BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Miami-Dade Public Library System X-WR-CALNAME:Miami-Dade Public Library System BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ba480850-270f-4910-a63a-40cc40702244 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260718T072849Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230930T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230930T150000 SUMMARY:Online Event: Caribbean Genealogy LOCATION:Main Library\nMain Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Main Library;X-APPLE-RADIU S=10;X-TITLE=Main Library:geo:25.7743775,-80.1961871 GEO:25.7743775;-80.1961871 DESCRIPTION:If you have African ancestry from the British West Indies but are encountering challenges and road blocks with researching your ancestor s\, then tune in as Genealogist Phillip Nicholas identifies resources and strategies to use when tracing your enslaved ancestry in the British West Indies. \nRegistration is required. Zoom link will be emailed to registran ts within 24 hours of the event start time. For more information\, please contact 305-375-5572 or specialcollections@mdpls.org. Ages 13 yrs.+ .\nht tps://mdpls.libnet.info/event/9084049 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Presented by the Special Collectio ns &\; Archives Division of the Miami-Dade Public Library System\, loca ted at the Main Library.

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About the Guest Speaker< /strong>

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Phillip Nicholas is a professional genealogist specializi ng in Jamaican\, Barbadian\, and British genealogy and owns Genealogy Dete ctive Caribbean\, LLC. He has presented for the Frederick County Public Li brary (FCPL)\, the Allen County Public Library (ACPL)\, the Yonkers Public Library (YPL)\, Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL)\, the Clayton Library C enter\, and RELIC at the Central Library where he discussed how to trace y our Caribbean ancestry and the complexity of slavery. Phillip Nicholas has a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Maryland\, College Park and earned his Master of Arts in Comparative & \; Transnational History from the College of William &\; Mary. He has e xperience processing\, researching\, and analyzing archival records. He wr ote his thesis about the cultural transformations of enslaved people from the Gold Coast in 18th-century Jamaica. With his background in history\, h e knows the value of understanding the historical context of an event and location when conducting genealogy.

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About the Division of Special Collections &\; Archives \;
Miami-Dade Public Library System&rsquo\;s Division of Special Collections &\; Archives h olds rare and irreplaceable historical materials for the benefit of the pu blic and scholarly community. They oversee the Helen Muir Florida Collecti on\, 16mm Film Collection\, Cuban Collection of Rare Books &\; Ephemera \, Genealogy Collection\, Vasari Project archive\, and Rare &\; Antiqua rian books from as early as the 17th \;century. The Division aims to p rovide the public with the contents of these collections at their request\ , which include books\, original manuscripts\, over 18\,000 photographs\, prints\, artifacts\, audiovisual resources\, and electronic media. \;< /p>\nhttps://mdpls.libnet.info/event/9084049 URL;VALUE=URI:https://mdpls.libnet.info/event/9084049 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR