Hello and welcome back to the African Roots Podcast. You can always reach me Click HERE.
Well I hope that finally all of you are now seeing hints of spring! I am thrilled that our winter seems to have passed and that we have had a good thaw in the weather as well. And I am in a pre-presentation mode. I will be presenting next week at
in Baltimore, and will be speaking on Native American genealogy.
And if you can’t make it to Baltimore, you are encouraged to hear Melvin Collier who will be speaking at the Central MD chapter of AAHGS. He is an excellent presenter and one whom you will enjoy.
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Tomorrow, Char McCargo Bah will be speaking at the Alexander Black History Museum in Alexandria VA. Char will be giving the first of two presentation on African American genealogy. The second session will be held next Saturday. (Yes, lots of things going on next Saturday! Ms. Bah has received a number of awards for her work and she has more than 30 years research experience!
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Last night’s episode of Bernice Bennett’s show was excellent. Her guest was Reginald Washington who spoke about the Freedmen’s Bureau, the Freedman’s Savings Bank and also the Southern Claims Commission! He shared information on little known records such as questionnaires that can be researched also. if you missed the show, you want to tune in and download the archived version of the show! So glad to see Reginald Washington back on the genealogy circuit, and thrilled that he will also be speaking at the NGS Conference in May in St. Charles Missouri.
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The Barbados and Carolina Foundation and the College of Charleston is sponsoring an event on April 9th on the college campus. Sir Henry Fraser will be the presenter talking about that history. This is an interesting aspect of history and the tie between this Carribbean island and the state of So. Carolina.
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Congratulations to Nicka Sewell Smith who will be hosting a 4 part series of workshops for genealogists.
- Genealogy Basics: More Than a Review
- Offline and Online Research Techniques
- Beyond the Surface: Analyzing and Capturing Genealogical Data
- The 5 W’s and the H of DNASpaces are limited to sign up early! For More Information
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A good Digital Collection from Alabama!
Alabama Dept. of Archives History Digital Collections
This is a link to the digital photo collections at the AL state archives! There are some amazing images in the collection and it is one to visit. Images from the post slavery years, through the Civil Rights era as well. In addition there are some images from popular publications of the day—some stereotypes and others less offensive. But worth looking at and exploring!
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Tomorrow there is an all day African American genealogy conference at the Los Angeles stake of the LDS Church. This will be the 13th annual event! I am amazed at how many of the Family History centers around the country have sponsored African American events, nationwide. And who knew that the one in Los Angeles has been occurring all of these years! I am excited to see that writing will be a part of the presentations! We all need to write more! And those in social media, take note that Yvette Porter Moore will be one of the speakers.
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I noticed that writing will be a part of many upcoming events. Now is the time to put your research into writing and to share that story. But also remember to tell your own story! Blog about it, journal about things, leave the things that we wish our ancestors had left for us! Note that this summer MAAGI will have a writer’s track, featuring nationally known writing coach–Anita Paul! So this is the time to take your data, and present it for the family and community to read!
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Well everyone, I shall close for this week! Have a great week of research and do remember to keep researching, keep documenting, and keep sharing what you find!
