Please see Freedmen’s Bureau Project for information and videos on a wonderful family history project. The site will show a special June 19th broadcast from the California African American Museum in Los Angeles. Freedmen’s Bureau Project The Freedmen’s Bureau Project is helping African Americans reconnect with their Civil Warera ancestors. Join us in restoring thousands of records and linking […]
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By The LDS Newsroom SALT LAKE CITY—This month, millions of individuals of African descent are celebrating Black History Month by exploring their family history roots. In the U.S., FamilySearch volunteers have been busy helping digitize historic documents and create free, searchable indexes to them online. Throughout Africa, from Accra to Zimbabwe, where irreplaceable family information
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Mormons support the new museum and provide family history support … Click here for story and videos from LDS website about the Alex Haley Museum Click here for a short story about the opening in USA Today Click here for the museum site
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Hundreds of enthusiastic genealogists with African or African American roots from across the state gathered Feb. 20 as part of the ninth annual Black Family History Month Symposium. This year’s Community Service Award recipient was Martin Luther King III — son of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr for his desire to carry
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On July 20, 2009 when President Thomas S. Monson met with President Barack Obama, it marked only the fourteenth time when an LDS Church president had a meeting in the White House with the President. See … http://www.ldsmag.com/churchupdate/090721president.html Family History presented … http://www.ldsmag.com/churchupdate/090721prophet.html
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March 15, 2009 – The Sacramento Bee http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1700526.html
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The African American Family History Conference in St. Louis, MO, drew nearly 400 participants. The Church website has a report: Conference Helps African Americans Connect to Ancestors
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