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Welcome to the AAHGS 37th National Conference ...... 3 AAHGS 2016 National Conference Schedule ...... 4 AAHGS 37th National Conference Speakers ...... 6 AAHGS 37th National Conference Session Presenters ...... 7 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM ...... 21 Cancellation Policy ...... 21 2016 AAHGS PRE-CONFERENCE TOURS ...... 22 Pre-Conference Tours Descriptions ...... 23 “The Ancestors on My Mind” ...... 24 APPLICATION FOR VENDOR/EXHIBIT SPACE ...... 25 Souvenir Program Ad Form ...... 27 Selected Research Opportunities in Metro Atlanta ...... 29 In & Around the ATL ...... 32 Historic Cemeteries in Atlanta ...... 33 Websites: Things to do in Atlanta ...... 33

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Atlanta, Georgia On behalf of the 2016 Conference Planning Committee, we would like to invite you to the 37th National Conference of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. We are planning an exciting and informative series of workshops and programs. For 37 years, AAHGS has held a national conference to assist African The Afro-American Historical & Americans in the search for their roots. Genealogical Society, Inc. & Host Metro-Atlanta Chapter have in store Join us in October 2016 for “The Ancestors on My Mind: Discovering for you an incredible national Our Ancestors, Our History, and Ourselves - TOGETHER” conference for African Americans researching their family ancestry and Ancestrally, histories. 2016 Conference Planning Committee  Enjoy more than 30 sessions

focused on resources, research Conference Location methods, and historical events All conference workshops and activities will be held at the Westin Atlanta Airport that will help build your family’s Hotel, 4736 Best Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30337. Internet use in the room is FREE. history. Sessions are for Overnight guest parking is $10/Day; on site hotel parking is $4 per hour, and $21 for beginning, intermediate and valet parking. The Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel has a smoke-free policy. advanced genealogists.

Transportation  Experienced historical and The hotel does provide shuttle service to and from the Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta genealogical presenters International Airport (ATL) which is 1.6 miles and approximately 5 minutes away. MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) provides Bus and Rail  Outstanding Pre-conference service in the Atlanta, Georgia area – www.itsmarta.com Amtrak – Leave the historical tours

Directions at Home & Let Amtrak (National Railroad Do the Driving –  Vendors featuring genealogy www.amtrak.com software, selected resource books,

ethnic and cultural clothes and Room Rate collectibles will be available. Special room rates of $105.00 single, $105.00 double are available for AAHGS conference registrants. There is a sales tax of 16% on each guest room. The  Networking opportunities conference room rate is available beginning on Saturday, October 8th through Thursday, October 20th, for individuals wanting to arrive early to conduct personal The National Archives at Atlanta research or attend the pre-conference tour events which take place October 11th - 5780 Jonesboro Road 13th. Morrow, Georgia 30260

Phone: 770-968-2100 For hotel reservations at the booking website: www.archives.gov Click https://goo.gl/Qj5d4p or call 888-627-7211. Request AAHGS 2016 rate. The deadline for receiving this room rate is September 19, 2016. Please Note: Even Georgia Archives though the rate is available until September 19th, the rooms may not because the 5800 Jonesboro Road room block could be met prior to the deadline. To assure you have a room, make your reservation early and if you cannot attend, you always have the option of Morrow, Georgia 30260 cancelling. Phone: 678-364-3710 www.georgiaarchives.org Special Needs *See archives websites for hours of Special dietary needs must be detailed in writing and submitted on the 2016 AAHGS operation and other details. Conference Registration Form where noted. For further information contact:

Cancellation Policy 2016 Conference Planning All cancellations must be in writing and postmarked no later than September 1, 2016. Committee All cancellations will be subject to a $70.00 processing fee. Email: [email protected]

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AAHGS 2016 National Conference Schedule Thursday, October 13, 2016

Time Session Title Speaker 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm T-1 Board, Chapter Presidents/ Special Committee Meeting 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm T-2 New Members/First Time Conference Attendees Shelley Murphy Orientation 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm T-3 State of the Society Meeting BOD 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm T-4 Opening Reception Brattonville Plantation Representation Plantation Players Friday, October 14, 2016 7:30 am -8:45 am F-1 Board, Chapter Presidents/ Special Committee Meeting 9:00 am – 10:15 am F-2 OPENING PLENARY TBD

10:30 am – 11:30 am CONCURRENT SESSIONS - I F-3 ”‘Online-Courthouse Research of African American Janice Lovelace Ancestors” F-4 “Get Something in Your Head Child! The Education of Alison Barnes African Americans in the Post-War Mississippi” F-5 “Helpful Tips and Tricks to Use FamilySearch.org” Cheri Bush F-6 “Migration Patterns” Jim Ison 11:45 am – 1:15 pm F-7 LUNCHEON David Paterson 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS - II F-8 “The Legacy of Jefferson Franklin Long: Georgia‘s First Monica Pearson Congressman” F-9 “ Using Mobile Technology for Genealogy ” Elizabeth Olson F-10 “Going Further with Freedmen’s Bureau Records” Thom Reed F-11 “The ABC’s of DNA: Getting Started with Genetic Shannon Christmas Genealogy”

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS - III F-12 “What’s New at Ancestry.com” Christa Cowan F-13 “Four Unique Ways Google Documents Will Maximize Tiffany Parks Your Research” F-14 “ The Ancestors Await: Finding Your Ancestors through Toni Carrier Archival Research” F-15 “ A Forum on the Board for Certification of Genealogists ” La Brenda Garrett-Nelson 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS - IV F-16 “Using Newspapers for Genealogical Pauline Mansfield Research Projects” F-17 “The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database” Dr. Nafees Khan

F-18 “Transforming Church Oral History into Documented Paula Whatley Matabane History” & Jackie Henderson F-19 ”African American Confederate Pensions” Elyse Hill

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm F-20 DINNER TBD

July 26, 2016 4 AAHGS 2016 National Conference Schedule Saturday, October 15, 2016 7:30 am -8:45 am S-1 Board, Chapter Presidents/ Special Committee Meeting 9:00 am – 10:15 am S-2 GENERAL SESSION TBD

10:30 am – 11:30 am CONCURRENT SESSIONS – I S-3 “HBCU Document Research” Pamela Foster S-4 “Mapping and Migration: Oh, The Places Where Our Karen Mollohan Ancestors Have Been - Where Did They Go?” S-5 “Using Autosomal DNA Analysis to Grow the African- Shannon Christmas American Family Tree” S-6 “Searching for the Living and Connecting with the Slave Bernice Bennett Owner's Descendants”

