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SUMMARY:Genealogy Workshop | Finding Free Black Ancestors

DESCRIPTION:Explore the methods and resources for African American 
 genealogy through the end of the Civil War. This workshop will focus on how 
 to find free Black ancestors in the Library of Virginia's collections using 
 records such as “Free Negro Registers\,” wills\, chancery court 
 records\, deeds and tax lists. Participants will learn how to determine 
 whether an individual was enslaved or free. Lydia Neuroth\, project manager 
 of Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative\; Vince Brooks\, local 
 records program manager\; and Cara Griggs\, senior reference archivist\, 
 will describe records related to Black and multiracial people who were free 
 before the Civil War and demonstrate the use of digital resources such as 
 the Chancery Records Index and Virginia Untold: The African American 
 Narrative project for further research. \n\nThis is a free event\, but 
 registration is required. Limited free parking is available underneath the 
 Library at 800 East Broad Street. For more information\, contact 
 education@lva.virginia.gov.
LOCATION:Conference Room A\, Conference Room B\, Conference Room C
ORGANIZER;CN="Anne McCrery":MAILTO:anne.mccrery@lva.virginia.gov
CATEGORIES:Family History, Featured, Workshop
CONTACT;CN="Anne McCrery":MAILTO:anne.mccrery@lva.virginia.gov
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URL:https://lva-virginia.libcal.com/event/15784241
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