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!
|
Seventh Annual West Coast
Summit on African-American Genealogy
On September 14-15, 2007, the Black Family Genealogy
& History Society hosted the Seventh Annual West Coast
Summit on African-American Genealogy. The title of the Summit
was “Celebrating Generations--Past, Present and Future”.
The
152 attendees came from many different states to participate in this event.
The keynote speaker was Dr. Matthew C. Whitaker,
Arizona State University associate professor, award-winning
scholar and author of the book, Race Work: the Rise of
Civil Rights in the Urban West.
Alex Dees of the Dees Brothers Brangus Ranch also
gave a short presentation on the highlights of his career as a black cattleman
near Yuma, Arizona.
There were two break-out sessions in the morning and one
in the afternoon, during which twelve additional presenters offered workshops
in their fields of expertise. See the Summit
program for a complete list of presenters and their topics.
This two-day genealogical conference was held at
the DoubleTree Guest
Suites, 320 North 44th Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85008.
*
*
*
* *
*
The Black Family Genealogy & History
Society wishes to thank all those who made the 2007 West Coast
Summit on African American Genealogy such a success!
Below are just a few of the testimonials received:
"Dear
Henrietta and Herb, Kudos and Thanks for a wonderful Summit experience.
Please relay to all of the people in your group how much we appreciate
the wonderful job you ALL did on making the 7th Summit such a pleasant
and enjoyable experience. The venue was perfect, the sessions were informative,
and the overall organization of the event was exceptional. I hope
we, in Seattle, can do half as good a job as you did. SEE YOU IN SEATTLE!
BGRG"
|
"CONGRATULATIONS!!!
It is awesome to have such an outstanding success on your first endeavor.
I have this theory: “Work shows!” If you do the work, it will show.
If you fail to do the work, it will show! So, the success was the
manifestation of your commitment to do the required work to make the
conference such a success."
|
"Herb
& Henrietta, the conference speakers were the bomb! The trip
from Chicago was well worth it. In addition, I met a "new" cousin.
I'm looking forward to seeing you both in Seattle next year--Anita Boyd,
Winfield, IL"
|
The Black
Family Genealogy & History Society extends its sincerest appreciation
to our corporate sponsor, Wells Fargo Bank, and our convention
host, Double Tree Guest Suites of Phoenix. We would also like
to acknowledge and thank the presenters, vendors and advertisers who
made this a truly memorable event.
A special thank-you to the dedicated BFGHS committee members who
put in countless hours over the last 18 months to bring it all together!
And finally, our thanks goes out to the Summit attendees who converged
on Phoenix from all over the west coast of the United States--we
look forward to seeing you in Seattle in 2008.
|