11:45 am – 1:15 pm S-7 LUNCHEON Ashley Rogers

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS – II S-8 “Evernote 101 for Genealogists” Jennifer Dondero S-9 “Breaking Through the Wall of Slavery: Ten Steps to Janice Lovelace Finding Slave Owning Families” S-10 ”Using the Washington Memorial Library – (Macon, GA)”- Muriel Jackson “ The Archival Usage of the Auburn Avenue Research & Derek Mosley Library- (Atlanta, GA) S-11 “Manumissions and Motivations: Decoding Freedom Michael N. Henderson Papers to Uncover Family”

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS – III S-12 “Why Every Family Historian Should Have A Blog!” Andie Criminger S-13 “Update! -Using the Virginia Slave Births Index, 1853-1865 Leslie Anderson Effectively” S-14 “Bladensburg Burial Association: Jennifer Morris Researching Mutual Aid Societies” S-15 “Mapping the Freedmen Bureau” Toni Carrier & Angela Walton-Raji 4:00 pm –5:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS – IV S-16 “Researching African American Families LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson That Came Out of Slavery: Application of the First Component of the Genealogical Proof Standard” S-17 “Publishing to Leave a Legacy: Anita Henderson Inspiring Examples in Genealogy Storytelling” S-18 “FamilySearch Catalog: Finding Materials to Aid Your Laura Carter Research”

S-19 “Missed Opportunism: Finding Free African American Guy Weston Ancestors in Early 19th Century”

7:00 pm –9:00 pm S-20 BANQUET Hari Jones Sunday, October 16, 2016 8:00 am – 11:00 am Board, Chapter Presidents/ Special Committee Meeting

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Luncheon, Dinner and Banquet Speakers (As of July 24, 2016)

David E. Paterson, AfriGeneas.com’s Slave Research Forum manager, has extracted every slave, slave master and other interesting tidbit from court, private and archival records in antebellum and Reconstruction- era Upson County in upstate Georgia. He is the author of A Frontier Link with the World: Upson County's Railroad; The Freedmen's Bureau in Upson County Georgia, 1865-1869; and is writing a new-perspective history of Upson.

Ashley Rogers is the director of museum operations at the Whitney Plantation in Wallace, LA. Whitney is the only plantation museum in the state focusing exclusively on life from the point of view of enslaved people. She has spoken on slavery and memory for Louisiana Public Square and been featured on C-Span 3’s “American Artifacts” program.

Harold (Hari) Jones is a leading authority on Americans of African descent in the Civil War and throughout U.S. military history. Formerly curator and assistant director of the African American Civil War Museum and Freedom Foundation in Washington, DC, he has produced exhibits on the Tuskegee Airmen, advised NARA, and commentated on the History Channel, PBS and “Who Do You Think You Are?” He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA.

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Leslie Anderson has lectured at local, regional, and national conferences and appeared on C-SPAN’s American History TV and Blog Talk Radio. Her article, "Tabitha (Bugg) George Smith of Mecklenburg County, Virginia" won the National Genealogical Society's 2013 Family History Writing Contest. Her publications include the Virginia Slave Births Index, 1853-1865.

Topic: Update! Using the Virginia Slave Births Index, 1853-1865 Effectively In 1853, the Commonwealth of Virginia began an annual registration of births and deaths. The Birth Index of Slaves, 1853-1865 was later transcribed by the Works Project Administration (WPA) and recorded on microfilm. While the information – name of informant, infant’s name, mother’s name, birth date, place of birth – is of immense value to genealogists, working with the microfilm can be problematic. In 2003, staff and trained volunteers in Alexandria Library’s Special Collections Branch began to transcribe the WPA microfilm hence; the creation of this multi-volume reference work, Virginia Slave Births Index, 1853-1865, the published index includes more than 130,000 entries.

Alison Barnes has been active in genealogical research since 1995. Her research has leaned toward oral history in recent years. As older members of her family have passed on she has realized the importance of making sure their memories and experiences are not lost to future generations.

Topic: Get Something in Your Head, Child! The Education of African Americans in the Post - Civil War Mississippi – What educational opportunities were available to your ancestors? What options were available to parents who wanted their children to have lives beyond the manual labor that previous generations had been relegated to? This presentation hopes to answer some of these questions with examples from the author’s own family research.

July 26, 2016 7 Bernice A. Bennett is an author, family historian, and guest lecturer researching and documenting her African American roots in the Orleans, St. Helena and Livingston parishes of Louisiana, and the Edgefield and Greenwood counties of South Carolina. Bennett is also a Citizens Archivist Volunteer with the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC, where she and others are preparing Widows Pension records for restoration and digitization for Fold3. Bernice Bennett also hosts a weekly BlogTalkRadio show, "Research at the National Archives and Beyond."

Topic: Searching for the Living and Connecting with the Slave Owner’s Descendant – This session will describe and discuss research strategies to connect with living descendants and the possible slave owner’s descendant.

Cherie Bush – Speaker, conference presenter and Marketing Manager for FamilySearch International. She has been a family history enthusiast for many years. She currently serves as Vice-President of Administration of the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS). A mindful FamilySearch representative, Cherie is a member of the Executive Board of the Afro- American Historical and Genealogical Society-Utah Chapter. She also serves on the Utah Tour Guide Association. Her presentations are poignant.

Topic: Helpful Tips and Tricks to use Familysearch.org

Toni Carrier is an anthropologist, historian and genealogist. She holds a Master’s degree in Applied Anthropology from the University of South Florida and is the founder of Lowcountry Africana and the USF Africana Heritage Project and co-founder with Angela Walton-Raji of Mapping the Freedmen’s Bureau.

Topic: The Ancestors Await: Finding Your Ancestors through Archival Research – Libraries, archives, universities, museums and historical societies hold treasures for your ancestor search! Plantation journals, wills, estate inventories, photographs, and more await you.

Topic: Mapping the Freedmen's Bureau: An Interactive Research Guide – Freedmen’s Bureau records are among the richest resources for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall. A new free website, “Mapping the Freedmen’s Bureau” from Angela Walton-Raji and Toni Carrier makes identifying and accessing records of the Freedmen’s Bureau much easier for individual researchers. Learn how this new free website can help you locate records to take your ancestor search back past 1870. (Workshop presenters: Ms. Toni Carrier and Ms. Walton-Raji)

July 26, 2016 8 Laura W. Carter, MEd, MLIS, SLIS, Laura spent forty years working in libraries helping people get information. In 1997, she became a genealogy librarian and began attending IGHR annually as the best way of helping her library’s genealogy patrons. Laura went back to graduate school earning a Specialist in Library and Information Science (SLIS) degree. In 2012, she was elected a Fellow of the Society of Georgia Archivists due to her advocacy for genealogical and historical collections and her efforts teaching other professionals how to work with genealogists and family historians. Laura loves to learn and to teach others new things.

Topic: FamilySearch Catalog: Finding Materials to Aid Your Research

The catalog is an underutilized tool at Familysearch.org that allows you to search the collection of genealogical materials including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications of the largest genealogical organization in the world. You can do this from the comfort of your home and create a list you can take to use at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City; or even more useful, you can find items that can be loaned to many Family History Centers around the world including one near you.

