TIGR 2023 Coordinator: Ari Wilkins
Format: Virtual, pre-recorded and live lectures. Daily live Q&A.
Maximum registrants: 40
Description:
This course will help attendees research African Americans in the United States through both the Antebellum and Reconstruction eras. Instructors will cover sources, methodology, and strategies for research as well as in-depth case studies.
In particular, the class will discuss:
- Developing foundational research methods for studying enslaved and formerly enslaved persons
- Maximizing your research potential using public, private, and academic libraries
- African American research using DNA
Faculty:
Ari Wilkins, Coordinator
Deborah A. Abbott, PhD
Sharon Batiste Gillins
Timothy Pinnick
Shamele Jordon
Franklin Carter Smith
Tony Burroughs, FUGA
Paula Stuart-Warren
Judy G. Russell, CG®, CGL(SM)
J. Mark Lowe, FUGA
Schedule Course 6 – “Researching African Americans Before and After the Civil War in the U.S.”
| Start Time (Central time) |
Topic | Instructor |
| Monday, June 12, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Introductions | Wilkins |
| 10:00 AM | Analyzing the African American Family | Wilkins |
| 11:30 AM | Researching African Americans Prior to 1870 – What Records Exist? | Abbott |
| 12:45 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 PM | A Primer to Courthouse Records | Gillins |
| 3:00 PM | African Americans in the Antebellum North | Wilkins |
| 4:30 PM | Developing Step-by-Step Research Plans | Stuart-Warren |
| Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Homework Discussion / Top 10 “African American Genealogical Books” | Wilkins |
| 10:00 AM | Property Rights and Wrongs – African Americans at the Courthouse | Russell |
| 11:30 AM | Finding the Evidence You need in Slave Research | Abbott |
| 12:45 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 PM | Researching Wills, Probates, and Estates | Burroughs |
| 3:00 PM | Working with the Freedman’s Bureau Records | Jordon |
| 4:30 PM | Hands-On Activity | Jordon |
| Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Homework Discussions / Top 10 “Genealogical Websites & Tools for African American Research” | Wilkins |
| 10:00 AM | African Americans in the Civil War | Burroughs |
| 11:30 AM | Farmers, Tenant Farmers, and Sharecroppers | Burroughs |
| 12:45 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:45 PM | Tracing African Americans in Newspapers | Wilkins |
| 3:00 PM | Getting Started with DNA | Smith, F. |
| 4:30 PM | Using DNA Tools in African American Research | Smith, F. |
| Thursday, June 15, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Homework Discussion / Top 10 “Genealogical Social Media Boards” | Wilkins |
| 10:00 AM | Researching in Public Libraries | Smith, F. |
| 11:30 AM | Plantation Records and Other Manuscript Collections | Wilkins |
| 12:45 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 PM | Incorporating University Libraries in Your Research Plans | Pinnick |
| 3:00 PM | Building the African American Toolbox | Pinnick |
| 4:30 PM | Hands-On Activity | Pinnick |
| Friday, June 16, 2023 | ||
| 9:30 AM | Homework Discussion / Top 10 “Genealogy & History Podcasts” | Wilkins |
| 10:00 AM | Breaking the Brick Wall: Researching in Black and White | Abbott |
| 11:30 AM | Cluster Research Using Cemetery Platforms | Smith, F. |
| 12:45 PM | LUNCH | |
| 1:30 PM | Walking on Promised Land | Lowe |
| 3:00 PM | Course Wrap Up / Farewells | Wilkins |
| COURSE ENDS | ||
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