1:00 pm - 2:30 pm African American Genealogy Challenges – What You Need to Know February 4, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm African American Genealogy Challenges – What You Need to Know This session will present methods and strategies, and a number of resources available to those interested in researching their African American ancestry. Free
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Getting Started with Lowcountry Genealogy – Seminar February 11, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Getting Started with Lowcountry Genealogy – Seminar A seminar with Taneya Koonce, Deputy Director of the Center for Knowledge Management at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vicki McGill, Professional Genealogist and Instructor at the Midwest African American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI), and Toni Carrier, Director of IAAM’s Center for Family History.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Researching African American Ancestry Using U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) Pension Applications (Panel) February 18, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Researching African American Ancestry Using U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) Pension Applications (Panel) A panel discussion with IAAM’s very own genealogist Darius Brown and special guests discussing the military history of the United States Colored Troops.
2023-02-21 First, There Was the Word: Conversations with Authors Who are Theologians First, There Was the Word: Conversations with Authors Who are Theologians February 21, 2023 First, There Was the Word: Conversations with Authors Who are Theologians In this first conversation in our newest quarterly series, Funlayo E. Wood, Ph.D. will present "Other" Spaces of Black Spirituality: African Americans and African Religions. This presentation and conversation will explore African traditions including Hoodoo, Haitian Vodoun, and Yoruba-derived traditions as practiced by African Americans. You will become acquainted with the history of these traditions, […] Free
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Charleston Domestic Slave Trade – Panel Discussion February 25, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Charleston Domestic Slave Trade – Panel Discussion A panel discussion with Margaret Seidler, Dr. Bernard Powers, and Mia Campbell. The Accidental Historian will share details of her genealogical research that led to the discovery of her ancestor’s slave brokerage business on Broad Street in downtown Charleston.
February 18, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Researching African American Ancestry Using U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) Pension Applications (Panel)