Shannon Stewart Christmas is an experienced genealogist specializing in genetic, colonial American, and African-American genealogy in Virginia and the Carolinas. He serves as a 23andMe Ancestry Ambassador, an Ancestry.com Ace, administrator of The Captain Thomas Graves of Jamestown Autosomal DNA Project, and a co-administrator of The Hemings-Jefferson-Wayles-Eppes Autosomal DNA Project. Shannon has a special interest in harnessing the power of autosomal DNA to verify and extend pedigrees, assess the veracity of oral history, and reconstruct ancestral genomes

Topic: The ABCs of DNA: Getting Started with Genetic Genealogy – Participants will learn about the four types of DNA (Y-DNA, mitochondrial DNA, autosomal DNA, and X-DNA) used for genealogical purposes and the DNA tests currently on the market.

Topic: Using Autosomal DNA Analysis to Grow the African-American Family Tree – The presentation will include illustrative case studies, using autosomal DNA analysis that enriches and advances traditional paper trail research. It involves verifying oral history, identifying unknown slave owning/European ancestors and unknown enslaved/African ancestors, as well as pinpoints the origin of immigrant ancestors.

July 26, 2016 9 Crista Cowan - Speaker, Blogosphereologist, she is known affectionately as “the Barefoot Genealogist.” Crista currently is working in the Corporate Communications/PR department at Ancestry.com. She is responsible for bi-weekly internet broadcasts, teaching basic genealogy methodology, speaking at conferences and events, and interacting with ancestry members through social media. She was quite functional in the success of the Ancestry World Archives Project - helping people preserve historical records.

Topic: What New at Ancestry.com

Andie Criminger is a retired middle school science teacher. Genealogy has been her hobby for over 35 years. In the early 1980s her family collaborated and published The Fortenberry Families of Southern Mississippi, tracing her father’s genealogy. Now with free time, she is completely immersed in family history. Being a former science teacher, genetic genealogy has caught her interest. Her research has proven the 370-year evolution of her surname through the following changes: Fortenberry – Faulkenberry – Faulkenburg – Valkenburg – to the Van Valkenburgs of the Netherlands! She finds genealogy most fascinating.

Topic: Why Every Family Historian Should Have a Blog! – The focus of the presentation will be how to use blogs effectively and the preservation of our family stories. Blogging is a perfect platform for learning about and sharing family history. Blogs are designed to be periodically updated; therefore one often finds new information to explore. Many types of blogs exist that can help family historians broaden their research such as government sites, special interest groups, and historical societies. The best thing of all is that you can design and manage a blog of your own for free! The most significant aspect of a family blog is the sharing and preservation of personal stories. Because we are not just names and dates found in many genealogy books, I believe our special family stories should be written and preserved for those yet to come!

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Jennifer Dondero, an avid genealogist for over twenty-five years, has been a professional genealogist since 2005. First hired by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, in 2008 she left the DAR to start her own company, J.P. Dondero Genealogy. Jennifer’s professional specialties include lineage applications and southern research. She also specializes in the use of technology in genealogy. She blogs at JP Genealogy and The Occasional Genealogist. Currently she is Webmaster for the Georgia Chapter, Association of Professional Genealogists and Webinar Chairperson for the Georgia Genealogical Society.

Topic: Evernote 101 for Genealogists – What is Evernote and how can it help genealogists? This lecture will show you what Evernote is and how it can help you keep notes, logs, documents, and more! You can customize a system that works for how you need to keep and find all kinds of genealogical material.

Pamela E. Foster, M.S.J., is a genealogical Christorian who explores and honors Christian love in the books My Country and My Country Too, about the history of black people and country music, Nashville’s Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, and With the Faith of Benjamin, her family heritage documentation.

Topic: HBCU Document Research – This presentation explores the benefits and caveats of using primary source documents from historically black colleges and universities for cultural and genealogical research. It covers why use these documents, who benefits, key document types, how to access them, what’s in them, and the importance of scholarly document analysis.

July 26, 2016 11 LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, CG, practiced law for 35 years before becoming a full-time genealogist in 2013. She graduated from John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), and then earned a JD and an LLM from NYU. She was approved as a Board-Certified Genealogist, effective 10 September 2015.

Topic: A Forum on the Board for Certification of Genealogists – In this interactive session, a current associate of the Board for Certification of Genealogists will share information about preparation for the certification process, educational resources, and practical information about the application portfolio.

Topic: Researching African American Families That Came Out of Slavery – Application of the First Component Of The Genealogical Proof Standard – One of the pillars of the Genealogical Proof Standard is a reasonably exhaustive search, and this course is designed to highlight the sources and strategies that are available to meet this requirement in the case of African American ancestors who came out of slavery.

Anita R. Henderson, known as The Author’s Midwife, is an author’s coach to genealogy researchers, entrepreneurs, and professionals. As owner of The Write Image, she has developed a system to help authors overcome the struggles of writing and publishing a book, so they can tell their unique stories.

Topic: Publishing to Leave a Legacy: Inspiring Examples in Genealogy Storytelling – Want to publish your genealogy research as a legacy for future generations? Learn how these writers made it happen. Their stories reveal the challenges, mistakes and lessons learned from writing and publishing their legacy stories. Panelists: • Bernice Alexander Bennett • Anita R. Henderson (moderator) • Michael Nolden Henderson • Judy Rose.

July 26, 2016 12 Michael Nolden Henderson, an award-winning author, genealogist, and speaker, is the first African American member of the Georgia Society, Sons of the American Revolution. Henderson was featured in the PBS program, "History Detectives," and has received the AAHGS James Dent Walker Award for Excellence in African American Genealogy Research.

Topic: Manumissions and Motivations: Decoding Freedom Papers to Uncover Family Connections – Manumission papers can reveal hidden family connections. Decode these genealogical gems by exploring reasons stated for granting freedom to enslaved individuals in colonial Louisiana.

Elyse Hill has been performing African American genealogy research for over 10 years. A former guest writer for the AAHGS National newsletter, Ms. Hill has written several genealogy research articles to include: Civil War Union Pension Records, U.S. Census Non-Population Schedules, Missouri's Last Slave, and Tuberculosis Sanitariums in America. She was a First Place winner in the 2015 International Society of Family History Writers and Editors, Excellence in writing competition. A 2012 graduate of Samford University's Institute of Genealogy & Historical Research, she completed the Researching African-American Ancestors course.

Topic: African American Confederate Pensions – In African American genealogy research one of the most challenging, frustrating, and sometimes impossible task is finding pre-emancipation information about formerly enslaved people. Some of the information in these applications provide rare first person accounts from former slaves and their owners and can assist researchers with breaking through the "1870 Brick Wall".

