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<BR> SATURDAY, July 30, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM - ONLINE RESOURCES REGARDING ENSLAVED ANCESTORS - Speaker: Dr. Charles Foy | <BR> SATURDAY, July 30, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM - ONLINE RESOURCES REGARDING ENSLAVED ANCESTORS - Speaker: Dr. Charles Foy | ||
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Dr. Foy is a social historian and an Associate Professor of History at Eastern Illinois University. He specializes in uncovering the hidden lives of black mariners in the Age of Sail. He continues to work on the development of a black mariner database that as of 2013 contained records on more than 24,000 black mariners and black maritime fugitives. | Dr. Foy is a social historian and an Associate Professor of History at Eastern Illinois University. He specializes in uncovering the hidden lives of black mariners in the Age of Sail. He continues to work on the development of a black mariner database that as of 2013 contained records on more than 24,000 black mariners and black maritime fugitives. | ||
<BR> WEDNESDAY, November 16, 6:30 PM - BUBBIE, WHO ARE YOU?: FINDING THE MAIDEN NAMES IN YOUR FAMILY TREE - Instructor, Professional Genealogist Janice Sellers - Female relatives can be difficult to trace, but they can be found. This class introduces resources for tracing the women in your family, including family items, oral histories, federal and state census records, immigration records, vital records, religious records, journals, newspapers, legal and court records, library archives, and manuscript collections. This presentation is in honor of International Jewish Genealogy Month. | |||
<BR> GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH WORKSHOP – Thursdays - Need some help with your Swedish | <BR> GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH WORKSHOP – Thursdays - Need some help with your Swedish | ||