by Kelly Jeryse | Aug 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
We are thrilled to announce the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Black Family Genealogy History Society (BFGHS), a milestone that marks three decades of dedication to preserving and celebrating African American heritage and genealogy. This momentous occasion is not...
by Kelly Jeryse | Apr 28, 2023 | Advanced Research, African American Lineage U S Document Research , DNA SIG, Education
DNA SIG (Special Interest Group) Meetings are held quarterly 6:30 – 7:30pm January 18, 2023 April 19, 2023 July 19, 2023 October 18, 2023 Last year in our DNA SIGs, we focused on the various tools/techniques that are available by combing...
by Kelly Jeryse | Apr 28, 2023 | Advanced Research, Education, Family Research
THE ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP Black Family Genealogy and History Society Virtual Session Online 7:00 PM In this workshop each participant will share, in a discussion format, the knowledge, resources, and techniques they are using for each topic to advance...
by Kelly Jeryse | Apr 28, 2023 | document research, Education, Family Research
Document Research Workshop Black Family Genealogy and History Society Virtual Session Online 7:00 PM In this workshop each participant will bring a document to each meeting related to the subject of the month. (Documents may be your own or one found related to...
by Kelly Jeryse | Apr 28, 2023 | Beginners Workshop, Education
Virtual Zoom Meeting 7:00PM – 9:00 PM (Pre-registration is required for each workshop or the workshop will be canceled. Send your name to contact@bfghs.org prior to your date of attendance) 2023 Schedule Dates: Thursday, January 19, 2023 Thursday, April...
by Arvind Hariharan | Feb 2, 2022 | Efficient Genealogical Research
Efficient Genealogical Research Black Family Genealogy and History Society Special Interest Group (SIG) Virtual Session Outline 7:00 PM Session Topics for 2022: Session I Organization of Research January 13, 2022– What is a Locality Handbook? (Create your own...
by Arvind Hariharan | Feb 2, 2022 | African American Lineage U S Document Research
African American Lineage U S Document Research Black Family Genealogy and History Society SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) Virtual Zoom Meeting 7:00 PM (Bring a Document to each meeting related to the subject of the month) 2022 Schedule of Topics JANUARY 27, 2022...
by Priya Kuttralam | Jan 9, 2021 | African American Lineage U S Document Research
African American Lineage U S Document Research Black Family Genealogy and History Society SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) Virtual Zoom Meeting 7:00 PM (Bring a Document to each meeting related to the subject of the month) 2021 Schedule of...
by Priya Kuttralam | Jan 9, 2021 | Efficient Genealogical Research
Efficient Genealogical Research Black Family Genealogy and History Society Special Interest Group (SIG) Virtual Session Outline 7:00 PM Session Topics for 2021 Session I Organization of Research January 14, 2021– Tools for Writing...
by Priya Kuttralam | Jul 29, 2018 | Family and Genetic Genealogy News, Family Research
Print Subscribe Share/Save Access Library of Congress 7/29/18 My Job at the Library: Researching African-American Genealogy July 19, 2018 by Wendi Maloney Ahmed Johnson. Photo by Shawn Miller. Ahmed Johnson is a local history and genealogy reference librarian in the...
