Learn to Explore your Family History in this 5-month class.
Hands-on, five-month research series on the basic steps to researching your family history.
This 5 month series covers beginning the basics of genealogy. The intention is to educate attendees on the basics of researching their family histories. Participants will learn basic genealogy vocabulary, discuss how to get started, obtain organizational tools, acquire effective online communication techniques, and learn about research basics and vital records such as birth, church, marriage, and death certificates. Other sessions will provide attendees workshops on topics like family heirlooms, memoirs, military records, and government documents such as the National Archives, Library of Congress, ethnic family history websites, medical genealogy, the National Afro American Historical and Genealogical Society, the Genealogical Society of Broward County, History Ft. Lauderdale, Library of Florida State, local historical societies, supportive BCL resources include BCL's Ancestry.com library edition, various other support tools, as well as global sites which include but are not limited to Caribbean, United Kingdom (British Library), etc.
https://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/florida.html
https://www.broward.org/Library/Research/Pages/History-Genealogy-Biography.aspx
PROGRAM DATES
February 10, 2024 Cemetery Research: Memorializing our Ancestors
March 9 Women Warriors: Female Ancestral Research
April 6 - Family Redemptions: Outkasts, Dark Sheep & Family Secrets
May 4 - Military Records: African Americans in the Civil War
June 15 - Caribbean Heritage: What the Islands Tell Us
About the African American Research Library and Cultural Center
The Broward County African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) is located in the Sistrunk community, one of the oldest historically Black communities named for one of Fort Lauderdale’s first Black physicians. Opening to the public on October 26, 2002, AARLCC became the third public library of its kind in the United States dedicated to the study of Black history and culture. The 60,000 square-foot Center serves as a repository of materials related to the local, national, and international voices of the African diaspora with more than 85,000 books, manuscripts, artifacts, framed art, print, photography, audiovisual, and documents held in our Adult Services Section and Special Collections. The Youth Services Section features a special collection of Coretta Scott King Award books and the Ashley Bryan Art Collection from illustrators of African Descent. AARLCC also features a 5,000 sq. ft. museum, a 300-seat state-of-the-art theatre, and a Computer Training Center.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Discussion/Lecture | Clubs & Groups | Class | Arts & Cultural |
| Mon, Jan 06 | 10:00PM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Jan 07 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Wed, Jan 08 | 10:00PM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Jan 09 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Jan 10 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Jan 11 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Jan 12 | Closed |
