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SUMMARY:Black History Revealed
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a three-part genealogy workshop series\, designed 
 to guide you on how to start building your family tree\, apply advanced re
 search strategies\, and uncover the lives of your ancestors..\nhttps://dcl
 ibrary.libnet.info/event/9991356
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join us for a three-part genealogy worksho
 p series\, <em>Black History Revealed: Navigating African American Genealo
 gy and Celebrating Family Legacies\,</em> designed to guide you from getti
 ng started in building your family tree\, to applying advanced research st
 rategies to extend it\, to uncovering the lives and contributions of your 
 ancestors.&nbsp\;Live discussion and Q&amp\;A will follow each session.</p
 >\n<p>All sessions will occur in Room 401-D in the Conference Center. All 
 sessions are limited to 25 participants and registration is required for e
 ach session. Registration will close two days before the workshop.</p>\n<h
 4><strong>First Session: Getting Started with African American Genealogy</
 strong></h4>\n<p>Are you thinking about building your family tree or maybe
  you have started but need help on where to look next?&nbsp\; Learn how to
  start uncovering your family history's fascinating world.&nbsp\;</p>\n<h4
 ><strong>Abo</strong><strong>ut the Presente</strong><strong>r</strong></h
 4>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/dclibra
 ry/Andre_Kearns_Headshot.jpg" width="152" height="228" alt="" style="float
 : left\;" /><strong>Andre&nbsp\;Kearns</strong> is a genealogist\, writer\
 , and public speaker with a passion for uncovering ancestral histories\, e
 specially within African American families. His research has traced his ow
 n family's roots back to 1619 and the first Africans to arrive in colonial
  Virginia. Despite the immense challenges of tracing family histories for 
 marginalized groups\, Kearns leverages a blend of oral family history\, tr
 aditional research\, and DNA analysis to discover previously unknown&nbsp\
 ;stories of both enslaved ancestors as well as free people of color\, and 
 share them forward.</p>\n<p>Kearns speaks and writes extensively on race\,
  culture\, and genealogy to highlight the importance of diverse and inclus
 ive histories. He serves on the board of the National Genealogical Society
  where he chairs the Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion Committee. He holds 
 a BA in Business Administration from Morehouse College and an MBA from Har
 vard Business School.</p>\n<p>Kearns is on a mission to empower others wit
 h knowledge of their own complex ancestries. He blogs about his research o
 n <em><a href="https://andrekearns.medium.com/">Medium.</a></em> With his 
 unique personal history and professional expertise\, his is a leading voic
 e advocating for more truth and reconciliation in America's understanding 
 of its complete history.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>
 Second Session: Research Strategies for African American Genealogy</strong
 ></p>\n<p><strong>Date: <a href="https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/99913
 44">Saturday\, Feb. 10 at 11 a.m.</a></strong></p>\n<p>A key challenge for
  African American researchers is finding and interpreting nineteenth-centu
 ry documentation. For both free people of color and enslaved\, the institu
 tions of racism and involuntary bondage often curtailed the documentation 
 of people of color. Learn about research methods to extend the scope of Af
 rican American genealogical research and reassemble our historic families.
  Register <a href="https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/9981519%20">here</a
 > to attend this session.</p>\n<h4><strong>Third Session: Uncovering Black
  History in Your Family Tree</strong></h4>\n<h4><strong>Date: <a href="htt
 ps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/9991352">Saturday\, Feb. 24\, at 11 a.m.<
 /a></strong></h4>\n<p>Delve beyond family names\, dates\, and locations to
  uncover the vibrant lives of your ancestors. Explore advanced research te
 chniques to help you better root your family in history as well as recogni
 ze and celebrate the significant contributions your family has made to his
 tory (local and global). Register <a href="https://dclibrary.libnet.info/e
 vent/9981686%20">here</a> to attend this session.</p>\nhttps://dclibrary.l
 ibnet.info/event/9991356
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