Explore your Family History in this 6-month meet up series. June will feature a special presentation by the State Department of Florida's Historic Cemeteries Program.
Hands-on, six-month meet up series on the basic steps for researching your family history.
Preregistration required. Please call the library to register: (954) 357-7110. Space is limited.
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. These include items such as birth, church, marriage, and death certificates. Other sessions will provide attendees workshops on topics like government documents military records, memoirs, and family heirlooms. Records from repositories such as the National Archives, Library of Congress, the National Afro American Historical and Genealogical Society, the Genealogical Society of Broward County, History Ft. Lauderdale, Library of Florida State, local historical societies, and ethnic family history websites will be covered. Other supportive BCL resources include Ancestry.com library edition, https://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/florida.html, https://www.broward.org/Library/Research/Pages/History-Genealogy-Biography, as well as global sites which include but are not limited to the Caribbean, United Kingdom (British Library ), etc.
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Feb 8, 2025 Family Histories: Impact on Genealogy
Mar 8, 2025 United Kingdom Research: Barbados, Panama, Grenada & Guyana
April 5, 2025 Genealogy Clinic: Bring your queries, questions and curiosity
May 3, 2025 Haitian Genealogy; South Florida, Caribbean, France
June 14, 2025 Funeral, Mortuary Burial Records: Obits, Newspapers and Digital Sources June will feature a special presentation by the State Department of Florida's Historic Cemeteries Program.
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.
| Mon, Jun 16 | 10:00PM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, Jun 17 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Wed, Jun 18 | 10:00PM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, Jun 19 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, Jun 20 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Jun 21 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Jun 22 | Closed |
