Making the Records Talk will feature Afric an American research experts\, Timothy Pinnick and Janis Forte. Tim will p resent Toolbox Building I: Eight Essential African American Resources and Toolbox Building II: Fifty Noteworthy Books for the African American Resea rcher in the morning while Janis will present Seven Proven Strategies for Identifying Slave Ownership &\; Reconstructing Slave Era Families and T hey&rsquo\;re Not on the Census: Using Non-Traditional Sources to Identify Slave Holders. This information-packed day will offer much to beginning a nd more experienced researchers alike. Making the Records Talk is free\, a nd it offers great opportunities to enjoy more success in finding your fam ilies&rsquo\; stories.
\nTimothy N. Pinnick is an accomplished resea rcher\, popular national speaker\, author of the book\, &ldquo\;Finding an d Using African American Newspapers\,&rdquo\; and owner of History and Gen ealogy Spotlight\, a business specializing in assisting libraries and indi viduals in identifying new and used African American books relevant to the African American research process. Tim is the author of more than half a dozen articles\, including &ldquo\;Using an Extended Research Project to R econstruct a Community&rdquo\; which appeared in the Association for Profe ssional Genealogists Quarterly\, &ldquo\;Answers in African American Newsp apers&rdquo\; written for Family Tree Magazine\, &ldquo\;The Carnegie Meda l&rdquo\; in the NGS Magazine\, and most coauthored &ldquo\;From Runaways to Reunions&rdquo\; in the January/February 2018 edition of Family Tree Ma gazine.
\nJanis Minor Forté\; is the granddaughter of slaves. She has been researching her family history since about 1979. Elements of her genealogical research have been presented before large and small audie nces on radio talk shows and national television. Articles about her resea rch have appeared in the Chicago Tribune. She has also authored articles i n several genealogy journals and magazines. In 2009\, she chaired the publ ication of an African American Heritage Book. This 386-page hard cover ful ly indexed book is housed in all of the major genealogy libraries and arch ives. It has been digitized by FamilySearch.org and is available for onlin e reading.
\n\nThis is an in-person program partnership with the African American Genealogical Society of Fort Wayne and the ACPL Genea logy Center.
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