Sneak Peek - A Celebration of African American History

Researching 

African American 

Roots

The 50th Jamboree Birthday Bash is excited to offer a full conference track tailored for African American Research at our 50^th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree and the Genetic Genealogy Conferences. Speakers will include: Janice Lovelace, PhD, Nicka Smith, Tony Burroughs, FUGA, Annette Burke-Lyttle, and Angela Walton-Raji, MEd.

They will present on a variety of specialized topics designed to assist researchers to overcome brick walls, trace elusive African American ancestors, both genealogically and genetically. In addition to the class sessions, genealogical societies, exhibitors, and vendors will be on hand in the exhibit hall to answer your questions and help guide you. The Exhibit Hall is open through the weekend and FREE.

• Black Employment after the Civil War
• Black Miners and Afro-Latinx in the West
• DNA and the Future of African American Genealogy
• Freedmen of Indian Territory
• From Census to Slavery
• Lost Black Community History
• Plantation Platting
• Research Outside Your Comfort Zone
• Slavery, Quakers, and the Underground Railroad

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April 22, 2019

  

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Mondays' Meet The Speakers - Jamboree 2019

Jim Brewster

Family Tree DNA

Jim Brewster holds a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from Northern Arizona University and works for Family Tree DNA as the Group Projects Assistant Manager. He enjoys making genetic testing understandable.

Presentations:

• The ABCs of Y-DNA

Tony Burroughs, FUGA

Founder and CEO of The Center for Black Genealogy, and author of "Black Roots." He has appeared on PBS, CBS, ABC, BBC, Discovery Channel, History Channel and Who Do You Think You Are? He researched Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Johnson’s family history, consulted on the genealogies of Oprah Winfrey, Smokey Robinson, and Reverend Al Sharpton. He has also consulted for several television programs including: Who Do You Think You Are?; African American Lives; The Real Family of Jesus.

Presentations:

• From Census to Slavery
• Platting Plantations
• Black Employment after the Civil War

Angie Bush, MS

Angie Bush, MS, is the Region 1 Director for the National Genealogical Society, and a full-time senior genealogist researcher with AncestryProGenealogists in Salt Lake City. Angie has been interested in her genealogy since she was very young. Although she spends much of her time working on recent unknown parentage cases, her favorite type of research involves breaking through decades-old “brick walls” using a combination of traditional records and genetic evidence.

Presentations:

• New Pro Tips and Tools for DNA
• Discovering the Unexpected

Bruce Buzbee

RootsMagic

Bruce Buzbee is the founder and president of RootsMagic, Inc. and the author of RootsMagic genealogy software. For over 25 years Bruce has been writing genealogy software, having originally written the popular Family Origins program. Bruce has taught thousands of users the ins and outs of RootsMagic, from the basics for beginners to advanced topics for the genealogy professional.

Presentations:

• RootsMagic: Your Home Base for Your Online Research
• RootsMagic: Publishing Your Family History with Complete Documentation

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50th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree

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