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AAHGS 2018 Annual Conference Schedule

Day 2 of 3 - Friday, October 11, 2019


Time

Session

Title

Speaker

Room

7:00am - 8:00am   Board, Chapter Presidents Meeting Executive Committee TBD

7:30am – 4:00pm

 

Conference Registration

Conference Committee

TBD

8:30am - 9:00am F-1 Ancestral Libation   TBD

9:00am-10:15am

F-2

OPENING PLENARY SESSION  
"TBD"

Paul J. Heinegg

TBD

10:30am-11:30am

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS-I

 

 

F-3

The Importance of Historical Context in Meeting the Genealogical Proof Standard


Obtain a better understanding of why historical context takes on heightened significance when researching African American families that survived slavery, including historical developments that were specific to enslaved and free African Americans who lived during the antebellum period.

LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD

TBD

F-4

A Woman’s Fort: Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas and Her Fort Stevens


This presentation is a rare story about an antebellum black female land owner, Elizabeth Thomas, her heroism after the loss of her farm to a greater cause, and how she and her legacy are honored. The presentation includes a six-minute film about Mts. Thomas “Aunt Betty and Fort Stevens”.

Marvin Jones

TBD

F-5

The Beginner’s Genetic Genealogy


Learn how to use DNA testing to power genealogical research, confirm oral history, and demolish brick walls.

 Shannon Christmas

TBD

F-6

Documenting Lineage to Enslaved Ancestors


This presentation will demonstrate how to present records in a chronology based on individual births and life events, including citations; simple formatting for membership in lineage societies such as the Sons and Daughters of the US Middle Passage, the first -ever lineage society for descendants of formerly enslaved; and how to write a detailed report chronicling family history.

Robert Burch

TBD

11:45am-1:15pm

F-7

AUTHOR’S LUNCHEON:

The Winners of the 2019 International AAHGS Book Awards

and Luncheon Speaker 

Moderator:
Maya Davis 

Speaker: 
Dr. Karsonya W. Whitehead   

TBD

1:30pm-2:30pm

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS-II

 

 

F-8

African American Genealogy Challenges: What You Need to Know!


Researchers all experience brick walls and they are expected and challenging. The goal is to learn how to combat the challenges. This presentation will walk through the challenges when researching African American ancestry. New methods and strategies will be shared such as how to analyze documents along with tips on organizing your research.

Dr. Shelley Murphy

TBD

F-9

Benefits of Being a Family DNA Manager


This presentation will provide examples of the advantage in managing multiple DNA data results, as opposed to just evaluating a few DNA matches. It sets up the manager for achieving higher levels of confidence in obtained genetic findings. Other winning strategies, such as loading DNA data in multiple testing companies, will also be provided.

Jerome Spears

TBD

F-10

Inheritance and Slave Status


This presentation explores social, economic and cultural development of slavery in the British Caribbean Islands, the Americas and the political history shaped by these changes with an emphasis upon slave communities.  Provides introduction to development of slavery in regional variation in the interpretation of slave status and legal requirements among state assemblies. 

Roland Barkesdale-Hall

TBD

F-11

Creating Legacies of Justice: Burial Grounds as Sacred Spaces of Education, Reflection, and Memorial


This presentation focuses on moving from the preservation of African American burial grounds to burial grounds as sacred spaces of education, reflection, and memorial. Cemeteries and burial grounds in Lee County, Alabama are used as an example on how to involve families, community and civic organizations, and centers of education.

Dr. Robert Bubb

TBD

  F-12

Freedom’s Savings & Trust Company Records


The Freedman's Bank was created after the Civil War, to assist emancipated African Americans. The records contain valuable genealogical information, such as birth date, birthplace, where raised, former occupation, residence, and relatives. The bank failed in 1874 and many lost their savings. Also, many faced the challenges of lost or stolen books. This presentation will provide strategies for finding lost bank books and other bank records.

Emma Davis Hamilton TBD

2:45pm-3:45pm

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS-III

 

 

F-13

Researching Institutional Slavery


Institutional slavery has worked its way into the nation’s consciousness. Schools, colleges, churches, and businesses that owned people put them to work at their institutions and rented their labor to organizations like the Commonwealth of Virginia. This presentation is about the institutions and the people who belonged to those institutions.

Leslie Anderson

TBD

F-14

Grandma Said: Verifying Oral History   


This session will explain the critical role that oral history plays in genealogical research as well as the pitfalls of becoming wedded to it.. Individuals will also learn strategies for verifying oral history. Case studies will be used to highlight the various strategies.

Aaron Dorsey

TBD

F-15

How to Use the Genealogical Proof Standard

Utilizing the acknowledged standards in the professional field of genealogy, this presentation will explain what the Genealogical Proof Standard is, give examples of how to use it, and share information on how to analyze evidence, create citations, and provide resources to aid in citing sources.

Sherri Camp

TBD

F-16

Using DNA to Confirm Oral History Regarding An Enslaved Common Ancestral Couple


Learn about information needed to make sound decisions on when DNA tests can or should be used in genealogical research, and how to meet the new DNA-specific genealogy standards.

LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD

TBD

4:00pm-5:00pm

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS-IV

 

 

F-17

 Unraveling Ancestral Mysteries with DNA


In this presentation, the instructor will teach you how to utilize your DNA results to connect with past and present generations. You will learn how to use genetic information to explore, investigate and track the trails of your ancestors.

Karen Burney

TBD

F-18

 Names, Lives, and Records: Behind the 1870 Wall


Behind the genealogical 1870 Wall, explore major 17th and 18th-century events through the stories of Africans and African descendants as they experienced the evolution of chattel slavery, forced migrations, and the transformational and disruptive era of the American Revolution. How did these events affect recordkeeping?

Harvey Bakari

TBD

F-19

 Documenting the Founding of AAHGS


 This presentation will show how the need to research African Americans was at the center of the founding of AAHGS and the new African American application paradigms for genealogy and family history. Will show how our work on African American family history, under the tutelage of James Walker, led to the founding of a matchless African American family history and genealogy organization.

Dr. Elizabeth Clark-Lewis

TBD

F-20

 Oral History vs. Documentary Evidence


This is a case study on how an African American woman, based on oral history, researched for 21 years to find the documentary evidence of her family’s relationship to J. Edgar Hoover, former Director of the FBI.

 Millie Mcghee Morris

TBD

  F-21

BCG Certification


Trustee of the Board for Certification will share information about the pathway to certification and how to begin the process.

LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD TBD

7:00pm-9:00pm

 

DINNER
On Your Own