Historical Records,Homestead Act of 1862

Homestead Act of 1862 - Following the Witnesses

Bernice Bennett

Aug 11, 2016

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Syllabus

Content

Welcome

2m 28s

Polls

3m 12s

Speaker's Introduction

1m 22s

Main Presentation

19m 15s

Witnesses

3m 46s

Marshall Douglass

3m 32s

Henry Tinkshell

3m 42s

Charles Baptiste

2m 41s

Robert Benefield

1m 26s

Alfred Robinson

1m 15s

Relationships

4m 18s

Announcements / prizes

9m 45s

Questions / answers

13m 17s

After-webinar party

12m 20s

Syllabus

About this webinar

This webinar will trace the lives of four individuals that served as witnesses and also acquired land under the Homestead Act of 1862 in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. This case study will examine how the lives of these witnesses interconnected by reviewing their land entry papers.

About the speaker

Bernice Bennett

Bernice Alexander Bennett is an award-winning author, genealogist, nationally recognized guest speaker, storyteller, and producer-host of the popular Research at the National Archives and Beyond BlogT...

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