Welcome back to the Africa Roots Podcast! You can always reach me at AFRICANROOTSPODCAST.
I know that everyone is busy now that we are a week away from Christmas. I hope that you are planning to include making memories among the many things that the holiday will entail. And I hope that you are also looking ahead towards the next year of genealogy opportunities as well.
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I want to extend congratulations to a group out of South Carolina and their efforts to preserve their history. This is the group from Edisto Island from whom the slave cabin was taken to the Smithsonian Museum of African American. But recently they have been able to expand their interest in preservation through a grant by the National Endowment of the Humanities. They will now be able to perserve their own personal histories as well as the community history.
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A recent post by Nicka Smith was posted to remind readers the importance of reviewing one’s work! She made a reference to the group of researchers now participating in the Genealogy Do-Over. Well, she recently reviewed some data of her own and pointed out some small errors on her own work. While quickly making the required corrections, she made a better point, illustrating our need to see if our own work is “up to snuff”. Her article can be read HERE.
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Black Pro Gen Hangouts for 2016
You are invited to join the Black Pro Gen community in 2016 for our Google + hangouts. The schedule can be found on Nicka Smith’s website, and you are urged to join us for the live hangouts. And if you miss them, you are free to catch them all on YouTube.
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Don’t forget to tune into Bernice Bennett’s upcoming shows in 2016. Coming up in January will be a chat with Erwin Polk about his ancestor who was a Buffalo Soldier. He will share details about the ancestor as well as aspects of his research journey. Bernice’s show airs every Thursday evening at 9pm on Blog Talk Radio.
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Well, everyone, have a wonderful holiday season, and a very Merry Christmas! May the joy of the season be with you throughout the entire year. Be filled with blessings and have a beautiful holiday. In the meantime remember to keep researching, keep documenting and keep sharing what you find!
