Meetings

State Clubs (Part 2)

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 is the author of; Mississippi to Africa: A Journey of Discovery, 150 Years Later: Broken Ties Mended, and Ealy Family Heritage: Documenting Our Legacy.  Using case […]

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 language can intimidate even seasoned researchers. In this talk, Robyn describes the various ways that land records can help our genealogical research on our ancestors […]

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 and FHWGS Board Member and former treasurer Shirley J. Burke. Registration is required Register in advance for this event: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kEf2rbl2SoqhE1cz2w8eZw After registering, you will receive […]

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 a myriad of research strategies and documents outside of the slave schedules that confirm slaveholders and name their formerly enslaved.  

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.