18th Annual Family History Seminar
Virtual Seminar
March 9, 2024
8:30 am - 1:30 pm PST
Instructions: Zoom Link will be provided to registered attendees via email the 1st week of March, along with login instructions.
Registration is closed for this year's seminar.
Keep an eye out for next year's seminar registration. We'd love to see you there.
Keynote Speakers: Ari Wilkins
Our People, Our Stories, Our Courage
Keynote Speaker: Ari Wilkins
Featured Speaker:
- Roots Tech
- National Genealogical Society
- Institute of Genealogical & Historical Research
- Texas Institute of Genealogy Research
Coordinator:
African American Course for Texas Institute of Genealogical Research
Ari Wilkins has been actively researching family history for over twenty years. Ms. Wilkins has spoken nationally at the National Genealogical Society, the Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, the Texas Institute of Genealogical Research, the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, RootsTech, and a multitude of state and local societies. She is also the coordinator of the African American course for the Texas Institute of Genealogical Research.
Ari was recently awarded the Lloyd Bockstruck Distinguished Service Award by the Dallas Genealogical Society for her outstanding contributions to the genealogical community on a national level.
Ari speaks on a variety of genealogical subjects and specializes in African American research.
Featuring Class Topics such as:
- Finding Native Americans in African American Families
- African American Church Records
- Louisiana Research
- Free People of Color
- Caribbean Origins
- DNA Research
- Underground Railroad
- Freedman's Bank Records
- Black Fraternalism & Genealogy
- Introduction To Genealogy
- USCT Pension Records
- Involve Children in Family Genealogy
- African American Quilts
- African Americans in the Great Smoky Mountains
- Right Man, Wrong Name or Wrong Man, Right Name
- Finding Genealogy Gaps Using Timelines
- Done the Census, Now What?
Classes taught by a Distinguished Faculty
Angela Walton Raji • James Morgan III • Kanika Marshall • Michael Willis • Janice Sellers • Karina Robinson • Denise Griggs • Glenda Lloyd • Ron Batiste • Antoine Fletcher • Darryl Freeman • Khristel Johnson • Marti Lewis • Mary Sayles • Barbara Leak • Craig Manson
And More..... Classes Subject to Change
