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Genealogy 101

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#GenChat: The Importance of Knowing Your African American Ancestry and Ancestors (Podcast)

Nov 20, 2024
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Genealogy

Genealogy Foundations: Tips and Strategies for Beginning Your African American Genealogy Journey

Jul 22, 2024
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A Virtual Tour of the International African American Museum and the Center for Family History

May 20, 2024
CFH researcher Darius Brown helping researchers in the Center for Family History

Introducing the IAAM’s Center for Family History’s Resources & Services (webinar)

May 20, 2024
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Getting to Know FamilySearch (video)

Mar 18, 2024
“A group of slaves including men, women and children gathered outside a building at the Foller Plantation in Cumberland Landing, Pamunkey Run, Virginia, May, 1862.” Photo by James Gibson. (Library of Congress).

African American Genealogy Challenges (Panel Discussion)

Dec 12, 2023
“Five Generations of an Enslaved Family” at South Plantation near Beaufort, North Carolina, 1862. Part of “Before Freedom Came: African American Life in the Antebellum South” exhibit. HO Courtesy of Library of Congress

Getting Started with Lowcountry Genealogy (Seminar)

Dec 12, 2023
Family and Home Information Sources Checklist

Gather Records in Your Home or a Relative’s Home

Jun 19, 2020
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Family History: Starting Easy

Jun 19, 2020