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Researching the Descendants and Ancestors of the Weeping Time People – free webinar by Brian Sheffey now online for limited time

Researching the Descendants and Ancestors of the Weeping Time People – free webinar by Brian Sheffey now online for limited time

Researching the Descendants and Ancestors of the Weeping Time People - free webinar by Brian Sheffey now online for limited time

The recording of today's webinar by Brian Sheffey, "Researching the Descendants and Ancestors of the Weeping Time People" is now available to view at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com for free for a limited time.

Webinar Description

1859 bore witness to the largest single sale of human beings in the United States' history. 440 people were sold over a 3 day period by Pierce Mease Butler to settle his enormous debts. This presentation covers the process in researching the descendants of the 400 souls who were sold, as well as the descendants of the 400+ enslaved people Pierce Mease Butler did not sell. Collectively, this research project traces the ancestry of both groups of enslaved people further in time to connect them with their captured African ancestors who were brought to Charleston, South Carolina. The presentation covers creating a robust and flexible research strategy and the extensive international archives and repositories that have been used in the course of this research project.

View the Recording at FamilyTreeWebinars.com

If you could not make it to the live event or just want to watch it again, the 1 hour and 29 minute recording of "Researching the Descendants and Ancestors of the Weeping Time People" is now available to view in our webinar library for free. If you have a webinar membership, it is available anytime.

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