Working on the Railroad: Pullman Porters and Maids
Janice Lovelace, PhD
Content
Welcome
1m 27s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 6s
Introduction
8m 18s
Transcontinental Railroad
7m 29s
Pullman Company
6m 5s
Porters and Maids
13m 26s
Union Activity
5m 28s
Finding Records
9m 55s
Announcements / prizes
7m 7s
Questions / answers
13m 49s
About this webinar
The Pullman Company was one of the leading employers of African Americans, primarily male Porters, who worked on the railroad in the late 19th and early 20th century. This presentation will look briefly at the general growth of the railroad as well as the Pullman Company which built rail cars and rented them to rail companies. Pullman hired primarily African American men and women to staff the dining and sleeping cars. What was the job like and what were lives like for the Porters and Maids? How do we find records of ancestors who were Pullman Porters or Maids?
About the speaker
Janice Lovelace is a genealogical researcher, educator, author, and lecturer, with over thirty years of experience. She completed the Genealogy and Family History certificate at the University of...
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Comments (25)
Excellent! I learned information that I had not been aware of before, such as the maids on trains, who Pullman was, and what was done to try to break the union.
my pepole used the rail road to move there farm from Iowato North Dakota
Very informative
Thank you, Janice! I like hearing a presentation on a different subject! Very informative as well as interesting. Thanks to Marian as well.
Great webinar.
I really like the history and learning the conditions of work for AF-AMs. I was wondering if a Porter evrr told black passengers (if the train stopped for the night) where to stay and where not to stay.
Looking for examples of Pullman's records.
Enjoyed the history of Pullman Porters and railroads. Most helpful were the resources for finding information. Thank you again.