BPL Southern History Department Hosting Three Virtual Genealogy Programs In February

Birmingham AL

29 January, 2021

1:34 PM

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From the Birmingham Public Library: January 29, 2021 As part of the Birmingham Public Library's 2021 Black History Month Celebration, the Southern History Department is hosting three genealogy programs during the month of February. The three programs are as follows (registration information later in this blog) Intro to Genealogy, Wednesday, February 3, 10-11 a.m. African American Genealogy Resources: Websites, Database, and Webinars, Wednesday, February 17, 10-11 a.m. Online: Good, Bad, and Ugly: Accessing and Assessing the WPA Slave Narratives, Wednesday, February 24, 10-11 a.m. Read below for descriptions of each of the Southern History Department's genealogy programs Intro to Genealogy, Wednesday, February 3, 10 - 11 a.m. Virtual. Registration required. Want to learn how to do genealogical research? Come to this introductory class that will help get you started on your genealogical journey. The staff in the Southern History Department covers such topics as vital records, courthouse and church records, and the Federal Census. Register for this Zoom video event by clicking here http://www.bplonline.org/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d150398168 African American Genealogy Resources: Websites, Database, and Webinars, Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 10-11 a.m. (Virtual: Registration required) Join us for a look at online resources specifically for African American history and genealogy. We'll explore ground breaking sites like www.enslaved.org and discover other new and emerging resources. We'll also take a look at familiar sites like www.familysearch.org and identify webinars that can help you further your research. Click here to register http://www.bplonline.org/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3devent%26eventid%3d150397669 Good, Bad, and Ugly: Accessing and Assessing the WPA Slave Narratives, Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. (Virtual. Registration required) A federal government initiative to employ writers during the Great Depression led to the creation of an invaluable, historical resource that has since been rarely used and little understood. Paul Boncella of the Southern History Department examines over 40 volumes of published WPA slave narratives to outline their content and make this enormous compilation accessible to a broader audience. Advance registration is required. Click here to register http://www.cobpl.org/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D150398628 This press release was produced by the Birmingham Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.