Women Homesteaders and Genealogy (BONUS webinar for subscribers)

Gail Blankenau
Feb 3, 2015
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Introduction
6m 26s
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Challenges
1m 33s
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Case Entry Files
5m 39s
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Matilda Jolly
8m 14s
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Joseph Graff's file
8m 57s
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Routes for Emigrants in North America
1m 20s
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The Chrisman Sisters
3m 42s
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1885 Nebraska State Census
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Blizzard of 1888
2m 23s
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Genealogy of Crisman
13m 49s
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Conclusion
47s

About this webinar

The passage of the 1862 Homestead Act provided women a unique opportunity to own land in their own right. The husband was presumed to be the head of a family, so married women were not eligible, but unmarried women—single, widowed, divorced, abandoned—could apply for their chance at independence. Combining the genealogical gems in their homestead entries with other records, we will follow the lives of three remarkable women whose stories may differ, but who shared a dream–the dream of owning land in their own name.

About the speaker

About the speaker

Gail Blankenau is an experienced genealogist, speaker and author. Her publications include articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register and The Genealogist. She is also a contributor to Family Chronicle and Internet Genealogy m
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