Welcome T he Genealogy Colloquium (GC) at Alabama State University is an educational opportunity for discovery, critical evaluation and use of genealogical sources and methodology through a week of intensive study led by national and local prominent genealogical educators. The Colloquium is academically and professionally oriented and is sponsored by the Levi Watkins Learning Center (LWLC), National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and AfricanAmerican Culture (NCSCRAAC) and ASU’s Division of Continuing Education. The Colloquium is the first in a series of biennial colloquia concentrating solely on black colonial, antebellum, reconstruction and civil rights era records. Genealogy Colloquium Program Facilitators Frazine K. Taylor MLIS, CPM, Coordinator Dr. Janice R. Franklin Dean, Library and Learning Resources Dr. Howard O. Robinson University Archivist Olan Wesley Director of Continuing Education Colloquium Presenters Dr. Deborah A. Abbott Tim Pinnick Shamele Jordon Dr. Larry H. Spruill Genealogy Colloquium Researching African-American Family History: “Slavery and Civil Rights Era Records” Sharon Gillins Ari Wilkins Jennifer Taylor For more information, visit www.lib.alasu.edu or call 334-229-4106. OPPORTUNITY IS HERE. Sponsored by the Levi Watkins Learning Center (LWLC), the National Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture (NCSCRAAC) and the Division of Continuing Education. Photographs courtesy of Alabama Department of Archives and History and the Evelyn Bowen Family June 21-26, 2015 Alabama State University 915 S. Jackson Street Montgomery, Alabama 36104 Lectures Genealogy Colloquium Registration Form June 21-26, 2015 Registration Deadline: June 14 Monday, June 22 Learn more about:  Researching family history at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)  Repositories where African-American records can be located  Myths and common mistakes that lead African-American genealogical researchers down the wrong path  HBCUs Archive Resources TOTAL COST: $300 Includes all classes, field trip and Sunday dinner  Montgomery Slave Trade: A Case Study ATTENDEE INFORMATION (PLEASE PRINT)  Resurrected Lives: The Women at the Benjamin Turner Homestead ________________________________________________________________________ Name  Genealogical Computing ________________________________________________________________________ Profession Tuesday, June 23 ________________________________________________________________________ Name to Appear on Badge  Using Slave Narratives  Building a Family Website: A Case Study and Assignment  Distinctive types of records that document African-American biological lines  Locating the Slave Owner Using the Slavery Era Insurance Registry and Government Documents  Building context for civil rights research and historical overview  Going Beyond the Basics: Vital Records and Related Sources Wednesday, June 24  Newspapers: A Critical Link in Researching African Americans  Tracing Slave Ancestry Through Louisiana Conveyance Records  In Search of Janvier and Phoebe from Conveyance Records to Slave Ancestral Home  Born in Virginia: Examining the Civil War and Post Civil War Movement of Afro-Virginians Thursday, June 25 research, discovery, critical evaluation  All-day Research Trip to the Alabama Department of Archives and History (ADAH) Friday, June 26  Case Study Using the Antebellum Southern Plantation Records  Class Presentations and Certificates Gender:  Male  Female ________________________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________________________ City State Zip Code _______________________________________________________________________ Day/Work Phone Cell Phone Home Phone ________________________________________________________________________ Email Address PAYMENT OPTIONS P ersonal Check (Make payable to ASU Continuing Education and include driver’s license number, home and work phone numbers on check.)  Cash  Visa  Discover  American Express  MasterCard ________________________________________________________________________ Credit Card # CVC/CVV Code ______________ Expiration Date: ________ / __________ ________________________________________________________________________ Signature > Mail to: A SU Division of Continuing Education P.O. Box 271, Montgomery, AL 36101-0271 > Fax to: 334-229-4921 > Register by Phone with Credit Card: 334-229-4686 > Or visit our office: 1030 W. University Drive on the campus of Alabama State University SURVEY QUESTION How did you hear about the Genealogy Colloquium?  Brochure  Friend  Newspaper  TV  Online  Other  Radio