Mar 20 2018

BlackProGen LIVE! Episode 52: Deconstructing the Freedmens Bureau

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Discover the origins, history, and how to properly search for documents that makeup one of the most important record sets created during the reconstruction time period, The Bureau of Freedmen, Refugees, and Abandoned Lands.

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Feb 20 2018

BlackProGen LIVE! Episode 51: Finding and Tracing Enslaved Ancestors

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Researching the formerly enslaved is not impossible, but can be challenging and take time. Learn the the nuts and bolts of researching this segment of our ancestors, the emotional aspects of the search, and how it can add breadth to your family history project. Special Guest: Chris Haley, Director, Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland at Maryland State Archives.

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