Finding Binkey: When Research Questions Become a Road Map to the Enslaved

Have you been searching for enslaved people in pre-Civil War records for years? Are you having trouble finding them online, in courthouses, libraries and historical archives? If so, do you have clearly defined RESEARCH QUESTIONS that guide you on your journey? In this webinar, attendees will learn how clearly defined research questions can help them maintain focus, increase efficiency, provide direction, influence their methodology choices, and address gaps in their current knowledge. Award-winning Author and Professional Genealogist, Michael A. Willis, shares the methodology and research questions he applied to find SEVEN generations of his maternal ancestors as told to him by his maternal grandmother when he was eight years old (including his 5x great-grandmother, an enslaved woman named "Binkey"). If you are facing obstacles that you don't know how to overcome, attending this webinar just might be the best part of your day.