Where
did your
ancestors come from?
Before each
monthly meeting, a
Beginning Genealogy class is held from 11:15
to 12 noon. Guests are always welcome!
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Seventh Annual West Coast
Summit Program
Friday,
September 14th, 6:00-9:00 PM, Pre-registration and get-acquainted
social hour.
Saturday,
September 15th, 8:20-9:00 AM, Opening Remarks
Welcome by BFGHS President Henrietta Beckford
Invocation by Pastor Reginald Steele
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" (Words to be provided)
by Ray Carter
Proclamation by BFGHS President Henrietta Beckford
Presentation of Colors
Introduction of Speakers by Khameelah Shabazz
Announcements by Patricia A. Escoto
September
15th, 9:20-10:35 AM, Session I
Salon I--So They Won't Talk: Gathering Your Family History Through
Interviewing, by Charlotte Marie Bocage
Salon II--Writing Family History: A Gift for
Generations to Come, by Duane Roen
Salon III--Coal Dust in Your Veins: Bringing
Your Coal Mining Ancestors to the Surface, by Tim Pinnick
Salon IV--Four Times The Fun: Four Timelines
which can Help You Track Your Ancestors, by Ron Batiste
September
15th, 10:45-12:00 AM, Session II
Salon I--How to Find Your Family History & Cultural Roots:
An Online Guide, by Dr. Andy Anderson
Salon II--Portable Genealogy & Disaster
Prevention, by Sandra Y. Hilton
Salon III--Naming Patterns: Deciphering if
it is the Right Man, Wrong Name by Margaret Lewis
Salon IV--DNA Testing and Establishing the
Paper Trail, by Daniela Moneta
September
15th, 12:00-12:20 PM, Luncheon Blessing/Call to the Ancestors
12:20 Alex Dees--Memoir Of an Arizona Rancher, by Rene Demery
1:25 Introduction of the Keynote Speaker by BFGHS
President Henrietta Beckford
1:30-2:45 Keynote Address by Dr. Matthew C. Whitaker
September
15th, 3:05-4:20 PM--Session III
Salon I--The Search for my Native American Identity: The Montauks,
Narragansett and Nehantic of New England, by Eric Smith
Salon II--Search and Reward Notices--Hidden
Information About Former Slaves, by Lisa Lee
Salon III--Priscilla's Homecoming, by Joyce
Reese McCollum
Salon IV--Out of Africa I Have Called My First
Family: DNA Research and Race Redemption, by Professor Gershom Williams
September
15th, 4:20 - 4:45 PM--Summit Wrap up
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