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Beginning African American Genealogy (Hybrid)

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For adults

 

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Staff Midwest Genealogy Center
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While sometimes challenging, researching your African American ancestry can take you on an amazing journey to the names, places, and stories of your family’s past. In this introductory-level class, you'll explore the basics of research and learn about federal, state, and local records that can be helpful to anyone researching ancestors of African descent. This class will be held in person as well as virtually via Zoom simultaneously. Registration is required and closes one hour before the start of the program. Please indicate whether you will be attending in person or virtually when registering. An email address is required when registering to attend on Zoom. All start times are Central Time.

 

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