SU42 Historical Contexts and Data Sources for Researching Antebellum Free Black Ancestors in Northern States Sunday, 25 May 2025, 2:30 p.m., Carroll Ford room We will discuss data sources for antebellum free Black populations in Northern states as well as the historical contexts leading to emancipat...

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SU25 Asking For Vacant Land from the Government: Valuable Records Even If Denied or Cancelled Sunday, 25 May 2025, 11:00 a.m., Stopher Obtaining vacant Government land started with an application, and methods varied over time and place. Records often exist even if the land was never received. These...

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SA32 The Intersection of Slavery and the American Revolution in Spanish Colonial Louisiana Luncheon sponsored by Sons of the American Revolution Saturday, 24 May 2025, 12:30 p.m. When a cousin gave Michael Nolden Henderson two clues about their family’s history, he set out on a journey to uncover ...

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SU54 Tangled Trails: Navigating and Narrating Difficult Genealogical Discoveries Sunday, 25 May 2025, 4:00 p.m., Combs Chandler Research can lead to difficult discoveries. Through three case studies, we’ll discuss how to interpret, confirm, process, and write about shocking chapters of the family�...

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SA42 Finding Community through a USCT Widow’s Pension Saturday, 24 May 2025, 3:30 p.m., Carroll Ford room This session discusses the pension process with a case study of a “gold mine” file that helped connect the dots in an African American Community. We’ll discuss the anatomy of a pensi...

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SA51 Family Lore: A Case Study on Evaluating Evidence Saturday, 24 May 2025, 4:00 p.m., Grand Ballroom A/B Family lore claimed an ancestor served in the Revolutionary War, but did he? We follow migration through Maryland, Kentucky, and Indiana to discover the truth. Rebecca Whitman Koford, CG, CGL,...

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SA43 Poor Ancestors: Strategies for Finding Records and the Stories Those Records Can Tell Saturday, 24 May 2025, 2:30 p.m., French room Researching poor ancestors may require special strategies and unfamiliar records. Learn how to find and use the information to tell you ancestors’ stories. T...

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SU44 Corabelle’s Cover-up: The Anatomy of a U.S. Civil War Union Pension Application File Sunday, 25 May 2025, 2:30 p.m., Combs Chandler Learn the particulars of the Civil War pension approval process and what a pension application file for your Union Army veteran may contain. Julia A. Anderson, M...

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SU43 Taking a Deep Dive into Mexico – U.S. Border Crossing Records Sunday, 25 May 2025, 2:30 p.m., French room These records contain valuable clues often missed when researching immigrants. Learn how to overcome related challenges unique to researching Mexican and Mexican American families. Co...

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SU15 Forged in Freedom – Ancestral Journeys from Iron Plantations to Liberty Sunday, 25 May 2025, 9:30 a.m., Stopher Iron plantations in America and the lives of enslaved people who worked on them during and after slavery are not well-documented. However, through extensive genealogy research,...

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