Meetings

TOPIC: Blasting Down That Infamous 1870 Brick Wall PRESENTER: Melvin J. Collier Melvin J. Collier is a noted genealogist who has appeared on NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are.  He […]

Annual Meeting Election of Officers Dr. Deborah Abbott - Using FamilySearch.org

Speaker: Robyn Smith Topic: Fruit of the Earth: Using Deed Records to Uncover Your Famil Land Records are one of the best records for researching family history, but their legal […]

On Saturday, November 6, 2021 the Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society will Award our Margaret McCall Thomas Ward History Maker Award to FHWGS Immediate Past President, Leslie C. Strong Williams […]

Presenter: Cheryl Garnett Topic: Recent Research Techniques  

STATE CLUBS

NICKA SEWELL-SMITH AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGY CASE STUDIES: Combining Traditional Genealogy With DNA Researching the enslaved is beyond possible, but it’s not one size fits all. In this session, learn about […]

Member Oya Amakisi will talk about her genealogical research.  Her family history journey was recently featured on WYXZ channel 20 in Detroit.  

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM State Club groups will discuss the book; The Ledger and the Chain.

Topic: Code Name Midnight William Lambert and the Underground Railroad Presenter: Christina Street-Napier