Ledgers from businesses, schools, and individuals are an often-untapped genealogical resource. Find out how these accountings can provide insight into your ancestors as business owners, students, and customers. Registration required.
Roots Roundtable (CON)*
Adult – Prior to the invention of the telephone book, most cities and even small towns had a directory listing information on their inhabitants. See how city and business directories are filled with clues to better understand your ancestors. Registration required.
African American Genealogy (CON)*
The Hand and the Glove: Researching Ancestors in Wills, Land and Property Records. Explore case studies and learn how to analyze the records of slaveholding families to identify enslaved family members.
Participate virtually from home or at the Concord Library. Presented in partnership with KAA-MaCC. Registration required: call 704-920-2061 or email lmkesler@cabarruscounty.us.
This program is part of the African American Genealogy series, led by genealogy educators from Black GenEx. These professional genealogists specialize in teaching methods and strategies for researching African American family history.
Roots Roundtable (CON)*
Adult – An unexpected natural disaster can create a genealogical catastrophe. Join us as we discuss how to protect your research, artifacts, and heirlooms with a genealogy disaster preparedness plan. Registration is required.
African American Genealogy (CON)*
I’ve Traced My Family Back to 1870, Now What? Shamele Jordon explores ways to confront the unique challenges involved in researching African American ancestors before 1870. Learn sources and techniques to locate ancestors during the reconstruction and enslavement eras. Get prepared genealogically and historically.
Participate virtually from home or at the Concord Library. Presented in partnership with KAA-MaCC. Registration required: call 704-920-2061 or email lmkesler@cabarruscounty.us.
This program is part of the African American Genealogy series, led by genealogy educators from Black GenEx. These professional genealogists specialize in teaching methods and strategies for researching African American family history.
Roots Roundtable (CON)*
Local author Danielle T. Hillie shares how she turned her grandmother’s stories and memoirs into a published volume that uses the 92-year–old matriarch’s own words to bring readers along on her life journey. You may attend in-person at the Concord Library or virtually via Microsoft Teams. RSVP required to receive the virtual link, which will be e-mailed the day before the program.
Researching African American Family History, the Same and Different*
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. To register, call 704-920-2061 or email lmkesler@cabarruscounty.us
Adult –– Genealogy educator Sharon B. Gillins uses case studies and examples to demonstrate strategies helpful for researching African American ancestors. Participate virtually from home or at the Concord Library. Presented in partnership with KAA-MaCC. Registration required.
This program is part of the African American Genealogy series, led by genealogy educators from Black GenEx. These professional genealogists specialize in teaching methods and strategies for researching African American family history. Call (704) 920-2061 to request a schedule for the full series.