Thursday, February 12, 2009

African American Genealogy Workshop

African American Genealogy Workshop

The Roots That Bind

Saturday, February 28, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the East Waco Library, 901 Elm Ave., Waco TX. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

Presentations include:
  • Keynote Presenation: African American Genealogy Basics with Historian Donald Payton
  • Local Family Historian Presentations by James Elliott, Evelyn Garfield & Mary Evans
  • "Heading to the Courthouse: Deed, Probate & other Records of Genealogical Interest" by Leon Martin
  • National Archives Resources by Aaron Holt, Southwest Regional Archives, NARA
  • "Oral Tradition: Pass It On" by Lois E. Myers, Baylor University Institute for Oral History

Sponsored by Waco-McLennan County Library in cooperation with the Friends of the East Waco Library and Central Texas Genealogical Society.

For registration or additional information call Bill Buckner at (254) 750-5945.

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