Unlocking Stories of Our Female Ancestors through Effective Research Methodology
Denyce Porter Peyton
Content
Welcome
3m 3s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 44s
Introduction
10m 41s
Jane Brackin
16m 51s
Mariah Barnes
11m 32s
Phoebe Floyd
7m 22s
Rebecca Stites
6m 31s
Announcements / prizes
5m 38s
Questions / answers
11m 5s
About this webinar
We will explore how implementing standard research methodology may open up new avenues of discovery to unlock previously “hidden” evidence of female ancestors’ stories. Using reasonably exhaustive research, evidence correlation, analysis proof standard elements and cluster research methodology, we can uncover critical information to help us develop our female ancestors’ stories. Today’s discussion includes two case studies of females born in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. An exploration of sources, beyond census and marriage records, was required to enhance their life stories. One subject was born into an affluent family who settled in north central Tennessee, and the second was enslaved from birth until Emancipation in western Kentucky.
About the speaker
Denyce has been an avid genealogist for over 25 years, providing professional research since 2004. She is a member of the National Genealogical Society, Association for Professional Genealogists, Ohio...
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Comments (53)
Very interesting - got some new strategies
I have no family in the US but I enjoyed this webinar because it showed how indirect evidence and using the FAN Club can help anyone's research. Very well researched and presented! Thank you!
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I did expect more of what was shared in the last chat question about sources to use to find women but found the technizue of developing timelines and cluster groups quite helpful. How to find the court records, brought up in a chat question also, would be very helpful.
Very informative. Developing a timeline is helpful to determine a person's life and may help to point to other sources to research. My great grandmother dropped off the face of the earth after 1923 so maybe if I consolidate the information I have into a timeline, something will jump out. Thanks so much!
Loved having the case studies to show what records she used and how.
Great talk, I just became a webinar member. You offer so many wonderful webinars.
Received some great thoughts on where to look for my ancestors