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Kindred Roots: African American Family History Conference
Wednesday,
Saturday & Sunday, September 3, 5 & 6 Dumas Cultural Center,
108 Henry
St.,
Roanoke, VA
An Evening with Louis Massiah, Wednesday the 3rd, 7:30pm.
Renowned
independent filmmaker, activist and MacArthur Fellow, Mr.
Massiah will
present videos from the Precious Places Project, a documentary
oral
history
program bringing together a Philadelphia neighborhood.
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Shared History, Friday the 5th, 7:00-9:00pm. This hour long
documentary
film is a "portrait of an unbroken connection of black and
white families
forged in slavery and three descendants who try to come to
terms with the
reality of these ties." Followed by discussion.
www.sharedhistory.org
African American Family History Workshops, Saturday the 6th,
8:30am-4:00pm.
Presenters: Leslie Morales, Librarian and Editor, Alexandria
Public
Library;
Wilton Kitt, Genealogist; Char McCargo Bah, Author, Genealogist
and
Contributor to History Detectives on PBS. Sessions explore
19th century
records of Virginia slave births, a guide to becoming a savvy
researcher,
and mining the gold in WPA slave interviews. Lunch is on your
own. This
event is free. Everyone is welcome. Registration is required
for workshops. 540-853-2073
www.roanokeva.gov/library
varoom(a)roanokeva.gov
Laura S. Wickstead
Virginia Room Librarian
Roanoke Public Libraries
706 S. Jefferson St.
Roanoke, VA 24016
ph: 540-853-207
www.roanokeva.gov/virginiaroom