July 26, 2016 13 Jim Ison is a manager at FamilySearch. He is both an Accredited Genealogist and Certified Genealogist. He is a past board member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG). He has presented at NGS, FGS, RootsTech conferences, several national AAHGS conferences, and International Black History Summits. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and George Washington University. He lives in Westerville, OH.

Topic: Migration Patterns – As popular as DNA is in providing clues to ancestral origins, there are limitations to what can be learned using DNA tests. An alternative is understanding African- American migration patterns. After the Civil War, many former slaves moved within the South in search of work. The first half of the 19th century witnessed a Second Middle Passage as over 1 million enslaved people were forced from residing in the Maryland, Virginia, and Carolinas to work the fields of the Deep South. A novel strategy will be demonstrated using the 1870 and 1880 census records to assess the likelihood of where in the American colonies enslaved persons living in the Deep South originated. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade database will be used to find possible insights into African origins.

Dr. Nafees Khan is a Lecturer at Clemson University. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Studies from Emory University and a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in History from Tufts University. His doctoral work was on how the history of slavery was presented in secondary U.S. and Brazilian history textbooks. He has served as the Curriculum Development Advisor on the Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database as well as the Diaspora Liaison/Outreach Coordinator and Project Manager for the African Origins Project. His current research interests incorporate the legacies of slavery as related to education and the experiences of Afro-Brazilians, African Americans, and other diaspora communities.

Topic: A Brief Excerpt/Overview of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database – This invaluable research source contains information on almost 36,000 slaving voyages that forcibly embarked over 10 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. Included are names of ship owners and captains, and personal information about 91,491 Africans taken from captured vessels or from trading sites on the continent. How did the database come about, how is it organized, and what are its limitations and strengths?

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Janice Lovelace, Ph.D. a genealogist who primarily lectures and writes on health, genetics, research methodology and her ethnic minority heritage, recently retired from 30 years of tenured college teaching in the social sciences, including American Cultural studies. Janice is a member of Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), GSG, Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAGHS) and several local societies.

Topic: Breaking through the Wall of Slavery: 10 Steps to Finding Slave Owning Families – The wall of slavery is difficult to break through to find ancestors and the people who enslaved them. Get started by exploring censuses, vital records, military records, court proceedings, and probate documents. Learn ten steps to take that can help break the wall

Topic: Beyond Online-Courthouse Research of African American Ancestors – Go beyond what is online and discover land records, vital records, court proceedings, and probate documents at the courthouse. Learn what you can expect to find and how the information will help your research.

Pauline Mansfield, an Atlanta, GA resident, is an author, public speaker and community advocate. She devotes her life to educating, enlightening and empowering others to tell their own life stories. Paula has over 8 years’ experience as a professional speaker, published author and writing coach. Pauline’s most recent book, “Songs of a Father,” has added genealogic research to her growing list of passions.

Topic: Using African American Newspapers for Genealogic Research Projects – This presentation is designed to provide helpful information and tools to enhance methods of research for novice researchers. The presentation includes the history of African American news media, its use in research and collection methodology, and the expense involved in obtaining permission to use certified newsprint copies.

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Dr. Jackie Henderson was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She is owner of Your Family Research & Publishing and co-owner of The Sunday School Doctors. She is a writer, publisher, trainer and genealogist. With both MDiv and DMin degrees, she is an Associate Minister at Greenforest Community Baptist Church.

Paula Whatley Matabane, Ph.D. is professor emerita, Howard University. She is a documentary filmmaker, published researcher on what people learn from watching television, and itinerant elder in the AME Church. Native of Atlanta, Paula is AAHGS publications director. She has traced her paternal family roots to the 1700’s.

Topic: Transforming Shards of Oral into Documented History: Turner Monumental AME Church – Turner Monumental AME Church Atlanta, Georgia, named for venerated Bishop Henry McNeal Turner, began in 1899 under a brush arbor. The researcher used the few details church oral history provides to identify their brush arbor, all pastors, deeds, responses to societal racism, and a possible pattern of colorism in leadership. (Workshop presenters: Dr. Henderson and Dr. Maatabane)

Karen Molohon has 35 years of genealogy research experience. She teaches genealogy courses on – getting started, research organization, census records, geography, migration & mapping, and photography. She is active in the genealogical community serving as Webmaster of the Cobb County Genealogical Society and previously served as President and other positions. She has held Board positions with the Georgia Genealogical Society. She is also a member of National Genealogical Society, Illinois State Genealogical Society, Georgia Genealogical Society, and Association for Professional Genealogists. Karen has a M.S. Education degree and M.S. in Technical Communication degree and is a retired Lead Information Designer.

Topic: Mapping and Migration: Oh, The Places Where Our Ancestors Have Been – Where Did They GO? – Are you familiar with an area where your ancestors were born? Do you know the town/city, county, and state? Have you ever been tracking your ancestor and all of a sudden they disappear? Mapping their migration may explain their disappearance or reappearance. Learn about the U.S. migration patterns, how the Census Enumeration districts help your research, how to use maps effectively to solve your mysteries, and look at the past through the present.

July 26, 2016 16 Jennifer Morris is the archivist at the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum. She oversees archival processing, cataloguing, and reference. Her interests are in the care and preservation of family papers and cultural heritage archives. Ms. Morris currently manages the museum’s selection of projects for the Smithsonian’s crowd-sourced Transcription Project. She earned a BA in Anthropology for the University of Maryland and a MLIS from the University of Pittsburgh.

Topic: Bladensburg Burial Association: Researching Mutual Aid Society Records – Mutual aid funerals, and other events. Join archivist Jennifer Morris as she discusses the origins of the Bladensburg Burial Association in Prince George’s County Maryland and demonstrates the hidden genealogical gems one can discover within the records of mutual aid societies.

Muriel McDowell Jackson, BBA, MLIS, SLIS, is recognized as a lecturer, researcher, author, consultant and frequent speaker on local, family history and African American history. She has served as the Head of the Genealogical & Historical Room and the Archivist of the Middle Georgia Archives, since 2009. The recipient of numerous awards, Muriel’s most recent honor was the Georgia Personal Woman of Achievement award in 2015. Ms. Jackson authored the booklet Cotton Avenue Revival Walking Tour. Her current project is researching Free Persons of Color in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia (1823-1865).

Derek T. Mosley is the Archivist at the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, a special library of the Atlanta Fulton Public Library System. He previously worked as the Assistant Head of the Archives Research Center at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library and Director and Archivist of the Ernest J. Gaines Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Derek earned his Master of Science (Archives Management) from Simmons College in Boston, MA and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. Derek has served in various roles within the Society of American Archivists and the American Library Association.

