Karl Hamilton Field Trip – Detroit’s Northend

Virtual

The FHWGS Annual Karl Hamilton Field Trip will continue during the pandemic.  We will have a virtual event.  Detroit Historian, Jamon Jordan will guide us through the history of Detroit's Northend neighborhood.

October 2022 Meeting – Guest Speaker Nicka Sewell-Smith

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.