BAAHGS-Agnes Kane Callum -Baltimore Chapter

Juneteenth Celebration Saturday, June 21, 2008

AAHGS Prince Georges County Maryland

Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference

Footprints to Family History Philadelphia Pennsylvania September 3-6 2008

NARA 2008 Genealogy Fair

National Archives Genealogy Fair

Virginia Beach Genealogical Society Conference

Dig in Your Roots

Events at Pratt Library

African-American Military Heroes

Louis S. Digs presents the history of an all African-American military unit from Baltimore that has been i9n existence since 1879.

Pikesville Library, Monday, March 10 - 7:00 PM

Wives and Daughters: Genealogy and the Female Ancestor

Building Houses Out of Chicken Legs: Black Women, Food and Power

Black Baseball in Baltimore

Roots Television

Roots Television

You will need broadban access to view. There is a Chris Haley interview here.

2007 African American Heritage Preservation Conference of Maryland

Understanding the Roots of Building Historically Black Communities2007 Maryland African American Heritage Preservation Conference
"Understanding the Roots of Building Historically Black Communities"
September 27-29, 2007
Frederick Community College
7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, Maryland 21702

Black American Genealogy Workshop - Frederick, Maryland

African American Lives/PBS

NEW YORK -- In February 2006, the acclaimed PBS series African American Lives brought to the forefront of national consciousness the powerful process of discovering one’s family history. A Roots for the 21st century, the series made a deep cultural impact through its riveting use of DNA analysis, genealogical research and family oral tradition to trace the lineages of highly accomplished African Americans down through U.S. history and back to Africa.

One year later, Oprah’s Roots further crystallized and propelled America’s interest in family tree research through the powerful stories of Oprah Winfrey’s ancestors and their accomplishments.

Now, you too are invited to participate in the newest African American Lives project. The producers of African American Lives 2 are seeking an African American to join Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and an all-new group of distinguished African Americans on an extraordinary journey of discovery. The series is tentatively scheduled to air on PBS in February 2008.

“What we find in doing this research is that even a regular person has extraordinary stories within his or her family,” says Professor Gates. “In African American Lives 2, we’ll work with one such person to show that the technology and resources for discovering these stories are available to all Americans, especially those of African descent.”

Under the supervision of Professor Gates, the series’ research will be conducted by the eminent genealogists Tony Burroughs, Johni Cerny, Jane Ailes and Megan Smolenyak together with Ancestry.com, one of the world’s leading online resources for family history information. They’ll research the selected individual’s family history, while a DNA testing service will provide a genetic analysis. The results of both will be revealed, along with that of the other series participants, by Professor Gates on the PBS broadcast of African American Lives 2.

HOW TO ENTER

Beginning April 18th, interested individuals must apply online at www.pbs.org/aalives. Online applications must be received by 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 4, 2007. Any applications submitted after this date and time will not be considered. Finalists will receive a one-year subscription to Ancestry.com. The winning applicant will be notified and announced the week of May 28, 2007. Please note that the following are not eligible to participate: employees, and their relatives, of PBS, the series’ producers (Thirteen/WNET, Kunhardt Productions, and Inkwell Films) and corporate sponsors (The Coca-Cola Company, Johnson & Johnson and General Motors).

In addition to their name, age, gender, and contact information, applicants will be asked to tell the judges about themselves and their family, and why they would make the ideal candidate for the series.

Upon submitting the online application, individuals will receive an e-mail confirmation with a unique identification number. Applicants must attach this number along with their name to a photograph of themselves and mail it to: African American Lives 2, 305 West Broadway, Suite 144, New York, NY 10013. Photographs must be postmarked no later than Monday, May 7. Applications are not complete until the production team receives an individual’s photograph.

Major corporate funding for African American Lives 2 is provided by The Coca-Cola Company and Johnson & Johnson. Additional funding is provided by General Motors.

African American Lives 2 is a co-production of Thirteen/WNET New York, Kunhardt Productions and Inkwell Films. Graham Judd is series producer; Dyllan McGee is senior producer for Kunhardt Productions. Executive producers are Henry Louis Gates Jr., William R. Grant and Peter W. Kunhardt.

BAAHGS Member Erwin Polk Presenting in Frederick