Our annual field trip will resume this year with a virtual trip to the Amherstburg Freedom Museum in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. Members will be sent instructions to join the virtual tour.
The Midwest African American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI) is a place where attendees learn, research, and gain thetools needed to become a stellar genealogists and family history researchers. The next convening is taking place from Tuesday, July 6 to Thursday, July 8, 2021 and due to the COVID-19pandemic, this event is being held virtually.
The Archives of Michigan with MGC support will be hosting their Barbara J. Brown Family HIstory Seminar with Judy G. Russell, aka "The Legal Genealogist" on July 9th and 10th, 2021. Due to COVID-19 restrictions the Seminar will be held virtually via Zoom this year. Speaker Bios, program schedule and registration is available at https://www.michigan.gov/mhc/0,9075,7-361-85148_98951-523785--,00.html . […]
Saturday, September 18, 2021 MGC Fall Virtual Family History Seminar with Bernice Alexander Bennett 9:00 am to 5:00 pm - Virtual seminar Award-winning author, genealogist, talk show host and storyteller, Bernice Alexander Bennett will be our speaker. Bennett is the recipient of the first Ida B. Wells Service Award from the Sons and […]
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
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM Presenter: Valma Burroughs Topic: Let Us Give Praise To The Foot Solders Who Came Before Us! - The Safe House Black History Museum
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