WBCH African American Genealogy Workshop, Saturday  March 13, 1 – 3 PM.  Family history is all the rage! In 2008 public television first aired “African American Lives”, a 4-part series in which Henry Louis Gates introduced famous African-Americans to their genealogy. Now there is a new NBC series, “Who Do You Think You Are?” that showcases the family history search of a different celebrity each week. So, how do they do it?

 This month’s African American Genealogy Workshop features two special guests: 

 Susan Chiarello, From the Virginia Genealogical Society: Susan Chiarello, a native Virginian, Treasurer for the Va. Genealogical Society, member on the Board of Governors for 4 years has been a genealogy researcher for 15 years, transcribing and publishing for the Va. Genealogical Society and the Library of Virginia, through-out all parts of Virginia.

Paula Royster, founder of the Center for African American Genealogical Research, Inc. who will talk about the importance of the U.S. Census to genealogy searches, and about her recent trip to Ghana for the establishment of the Sankofa Genealogy DNA project that is collecting African DNA to be placed in a database to connect African Americans to their African roots. “DNA helps us complete the story from incomplete slave records,” says Royster.  

Are you interested in finding out more about your family history? Join us at WBCH every second Saturday to learn more about how to start your genealogy journey. www.WBCH.org or call (804) 643-2717 to learn more. 

1. William Byrd Community House224 S. Cherry Street  Richmond, VA 23225