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FEBRUARY 5, 2022
NC AAHGS REGIONAL 19th Black History Genealogy Virtual Conference
hosted by the Charlotte Chapter
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NC AAHGS REGIONAL 18th BLACK HISTORY GENEALOGY CONFERENCE February 6, 2021
Hosted by: AAHGS Sandhills Chapter-Desi L. Campbell-President
Workshops below are available for viewing now:
“Genealogy Resources in the Digital Library on Slavery”-Dr. Claire Heckel UNCG
“Familysearch.org Website”-Deena L. Hill
“Artifacts Preservation”-Dr. Paula Harrell
“Resources from the Joyner Library for Historical Research”-Prof. Ralph Scott-ECU
“Cemetery Preservation”-Debra Taylor Gonzalez
“North Carolina Slave Narratives”-African American Experience
Click on link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuELtMteMGd_Zqg5IM2cCRg
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM ROOTS TECH CONNECT 2021!
Classes about Records at Risk in Africa, African Culture and Family History by Africans (Click link below)
https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/series/african-classes-by-africans?cid=RTC-rcl-8006
For the first time ever, the world’s largest family celebration event was entirely virtual. The completely free conference occurred February 25-27, 2021 to 1,000 participants around the world. We were able to celebrate shared connections with people from around the world. Connect with friends, your family, your past, and your heritage and homelands-all from the comfort of your home and in your browser. Portions of conference available for viewing, throughout 2021.
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NATIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY (NGS) FAMILY HISTORY CONFERENCE 2021
17-21 May 2021 Virtual Family History Conference
Learn new strategies, resources, records, and techniques to sharpen your family history skills at the National Genealogical Society (NGS) Family History Conference in 2021. Plans for NGS’s forty-third annual conference* include a full week of virtual events for individuals, societies, and organizations from 17-21 May 2021. NGS will feature days of great speakers, novel topics, live chat, Q&A time, a virtual expo hall, the NGS Awards announcements, drawings for genealogy-related prizes and more!
Resource: (conference.ngsgenealogy.org)
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MIDWEST AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGICAL INSTITUTE (MAAGI)
6-8 July 2021 Welcome to MAAGI Online Conference!
The Midwest African American Genealogical Institute is a place where attendees learn, research, and gain the tools needed to become a stellar genealogists and family history researchers.
MAAGI is the only African American focused event offering a total of 48 classes over three (3) days with evening lectures and guided personalized instructions. The institute is currently held at the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) in Fort Wayne, IN. ACPL is the largest genealogical library outside of Salt Lake City, UT (www.maagiinstitute.org)
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National Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. (AAHGS)
42nd Annual Conference & Exhibition 2021
13-16 October 2021 AAHGS Virtual Conference
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. is a nonprofit membership organization committed to the preservation of the history, genealogy and culture of the African ancestored populations of the local, national, and international community. (www.aahgs.org)
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