Celebrating Black History Month

 

Celebrating Black History Month

Join the National Genealogical Society (NGS) in honoring Black History Month. The video resources and events listed below may be of interest and helpful to those researching Black ancestry: Revealing Our Full American Mosaic featuring an encore of Andre Kearns' keynote from the NGS Banquet (2022 MemberConnects!) Stories of Black Homesteaders featuring the National Park Service's Homestead National Historical Park hosted by Bernice Bennett (2022 MemberConnects!) Freedmen's Bureau and Freedman's Bank Records conversation with Nicka Sewell-Smith and Crista Cowan (2021 webinar sponsored by Ancestry) Manumissions Database Project by Godfrey Memorial Library (2022 SLAM! Idea Showcase) Georgetown Memory Project: Preserving the Stories of the GU272 by American Ancestors-NEHGS (2021 SLAM! Idea Showcase) Researching Black Ancestry with the MLC by Mississippi Library Commission (2021 SLAM! Idea Showcase)

No Longer Forgotten is a free, virtual conference that will be held on 11 February 2023. The keynote speaker is Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy, a member of NGS. All are welcome to participate via Zoom. Registration and the full program are on the event's page.

You also are invited to attend "Finding Black History in Our Family Tree" on 19 February 2023 with Andre Kearns, member of the NGS Board of Directors and chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. This event is offered in person in Atlanta, Georgia, or via Zoom. Visit the website to learn more and register for the workshop.