NGS Family History Conference 31 May-3 June 2023

I look forward to presenting two sessions — Four Essential Indexes for Virginia Researchers and Institutional Bondage: Researching Enslavers and the Enslaved in Churches, Schools, and Industry — at NGS’s 2023 Family History Conference, 31 May – 3 June 2023, in Richmond, VA. You can learn more at https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/

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“Stories from the 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry with Leslie Anderson” on Thursday, November 11, 2021

Join hosts Janice and Cherekana of Speak On It! with Leslie Anderson for a conversation … “Stories from the 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry.” The program is Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 8pm (EST) on BlogTalkRadio.

The 1st U.S. Colored Cavalry included free men, freedmen, freedom-seekers, and white officers from the United States and around the world. Who were they? Where did they come from? Where did they go? And what of those who didn’t survive? Many who returned to civilian life established families and contributed to their communities. Others struggled with debilitating injuries, madness, and broken hearts. This program examines the pre-and post-war lives of selected troops and officers by using pension applications and sources from local history. Learn about strategies and sources that you can apply to your research.

Named a Virginia Humanities Scholar in 2020 Leslie won the 2013 NGS Family History Writing Contest. Her publications include Virginia Slave Births Index, 1853-1865 (Project Editor), Alexandria (Co-author), and the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy. Leslie’s genealogical education includes Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh, Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research, and Genealogical Institute on Federal Records. She’s a member of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, the National Genealogical Society, and the Virginia Genealogical Society.  

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AAHGS Virtual Conference, October 13-16, 2021

Due to technical difficulties I wasn’t able to announce this sooner.
I’m giving two presentations at the AAHGS Virtual Conference.
Details about the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society and the conference are on the website.

My session this afternoon (4:00 – 5:00pm) was “Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Research: Going Beyond the Pension Application.”
Tomorrow afternoon’s session (4:00 – 5:00pm) is “‘In the beginning, all America was Virginia'”: Research in the Old Dominion.”
Attendees will have access to all sessions for several weeks.

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You’re invited . . . AAHGS 2021

You’re invited to my three presentations at AAHGS 2021

• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Research: Going Beyond the Pension Application
• “In the beginning, all America was Virginia”: Research in the Old Dominion
• Jubilee! A Year of African American Celebration

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RootsTech || February 25-27, 2021 || Virtual || Free

 

Here’s the link to my interview at the National Genealogical Society (NGS) booth in the virtual Expo Hall.

RootsTech is the largest family history and technology conference in the world.
Virtual this year.
Free.
Register online with instructions from the conference website:

“Please just click the person icon at the top of the home page of RootsTech.org.Then select the option to sign in with your FamilySearch account information, or if you do not have a FamilySearch account, follow the prompt to create an account.
at https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/rtc2021/

 

Note: The FamilySearch account is also free — Leslie

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