Topic: Using the Washington Memorial Library, Macon, GA. The Archival Usage of the Auburn Avenue Research Library, Atlanta, GA. - (Workshop presenters: Ms. Jackson and Mr. Mosley)

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Shelley Murphy, aka, “familytreegirl,” an avid genealogist for over 25 years, presents Genealogy 101 workshops at local, state, and national genealogy conferences. Known for her inspiring and interactive, “Getting Started with Genealogy Research, “African-American Genealogy Resources,” and “Time & File Management,” along with interesting problem-solving methodology lectures. She is one of the coordinators and lead facilitators for Track 1 – Fundamental Methods and Strategies in African-American Research using the "So What" principles at the Midwest African-American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI). She is the President of the Central Virginia AAHGS Chapter.

Topic: Genealogy 101 – Getting Started with Genealogy Research. For the very beginning researcher. Learn the most efficient and best methodology to begin your research to avoid pitfalls in your continued research.

Elizabeth Stewart Olson is an experienced researcher specializing in Georgia records. An Atlanta native, Elizabeth has completed ProGen and Boston University's Genealogical Research Professional Certificate Program. Elizabeth is a member of the National Genealogical Society, Georgia Professional Genealogists, the Georgia Chapter of Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), and a number of local and state associations. Elizabeth serves as Vice President of the Georgia Genealogical Society, Trustee of the R.J. Taylor Foundation, Trustee of the Gwinnett Historical Society and is the Chapter President of the Georgia Chapter of APG. Elizabeth was awarded the Georgia Genealogical Society 2011 Volunteer Award and received an award from the Society for Excellence in Leadership in recognition of efforts to save the Georgia Archives.

Topic: Using Mobile Technology for Genealogy Learn how to put your tablet and smart phone to work for your genealogy research. An overview of apps for note taking, browsing, file storage & management, photos, reading, collaboration & communication, travel, education and more.

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Tiffany Parks earned a Bachelor’s degree from Emory University. She earned a M.Ed. in English Education from Georgia State University. She has been teaching as an English instructor at Gwinnett Technical College since 2007. From 2010 to the present, she has presented Google Drive and Docs workshops on Technology Day at GTC. She attends webinars, conferences, and professional development activities every year to stay current on best practices and to reinforce 21st Century skills. She is dedicated to delivering quality education to the citizens of Georgia and beyond.

Topic: Four Unique Ways Google Documents Will Maximize Your Research Description of Session: Google Docs has revolutionized the way researchers process, differentiate, store, assemble, synchronize, share, and communicate with each other. Join this session to start exploring how Google Docs can help maximize your research projects.

Monica Kaufman Pearson - Broadcast legend, exuberant community icon, award-winning and former WSB-TV news anchor in Atlanta. Retired in 2012 after decades in front of the camera and enrolled in a master's program in UGA's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Topic: The Legacy of Jefferson Franklin Long: Georgia’s First Black Congressman Highlighting primary historical resources and documents, Mrs. Kaufman Pearson will discuss her journey as a researcher into the life and legacy of Jefferson Franklin Long, Georgia’s first African American congressman (elected in December of 1870), and the first African American to speak on the floor of the House of Representatives (February 1, 1871). Pearson’s Master Thesis is an exhaustive study of this historical giant.

July 26, 2016 19 Thom Reed, Senior Marketing Manager with FamilySearch International oversees worldwide communication for The Freedmen’s Bureau Project. He serves on the Board of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Utah Chapter.

Topic: Going Further with Freedmen’s Bureau Records – As a result of the completion of the historic Freedmen’s Bureau Project, where 1.7 million records were indexed brings excitement of being able to search this record collection by name. In this class, students will learn about the Freedmen’s Bureau records, which record collections are published and searchable, and how to use resources available on FamilySearch.org to discover more ancestors in this collection.

Angela Walton-Raji is nationally known as an author, genealogist, podcaster and blogger. She hosts the weekly African Roots Podcast, and known also for her book “Black Indian Genealogy Research” first published in 1993 and revised in 2007. She currently resides in Maryland where she continues to research and write.

Topic: Mapping the Freedmen's Bureau: An Interactive Research Guide – Freedmen’s Bureau records are among the richest resources for breaking through the 1870 Brick Wall. A new free website, “Mapping the Freedmen’s Bureau” from Angela Walton-Raji and Toni Carrier makes identifying and accessing records of the Freedmen’s Bureau much easier for individual researchers. Learn how this new free website can help you locate records to take your ancestor search back past 1870. (Workshop presenters: Ms. Walton-Raji and Ms. Toni Carrrier)

Guy Weston, MA, has been actively engaged in genealogical research for nearly 25 years, with substantial focus on New Jersey ancestors who settled in Timbuctoo, Westampton Township, NJ, in 1829. He has one genealogy publication to his credit, which appeared in National Genealogical Society magazine in 2015.

Topic: Missed Opportunities: Finding Free African American Ancestors in Early Nineteenth Century America – Free persons comprised 11%-14% of the African American population between 1800 and 1860 according to census records, where they appeared by name, and comprised nearly 500,000 people in 1860. Weston describes research of Timbuctoo, NJ, which includes antebellum deeds, vital records, and other public documents, beginning in 1826.

July 26, 2016 20 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM October 13 - 16, 2016 - Atlanta, Georgia REGISTER ONLINE at www.AAHGS.org Or mail with payment to AAHGS, P. O . Box 73067, Washington, DC 20056-3067 Please use one registration form for each person. This form may be duplicated. Please print name as it should appear on badge.

LAST NAME (PLEASE PRINT) FIRST NAME MIDDLE INITIAL MEMBERSHIP Individual ($35/year) Organization ($45/year) ADDRESS Family ($40/year)

Lifetime ($1000) CITY STATE ZIP New Member Renewal (Membership #) ______EVENING PHONE NUMBER AAHGS MEMBERSHIP NUMBER Second Name for Family Membership

EMAIL ______

SURNAMES BEING RESEARCHED [LIMIT 3 NAMES] I do not want my name, address, or email printed in the Include: directory of conference participants. Name County State I am attending my first AAHGS conference.

Join AAHGS right now and take advantage of the lower Conference fees for members.

