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Virtual: Deemed a Runaway

Black Laws of the North

2022-02-26 13:00:00 2022-02-26 14:00:00 America/Chicago Virtual: Deemed a Runaway FPL welcomes Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, our 2022 genealogy keynote speaker. Using her legal background, she will lead four virtual workshops for genealogists and historians. Fayetteville Public Library - Zoom: Reference

Saturday, February 26
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-02-26 13:00:00 2022-02-26 14:00:00 America/Chicago Virtual: Deemed a Runaway FPL welcomes Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, our 2022 genealogy keynote speaker. Using her legal background, she will lead four virtual workshops for genealogists and historians. Fayetteville Public Library - Zoom: Reference

Fayetteville Public Library

Zoom: Reference

FPL welcomes Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, our 2022 genealogy keynote speaker. Using her legal background, she will lead four virtual workshops for genealogists and historians.

Slavery's force was felt far north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The Black Laws of northern states created valuable records for tracing African-American families. Learn how understanding this law and its records can be uniquely rewarding for descendants of the enslaved and the enslavers alike and for those who were their neighbors and friends.

Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, is our 2022 genealogy keynote speaker. She will use her legal background to lead four virtual workshops for genealogists, historians or anyone new to the hobby.  Virtual sessions will be held throughout the day.  Registration is required for each session.

For details on each session, click the following links.  Registration is required for each session.


Instructor:

The Legal Genealogist Judy G. Russell is a genealogist with a law degree who provides expert guidance through the murky territory where law and family history intersect. An internationally-known lecturer and award-winning writer, she holds credentials as a Certified Genealogist® and Certified Genealogical Lecturer℠ from the Board for Certification of Genealogists®. Her blog is at https://www.legalgenealogist.com.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Classes & Learning |

TAGS: | Hobby | Genealogy | Family History | African American |

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