Researching during the slave era (1817-1865)

Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy
Jan 7, 2022
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Welcome
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Strategies
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Freedmen's Bureau
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Case Study
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Learn More
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Announcements / prizes
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Questions / answers
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About this webinar

Dr. Shelley Murphy will present a case study reviewing the challenges & successes of researching the descendants of enslaved laborers who built the University of Virginia for Thomas Jefferson. Methods and strategies will be shared.

About the speaker

About the speaker

An avid genealogist for over 40 years, Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy, aka “familytreegirl,” was born and raised in Michigan, now living in central Virginia. She conducts genealogy workshops at local, state and national conferences. Murphy i
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  1. MC
    Michele Cantley
    3 years ago

    I didn’t get to listen to this presentation live but listened today. Wow, wow, wow!! I’ve been researching enslaved in North Central Louisiana. I need to dig more into the Freedmen’s Bureau records now because I’m certain I missed some important information.

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  2. KG
    Kathie Grover-Miller
    3 years ago

    Wonderful speaker. I learned so much! Thank you, Dr. Murphy!

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  3. Nikki Williams Sebastian
    3 years ago

    Thank you Shelley. This was very informative!

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  4. CG
    Carnell Gadson
    3 years ago

    Great speaker and job well done by Legacy Webinar Staff.

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  5. MW
    Marguerite Way-Jones
    3 years ago

    wonderful presentation

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  6. JA
    Jane A Miller
    3 years ago

    So informative! I love learning about record groups I’ve never had occasion to seek out for my own research. What an amazing project. Thank you, Dr. Murphy, for sharing this work.

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    Marlene Ford
    3 years ago

    What a plethora of information! I certainly have a lot more things to learn! I need to find someone and some place to go to so I can start researching the way she teaches! WOW! Thank you so much Geoff and Marian for all the great classes you present! I’m African-American and your Diaspora segments are amazing!!!!

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  8. QD
    Quintilla Draper
    3 years ago

    Excellent and informative. A little too fast to take notes.

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