Full Conference Registration Fees: Single Day Registration Fees: With Meals No Meals On/Before After On/Before After Check day: ___FRI. ___SAT. 10 Sep 10 Sep 10 Sep 10 Sep

Member: $325 $390 $225 $300 With Meals No Meals Non-Member: $380 $450 $280 $350 On/Before After On/Before After Lifetime Member: $225 10 Sep 10 Sep 10 Sep 10 Sep Presidents/Board $275 Youth (age 12-23): $200 Member: $175 $225 $125 $150 College students, ID required Non-Member: $225 $275 $160 $190 Full Conference Registration: (Includes Thursday evening reception, Friday and Saturday Luncheon, Friday Dinner and Saturday Night Fees and Payment Information Banquet) NonRegistration-Member: Fee $165 $ ______$ 215 Meal Selection Total $ ______Meal Selections (when not included in registration) Single Day Registration Only $ ______

[Please check each meal selection] Membership Fee $ ______

Tours $ ______Reception $40 ___Saturday Luncheon $60 ____Friday Luncheon $60 ___Saturday Night Banquet $80 *Vendor Fee $ ______Friday Dinner $70 *Ad Purchase $ ______Total Fees $ ______

If mailing, please select Method of Payment: Check Money Order Visa MasterCard American Express

Name (as it appears on credit card):

Credit Card Number: ______Exp. Date:

Signature (required): Cancellation Policy All cancellations must be in writing and postmarked no later than September 1, 2016. All cancellations will be subject to a $70.00 processing fee. Please indicate if you have any special dietary needs. ______Vegetarian Meal Only

EMERGENCY CONTACT NAME AND NUMBER: ______

July 26, 2016 21 ORDER FORM – TOURS

2016 AAHGS PRE-CONFERENCE TOURS Please indicate the tours you would like to attend. Enter your tour total on your registration form and submit your tour fees with your other conference fees. If you have already registered for the conference, please provide a copy of your registration form with your tour fees indicating that you have already registered for the conference. Early tour registration is strongly encouraged. Space is limited and persons will be accommodated on a first come, first served basis.

☐ Yes, I would like to attend the Archives Orientation and Research Opportunities at National Archives at Atlanta and the Georgia Archives & History Department on Tuesday, October 11, 2016. Tour Cost - $45.00 (lunch included)

☐ Yes, I would like to attend the unforgettable Atlanta Black Heritage Tour on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Lunch on your own at the CNN Center. Tour Cost - $48.00 (lunch not included)

☐ Yes, I would like to attend the National Center for Civil and Human Rights Museum and the Auburn Avenue Research Library (AARL) on African and African American History and Culture, on Thursday, October 13, 2016. Tour Cost - $63.00 (admission ticket & lunch at the library included)

Grand Total $______

CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS should be made payable to: AAHGS-Tours, and mailed to P. O. Box 73067, Washington DC 20056, or you may register for tours online at www.aahgs.org

Each tour participant must complete this registration form. Please print.

______FIRST NAME MIDDLE NAME LAST NAME

______ADDRESS

______CITY STATE ZIP CODE ______EVENING PHONE NUMBER CELLULAR PHONE NUMBER

EMAIL______

July 26, 2016 22 Pre-Conference Tours Descriptions Tuesday, October 11 - Thursday, October 13, 2016

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 National Archives at Atlanta (NARA)/ Georgia Archives Research Tour 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tour Cost - $45

Located next to each other in Morrow, GA. First stop: the NARA facility, which holds federal archived records generated in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. You will go on a short tour of the building, then be allowed to conduct research until lunch time there from about 12:30 p.m. until 1:15 p.m. Then we’ll go next door to the Georgia Archives for a brief tour before you begin research into records from the state’s 159 counties. You may divide your time between both facilities or spend the rest of the day at either one. Bring your research plan so you can focus on you’re seeking to make the best use of the time!

Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Atlanta Black Heritage Tour 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tour Cost - $48

Itinerary -- Historic Paschal’s Restaurant (where Dr. King and others planned part of the civil rights movement), Atlanta’s 7 Black Colleges, Alonzo Herndon’s Mansion Home, Peachtree Street, Atlanta Life Insurance Co., and the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American History and Culture. The first of our two stops will be at The APEX Museum (African American Panoramic Experience), founded in 1978 by Dan Moore to present history from the black perspective. At our second stop, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center Historic site and Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, the National Park Service will conduct a guided tour of the birth home. You can also view the burial tomb, Center for Non-Violent Social Change, and Freedom Walk of Fame.

Thursday, October 13, 2016 National Center for Civil & Human Rights Tours at Centennial Olympic Park and The Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American History and Culture 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tour Cost - $63

National Center for Civil & Human Rights Tours at Centennial Olympic Park This three-story, 43,000-square-foot facility features artifacts and multi-sensory, interactive experience galleries that connect the American Civil Rights Movement to today’s Global Human Rights Movements. First Floor -- “Voice to the Voiceless,” a rotating exhibit of items from the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. Collection; Second Floor -- “Rolls Down Like Water” captures and recreates defining moments of the American Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968; Third Floor --“Spark of Conviction” helps visitors understand the contemporary fight for human rights. Also on Third Floor -- “The Move, Free, Act Gallery” bridges civil and human rights goals with imagery and sounds depicting the commonality of courageous individuals worldwide.

The Auburn Avenue Research Library (AARL) on African American History and Culture Part of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, this is the first public library in the Southeast to offer specialized reference and archival collections dedicated to the study and research of African American culture and history and of other peoples of African descent. Explore topics such as the Southern Civil Rights Movement, Southern African American Literature and History, General African and African American History and Literature, Atlanta and Georgia Vertical File Collections, Current and Historic African American Journals, Current and Historic African American Newspapers, Africana Children's Literature Collection, The Coretta Scott King Award-Winning Children's Titles 1969 to the present, Africana Cinema, and Documentary Film Collections.

July 26, 2016 23 “The Ancestors on My Mind”

The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. (AAHGS) 37th National Conference

Discovering Our Ancestors, Our History, and Ourselves TOGETHER!” October 13 - 16, 2016 Atlanta, Georgia WESTIN ATLANTA AIRPORT HOTEL

Message from Conference Co-Chairs:

Showcase your products and services to the national market of African American researchers and other Conference attendees. Gain national recognition that will be received by sponsoring a specific conference activity, by placing an advertisement, or by purchasing vendor space.

We know that you will recognize the excellent marketing opportunities that our conference presents. You may elect to place an advertisement in the Conference Syllabus. The most sought after venue of advertising is on the tab inserts that separate the Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday sessions. The Final Program provides an excellent opportunity to disseminate information about your company’s products or services to Conference attendees.

Thank you for your support!

Dr. Khadijah Matin Gene R. Stephenson, II Co-Chairs, AAHGS 2016 National Conference

The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. (AAHGS) strives to preserve African-ancestored family history, genealogy, and cultural diversity by teaching research techniques and disseminating information throughout the community. Our primary goals are to promote scholarly research, provide resources for historical and genealogical studies, create a network of persons with similar interests, and assist members in documenting their histories. AAHGS is a national, 501 (c) 3 non-profit, membership organization headquartered in Washington, DC. There are 35 chapters throughout the United States.

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APPLICATION FOR VENDOR/EXHIBIT SPACE Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. P. O. Box 73067 Washington, DC 20056-3067

Conference site: Atlanta, GA Thursday, 13th October (set-up) Friday, 14th - October 2016 Saturday, - 15th October 2016

Vendor/Exhibitor Company Information Name as it should appear on ID sign:

Service or Product Category (genealogy resource materials, arts and crafts, jewelry, etc.)

