African Roots Podcast Episode #416 June 30, 2017

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Hello and welcome back to the African Roots Podcast! You can always reach me at AfricanRootsPodcast@gmail.com.

Well here we are at the end of June in the middle of summer –half way through the year! I hope that you are making plans for a wonderful holiday weekend. It is finally hot here and I am truly enjoying the weather and am ready to truly enjoy the next two months of warm weather that is here. I hope you have all been enjoying as well.
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Well–the count down has begun! 10 Days to MAAGI! Our institute is the only multi-track program devoted to African American family history. We have a record number of attendees this year—54, and this is our 5th consecutive year! We will unwind in Fort Wayne Indiana July 11-13 at the Genealogy Center at Allen County Library! We are excited and have a great team lined up for it all! We are more than excited!
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In Case you Missed It:


Shannon Christmas presented a DNA webinar with Legacy Family Tree, this week. You can still access it for a few more days, till early next week. We all know that Shannon is well versed in DNA, and he is also a member of the faculty in the DNA track for MAAGI.


Black Pro Gen held one of the enjoyable hangouts on YouTube this week. The topic was “Finding People of Color in Online Records”. This was a discussion on how to located ancestors in the multiple online resources that are out available. If you missed it live you can catch it on YouTube. And all of the BlackProGenLIVE hangouts are without charge and available 24 hours a day. This was a great discussion on how to find records!

Blog Talk Radio was interesting when Bernice Bennett’s guest was Andre Kearns who shared the methods that he used to extend his genealogical research. Through both research and DNA testing he has been able to find free people of color, and so much more. He was also able to confirm one line’s tie to the slave-holding family. He presented his data so well, and it was an enjoyable interview to hear. If you missed it you can catch it online, and remember that her show airs every week at 9pm on Blog Talk Radio.

By the way, this is a holiday weekend, note that some websites like Ancestry and other subscription sites are available for free through the 4th of July. So if you are interested in taking advantage of having access to Ancestry this weekend–take advantage.

Well looking forward to this weekend, I hope that you will celebrate freedom. Though the 4th honors the patriots from the American Revolution, no matter when they came to America, or when they were freed from bondage as those once enslaved—this is a season of freedom and this is the time to celebrate it. For me, from Juneteenth to July, to August, it is all important to embrace the very essence of freedom that lives within all of us. Embrace it, and honor your family and make this holiday your holiday.

Well I shall wind things down–I hope to see some of you in two weeks at MAAGI, and if you can’t make it this year—save the dates for 2018–July 10-12th, in Fort Wayne Indiana.

Thanks for listening and remember that you are appreciated for being there. Have a great and safe holiday, and remember to keep researching, keep documenting and keep sharing what you find!

Posted by Angela Y. Walton-Raji

Author, lecturer and researcher. Author, "Black Indian Genealogy Research, An Expanded Edition". Editor, Voices of Indian Territory. Member AAHGS -Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society. PAAC-Preservation of African American Cemeteries. Founding Member of AfriGeneas. Faculty member for Samford IGHR, MAAGI-Midwest African American Genealogy Institute.

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