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SUMMARY:Life Lab: Researching US Colored Troops in the Civil War
LOCATION:Bradham and Brooks Branch\nBradham and Brooks Branch
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DESCRIPTION:Life Labs are free workshops offered by trained professionals 
 and volunteers that focus on improving your day to day life. These program
 s cover a wide range of workshops from gardening to small business needs. 
 No need to bring anything but yourself to participate! The Jacksonville Pu
 blic Library offers excellent resources for genealogical research for use 
 in the library and/or from home..\nhttps://jaxpubliclibrary.libnet.info/ev
 ent/16463984
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>This presentation introduces researchers t
 o the records\, context\, and research strategies needed to document ances
 tors who served in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War. 
 We will examine how the USCT was organized\, who served\, and why service 
 in these regiments can open powerful pathways into formerly enslaved famil
 ies\, free Black communities\, military service\, emancipation\, pension r
 ecords\, and postwar lives.</p>\n<p>Annette Burke Lyttle\, CG&reg\; owns H
 eritage Detective\, LLC\, providing professional genealogical services in 
 research\, education\, and writing. She speaks on a variety of genealogica
 l topics and loves helping people uncover and share their family stories. 
 Annette is a course coordinator for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. 
 She is a published writer whose research interests include Quaker ancestor
 s and ancestral migrations in the United States. She is past president of 
 the Association of Professional Genealogists and editor of The Florida Gen
 ealogist.</p>\n<p><strong>This program is made possible by a grant from th
 e Mellon Foundation.</strong></p>\n<p>Register to save your seat. Registra
 tion must be completed two hours prior to the start time. A library card a
 nd PIN are required for registration. If you do not already have one\, <a 
 href="https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/services/get-library-card">you can appl
 y for a library card online</a>.</p>\n<p>All registered seats will be forf
 eited at 10:25 a.m.&nbsp\;and made available to waitlisted and walk-in att
 endees. Registered attendees arriving after this time will be seated if se
 ats are available.</p>\n<p>Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act
 \, accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request
 . Please allow 1&ndash\;2 business days to process. Last-minute requests w
 ill be accepted\, but may not be possible to fulfill. Please ask for Learn
 ing Services at (904) 255-2665 or email JPLPrograms@coj.net.</p>\nhttps://
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