Contact Person: Title:

Telephone ( ) Email: Mailing Address

Vendor/Exhibit Space Information Please reserve the following: Day(s) Number of Spaces Cost per space Amount due Friday $125.00 Saturday $125.00 Both Days $200.00 Totals

Payment Information Payment: Total exhibit space cost is due with this application for space. No assignment will be made for applications received without payment. Space assignments will be made on a first paid basis.

CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS should be made payable to: AAHGS–Vendor/Exhibit Space, and mailed to: P. O. Box 73067, Washington, DC. 20056, or payment can be made online by visiting www.aahgs.org and clicking on the conference registration link.

CANCELLATION POLICY: Written cancellation notification must be made by August 31, 2016. There will be no refunds for cancellations after August 31, 2016.

AAHGS CONTACT: Laura Carter Robert Williams [email protected]

July 26, 2016 25 Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. P. O. Box 73067 Washington, DC 20056-3067

APPLICATION FOR EXHIBIT SPACE VENDOR/EXHIBITOR AGREEMENT

1. The company, whose name appears on this form, hereinafter referred to as the "Vendor," is authorized to conduct a demonstration and/or product display of materials described subject to the terms of this agreement. The demonstration consists of product displays in the assigned area at the Westin Atlanta Airport Hotel, 4736 Best Road, Atlanta, GA. 30337.

2. All exhibits must fit within the confines of the assigned space so as not to impede traffic flow, infringe on the space of other vendors, or violate the emergency exit routes as set forth by the fire marshals. Exhibit layout includes a table 6’ x 36,” two chairs, a table cloth and drape, and a trash can. Any large racks and displays must be behind or on the sides behind the table and not to extend out into walkway space. Most tables will not have access to electrical power. Those vendors with tables that have access to power will need to provide their own heavy duty surge protectors and extension cords. Exhibition fees cover only those items described in paragraph #2 of this document. Any other furnishings and equipment must be independently contracted with/through the hotel and at the expense of the vendor.

3. Vendors agree to abide by the installation and dismantling times. Installation begins at 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2016. Exhibits must be dismantled by 9 p.m. Saturday, October 15, 2016.

4. Vendors agree to limit services and or materials displayed in their exhibit area to those purveyed by the vendor with the only exception being the use of other proprietary equipment used solely for the purpose of demonstrating the materials or services of the vendor.

5. Vendors are responsible for securing their merchandise at the end of each day. The exhibit areas are open public spaces in the hotel and not in a locked space. The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. (hereinafter AAHGS) will not be responsible for any loss, injury or damage including fire or theft, which may occur to a vendor, the vendor's employees, or property arising from any cause whatsoever, prior to, during or subsequent to the period of this contract. The vendor assumes the entire responsibility and liability for losses, damage, and claims arising out of vendor activities on the hotel premises and will indemnify and hold harmless the hotel, its agents, servants, and employees from any and all such losses, damages, and claims. By completing the application and signing this agreement, it is expressly understood that the vendor releases AAHGS and will indemnify and hold harmless the AAHGS National Executive Board, all Chapters, members, affiliates, volunteers, and all others functioning in a support capacity from any and all such losses, damages, and claims for losses, injury, and damages.

6. If AAHGS should be prevented from holding the event for any reason beyond its control (such as, but not limited to damage to the building, riots, strikes, or acts of God), or if an exhibitor cannot occupy the assigned exhibit space due to reasons beyond the Society's control, then AAHGS has the right to cancel the exhibition or any part thereof, with no further liability to the exhibitor other than a refund of the exhibit fee.

7. Each vendor agrees to donate one (1) gift of merchandise or gift certificate, to be used as a door prize. Gift must be available at registration on the date(s) of the exhibition.

8. No assignment will be made for applications received without payment. *Space assignments will be made on a first paid basis.

9. Vendor agrees to pay the full amount due with application.

Cancellation Policy – Written cancellation notification must be made by August 31, 2016. There will be no refunds for cancellations after August 31, 2016.

Signature: ______Title______Date: _____/_____/______

July 26, 2016 26 Souvenir Program Ad Form

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. P. O. Box 73067 Washington, DC 20056 [email protected]

Souvenir Program Ad Form 37th National Genealogy Conference October 13-16, 2016

Company/Organization/Name

Contact Person

Address:

City: State Zip Code

Phone: Email:

Please check one: ____Inside front cover (7 ½” x 10”) - $200 ____Inside back cover (7 ½” x 10”) - $200 ____Whole page (7 ½” x 10”) - $100 ____Half page (7 ½” x 5”) - $60 ____Quarter page (3 ¾” x 5”) - $40 ____Business card (3 ¾ “x 2 1/2 “) - $25

Please check one: ____Desired text and photograph(s) attached ____Camera-ready copy attached (must be exact size) ____Desired text and photograph(s) emailed to [email protected] ____Camera-ready copy in PDF format (must be exact size) emailed to [email protected] ____Business card attached

Please make check payable to AAHGS and mail to AAHGS-2016 National Conference, P. O. Box 73067, Washington, DC 20056

DEADLINE FOR ADVERTISING: AUGUST 31, 2016

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AAHGS Souvenir Program

Ad Size Guide

Half page (7 ½” x 5”) - $60

Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. P. O. Box 73067, Washington DC 20056 [email protected]

Make check payable to: AAHGS Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.

Business card (3 ¾ “x 2 1/2 “) - $25

Quarter page (3 ¾” x 5”) - $40

Whole page (7 ½” x 10”) - $100

July 26, 2016 28 Selected Research Opportunities in Metro Atlanta National Archives at Atlanta Georgia Archives & History James G. Kenan Research Center at the 5780 Jonesboro Road Department Atlanta History Center Morrow, GA 30260 5800 Jonesboro Road 130 West Paces Ferry Road, NW Free admission, open to public Morrow, GA 30260 Atlanta, GA 30305 Phone: (770) 968-2100 Phone: (678) 364-3710 Phone: (404) 814-4000 Hours: Monday - Friday Hours: Tuesday - Saturday Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Free admission, open to public Serves Alabama, Florida, Free admission Georgia, Kentucky, State Archives holdings include Access to the Kenan Center is free. Mississippi, North Carolina, state government records, Grounds close at 5:15 PM Tennessee county records and Georgia histories. Resources for the study of Atlanta and Special note: The original southern Georgia DRAFT cards for World War I http://ww.georgiaarivechs.org/ http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/ for the entire United States. http://www.archives.gov/atlanta/

Jimmy Carter Library and Robert W. Woodruff Library Auburn Avenue Research Library on Museum of the Atlanta University African American Culture and History 441 Freedom Pkwy NE, Center, Inc. 101 Auburn Avenue, NE Atlanta, GA 30307 111 James P. Brawley Drive, SW Atlanta, GA 30303-2503 (404) 865-7100 Atlanta, GA 30314 Phone: (404) 730-4001 Library hours: Monday – Archives Phone: (404) 978-2052 Hours: Open seven days a week. Friday Hours: Open seven days a week. See website for specifics. 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM See website for times. Free admission, open to public

