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LAAAGS 2023 Genealogy Conference

Sat, February 25, 2023 at 10:00 am - 3:00 pm EST

Free
Nakia Parker

An experience featuring research strategies and highlighting important resources through the lens of researching African American ancestors.

Break out sessions include: Genealogy 101, Newspaper Research, Military Research, and Using DNA in genealogy.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Nakia Parker, MSU Assistant Professor of History, will present “Black Histories on Native Lands: The Legacies of Slavery and Indian Removal in the United States.”

A closing panel discussion will answer questions from the audience on how to navigate the research to find answers.

Union Missionary Baptist Church, 500 S. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Lansing, Michigan, 48915