Learn Your Roots - Reclaim Your Legacy
Sat, Oct 17
|Phoenix Shopping Center #204A
Understand the importance of Black/African American genealogy. Understand your roots and your birthright. Build your family tree and reclaim your family legacy in this genealogy workshop with Certified Genealogist onsite! MONTHLY HYBRID WORKSHOP: 2 IN-PERSON, 2 VIRTUAL SESSIONS
Time & Location
Oct 17, 2026, 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Phoenix Shopping Center #204A, 901 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC 27701, USA
About the event
This monthly genealogy workshop is designed for beginners and aims to assist Americans in tracing their ancestry back to the 1870 US census. It focuses on connecting descendants of emancipated American chattel slaves, also known as Freedmen descendants, with their Freedmen ancestors using Freedmen Bureau Records. Participants will learn about the Freedmen status and the justice claim of Reparations owed to this unique historic American ethnic group, and how to verify and document your own family's Freedmen status.
LEARN YOUR ROOTS - RECLAIM YOUR LEGACY
SATURDAYS, 3-5:30PM: Two (2) In-person labs give participants information to get started on their family tree including family group worksheets, interviewing and other information gathering tips, as well as establishing a free genealogy account.
TUESDAYS, 6-8:30PM: Two (2) virtual sessions with Certified Genealogist, Delbra Brown where participants will go to the next level of research of US records necessary for documenting and preserving family heritage…