The Library and Museum Research by appointment only: The first public library in the Southeast houses U.S. President Jimmy Call or email to offer specialized reference and Carter papers and other [email protected] for an archival collections dedicated to the materials related to the Carter appointment at least 24 study and research of African American Administration and Family business hours in advance. culture and history. life. The library specializes in Contact the museum for hours materials in African American and cost. experiences and the history of http://www.afpls.org/aarl http://www.jimmycarterlibrar the Atlanta University schools. y.gov/ http://www.auctr.edu/archives

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University of Georgia Special Emory University’s Manuscript, Georgia State University Library Collections Libraries Archives, and Rare Book Library Special Richard B. Russell Building (MARBL) Collections and Archives Special Collections Libraries 540 Asbury Circle, University Library South Building, 8th 300 S. Hull Street Atlanta, GA 30322 floor Athens, GA 30602 Phone: (404) 727-6887 Georgia State University Phone: (706) 542-7123 Hours: Monday - Friday 103 Decatur Street, SE Atlanta, GA 30303 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Research Support: (404) 413-2800 Hours: Monday – Friday Saturday, appointment only; Free admission. 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Sunday, closed.

Hours: Monday - Friday Free admission Reading Room, material requests 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM http://www.libs.uga.edu/scl/ by appointment only, 24 hours in Saturday: visit website advance.

Workers of the south; Johnny Mercer MARBL – Manuscript, Archives, collection, popular African American and Rare Book Library music and culture and oral histories of

people lives and event. African American history, Emory

University history, and the By appointment only (appointments for history of Georgia and the South. Saturday reference service must be made http://marbl.library.emory.edu/ by 4:00 PM Thursday); Other times by appointment. http://library.gsu.edu/search- collections/special-collections-archives/ [email protected]

http://library.gsu.edu/417.html

Mercer University Library Washington Memorial Library Augusta Genealogical Society Library 1502 Mercer University Drive Genealogical & Historical Room 1109 Broad St, Augusta, GA 30901 Macon, Georgia 1180 Washington Avenue Phone:(706) 722-4073 Jack Tarver Library Macon, GA 31201-1790 Hours: Monday and Wednesday Phone: (478) 301-2055 Phone: (478) 744-0851 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Hours: Check website Hours: Monday - Saturday 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM AGS maintains its own genealogical Mercer University maintains a Archives Hours: Check the website library, with maps, manuscripts and library and archives of primary Free admission almost 10,000 volumes of local and out- and secondary resources of-state reference material. The AGS related to university history Adamson Library also contains the DAR and to Baptists in Georgia. http://www.co.bibb.ga.us/library/GH Collection of the Augusta Chapter, http://libraries.mercer.edu/tarv .htm NSDAR. er/archives http://www.augustagensociety.org/

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Rome-Floyd County Library Georgia Historical Society Columbus Public Library 205 Riverside Pkwy, NE 501 Whitaker St, 3000 Macon Rd Rome, GA 30161 Savannah, GA 31401 Columbus, Georgia 31906 Phone: (706) 236-4600 Phone: (912) 651-2125 Phone: 706-243-2669 Hours: Monday - Thursday Hours: Wednesday – Friday Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:30 AM - 8:30 PM 12:00 PM –5:00 PM 10:00 AM. – 8:00 PM Saturday – 10:00 AM–5:00 PM Saturday – 10:00 AM–5:00 PM Friday and Saturday 10:00 AM. – 6:00 PM The Genealogy and Local History The Heritage Room materials The library and archives houses Department serves as the Chattahoochee include books, original the oldest and one of the most Valley area's primary repository for manuscripts, microfilm, and outstanding collections of genealogical and historical research special files. manuscripts, books, maps, materials. Local History Collections, photographs, architectural Biographical and Historical Resources, Local and Georgia history and drawings, portraits, and artifacts City Directories, Census Data, Maps, Cherokee information. related to Georgia and its role in Periodicals & Newsletters, Military American history. Records, Court Records, Newspapers, http://www.romelibrary.org/ Local and Subscription Genealogy http://www.georgiahistory.com/ Databases

http://www.cvlga.org/branches/columbus

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“The Ancestors on My Mind” Discovering Our Ancestors, Our History, Ourselves-TOGETHER AAHGS 37th National Conference Atlanta, Georgia

In & Around the ATL

Sightseeing African American Sites of Interest APEX Museum – Atlanta History Center – (African American Panoramic Experience) 30 West Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305. 135 Auburn Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Phone: (404) 814-4000. Monday - Saturday: 404-523-APEX (2739) 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM. Sunday: Noon - 5:30 PM Website: APEX Museum http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com/

Hammonds House Museum – Free Downtown Walking Tours – 503 Peoples Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30310. 233 Peachtree St NE, Harris Tower Suite 1700, (404) 612-0500 Atlanta, GA 30303, http://www.hammondshouse.org/ (404) 546-6815

Paschal’s Restaurant – The Atlanta Preservation Center – 180-B Northside Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30313. http://www.atlantapreservationcenter.com/Walking_tour_calendar 404-525-2023 http://www.paschalsatlanta.com/

World of Coca-Cola – CNN Center – One CNN Center, Atlanta, GA 30303. PHONE: 121 Baker Street NW Atlanta, GA 30313. 404-827-2300 or 1-877-4CNNTOUR (404) 676-5151 or 1-800-676-COKE (2653) Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. http://www.worldofcoca-cola.com/ http://www.cnn.com/tour/

Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site – Martin Luther King Jr. Center – 450 Auburn Avenue, NE Atlanta, GA 30312. (404) 449 Auburn Avenue, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30312. 404.526.8900 331-5190 x5046 The Birth Home is open for ranger- http://www.thekingcenter.org/ led tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. (The Visitor Center, Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, and https://www.nps.gov/malu/index.htm Freedom Hall are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

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Historic Cemeteries in Atlanta

Lincoln Cemetery – 2275 Joseph E. Boone Blvd., Atlanta, Georgia 30314. 404.792.2220

Oakland Cemetery – 248 Oakland Ave, SE, Atlanta, GA 30312. Open from dawn until dusk 365 days a year. http://www.oaklandcemetery.com/

South-View Cemetery – 1990 Jonesboro Rd, SE, Atlanta, GA 30315. 404.622.5393 http://www.southviewcemetery.com/

Westview Cemetery – 1680 Westview Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30310. 404.755.6611 http://www.westviewcemetery.com/

Websites: Things to do in Atlanta

Atlanta – Places to Go – http://www.atlantaga.gov/index.aspx?page=1062

Atlanta Attractions – http://www.atlanta.net/things-to-d-/attractions/

Civil Rights and Beyond – http://atlanta.net/travel=tours/itieneraries/civil-rights-and-beyond/

Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network: Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network's (GAAHPN)

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