Online Learning Opportunities for Febuary - Black History Month

The International African American Museum is teaming up with the the Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor for a series of Zoom webinars this month. 

Here are the topics and sign up links provided by International African American Museum:

• On February 4th at 1:00 PM (ET), we’ll be hosting a panel about African American Genealogy Challenges, where we dive into information about researching your ancestry.
• Register here for African American Genealogy Challenges
  
  
• On February 11th at 1:00 PM (ET), we'll be hosting a seminar titled “Getting Started with Lowcountry Genealogy” with Taneya Koonce, Deputy Director of the Center for Knowledge Management at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vicki McGill, Professional Genealogist and Instructor at the Midwest African American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI), and Toni Carrier, Director of IAAM's Center for Family History. 
• Register here for "Getting Started with Lowcountry Genealogy."
  
  
• On February 18th at 1:00 PM (ET), we’ll be hosting a panel discussion with IAAM’s very own genealogist Darius Brown and special guests as they discuss the military history of the United States Colored Troops.
• Register here for Darius Brown 
• On February 25th at 1:00 PM (ET), we’ll close out our Black History Month Webinar Saturday Series with a panel discussion moderated by yours truly and featuring “accidental historian” Margaret Seidler about the Charleston Slave Trade.
• Register here for The Charleston Slave Trade

Do check out both organizations' websites. They offer a lot of resources and learning opportunities for those researching Black ancestry. 

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