Learn about the some of the nuance and special considerations needed when undergoing genealogical research for families of color.
Join us for an overview of resources that will help beginners conduct genealogical research of persons of African American descent. Examples of resources to be covered include the Black Newspaper Archives, Ancestry Library edition, Fold 3 Library edition, Freedmen's Bureau Records, the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland website and more.
A native of Prince George’s County, Maryland, Christine Iko is a graduate of Temple University, where she double majored in English and African American Studies. She then earned a Master of Library Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh. She has been with Enoch Pratt Free Library system for almost 13 years, where she serves in the African American Department.
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