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.  

2022 MGC Fall Seminar

The fall Michigan Genealogical Council Seminar will feature Genealogist LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson

January 2023 Membership Meeting

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