The November Third Saturday meeting of the African-American Genealogy Group of Kentucky will be November 21, 2020 at 1:00 pm via ZOOM. This month's presentation is:
Leaving a Legacy: Who’s Writing Your Story?
How do you want to be remembered? As genealogists we trace the lives of our ancestors in order to learn about them, as well as, to preserve for our children the stories that have gone before us. Just like our ancestors, parts of our lives may be already known, but other parts may leave questions that someone else will try to answer. Don’t leave this task to someone else – take the time to write your own story. Dr. Deborah Abbott will show us the importance of reliving your past and reflecting on who you are today using genealogical resources and will show us where to find these resources. A case study will be used to demonstrate the ease and importance of leaving "your story" for your descendants.
Leaving a Legacy: Who’s Writing Your Story?
How do you want to be remembered? As genealogists we trace the lives of our ancestors in order to learn about them, as well as, to preserve for our children the stories that have gone before us. Just like our ancestors, parts of our lives may be already known, but other parts may leave questions that someone else will try to answer. Don’t leave this task to someone else – take the time to write your own story. Dr. Deborah Abbott will show us the importance of reliving your past and reflecting on who you are today using genealogical resources and will show us where to find these resources. A case study will be used to demonstrate the ease and importance of leaving "your story" for your descendants.
Deborah A. Abbott, Ph.D., is a professional genealogist and lecturer specializing in African American research, genealogy methodology, and manuscript collections. She serves as a Trustee on the Board of the Ohio Genealogical Society (OGS); Chairperson of the Cleveland District Roundtable (CDRT): a member of the Board of Directors for the former Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS). She is an associate with the Kentucky-Tennessee Associates based in Springfield, TN and the past president of the African American Genealogical Society, Cleveland, OH. She holds both the BS and M.Ed. degrees from Tuskegee University in Alabama and the PhD degree from Kent State University in Ohio. Dr. Abbott has presented lectures at national conferences and at a variety of genealogical venues across the country.
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Join us - like usual, meetings are open to all and there is no charge.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqf--prDMtHNFcL9WHisPpmzXzBdRYpiV2
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Join us - like usual, meetings are open to all and there is no charge.
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NOW ACCEPTING ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS for 2021: $30 INDIVIDUALS - $50 ORGANIZATIONS
CHECK/MONEY ORDER: AAGGKY | P.O. BOX 1211 | FRANKFORT, KY 40602
PAYPAL: www.aaggky.org
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"I too am of the hills, my folks have corn rowed tobacco, laid track, strip mined, worshipped and whiskied from Harlan to Maysville, old Dunbar to Central...We put the heat in the hot brown and gave it color. Indeed some
of the bluegrass is black."
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by Frank X Walker
Poet Laureate of Kentucky 2013 - 2015
by Frank X Walker
Poet Laureate of Kentucky 2013 - 2015