Welcome back to the African Roots Podcast! You can reach me HERE.
It is good to be back in Maryland again. Last week I came to you from Richmond Virginia where I attended the 36th Annual AAHGS Conference. It was very successful and everyone is now looking toward 2016 in Atlanta!
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Did you catch the NARA Virtual Genealogy Fair? I caught it and learned a lot about how to find records of WWI ancestors. I was quite excited to learn more about obtaining those records. Also I learned that records of the Gold Star Mothers are also available. Next time I get to St. Louis, I hope to spend time at NARA to get some research done. If you missed the Virtual Genealogy Fair, you can still watch the videos HERE.
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Webinars for next year are now available with Family Tree Webinars. The schedule is now up for 2016 and it promises to be quite interesting. Take a look at their schedule HERE.
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Amazing Newspaper Site with over 30 million pages!
Fulton History is an amazing site. This is the work of a single man (Tim Tryniski) who has scanned millions of newspapers and has added so much to people in the public domain seeking information. I appreciate what individuals do who find their calling and go out there to be a leader in their field. This is truly amazing information. Some are deeply into cemetery preservation, like Robin Foster in South Carolina, Jack Robinson in North Carolina, and Etta Daniels in St. Louis Missouri. There is much to learn and like the man who has scanned millions of pages, these are good models to follow. Hear your calling and respond to it!
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Illinois State Genealogical Society Conference Unfolds This Weekend
With the Afro American Genealogical and Historical Society of Chicago
Janis Minor Forte, Tony Burroughs, Thomas Macentee and others are among the many speakers this weekend in Illinois at the annual conference. ISGS and AAGNSC. For more information click HERE.
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Black Pro Gen Hosts Google Hangout! Topic: DNA
Join the Google Hangout!
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Last night’s episode of Bernice Bennett’s show featured Dr. Janice Lovelace of Seattle. She shared methods of how she documented an enslaved ancestor named Solomon. You can catch her show every Thursday evening at 9pm est on Blog Talk Radio.
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Latest Blog Post: I was excited to updat a blog that I had not updated in several weeks and hope to get back on a better writing schedule, now that my travels are over for the season. This week’s blog update was about Civil War Era Ancestors Among Oklahoma Freedmen. See link below to read the post.
Are Your Civil War Era Ancestors Among your Freedmen Ancestors
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Well, I am winding things down for this week! Thank you all for tuning in. Your time is important and I know how busy so many of you are. Thanks for listening and remember to keep researching, keep documenting, and to keep sharing what you find!
