Join us for the

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH FAMILY HISTORY WORKSHOP:

"The Search for Lost Relatives After Emancipation"
SAT. | FEBRUARY 11, 2023

hosted by the AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC., WILLIE LEE GAY H-TOWN CHAPTER

Check-in and Light Refreshments: 9 a.m. | Sessions: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
HOLOCAUST MUSEUM HOUSTON
5401 Caroline St, Houston, TX 77004
Street parking and Holocaust Museum Houston parking are available for a fee.

The Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc. (AAHGS) - Willie Lee Gay H-Town Chapter in partnership with the Freedmen’s Town Museums and Holocaust Museum Houston invites you to celebrate Black History Month as we explore the practice of formerly enslaved persons writing letters to the Freedmen’s Bureau and placing ads in newspapers hoping to reconnect with family after emancipation.

The three-session workshop offers research tips, a documentary viewing, and discussions focused on African-American family research. The event is FREE and open to the public, but advance registration is required.
Check-in on the day of the event begins at 9:00 a.m. Light refreshments from 9-9:30 a.m. 

REGISTER HERE:  https://hmh.org/genealogy

Workshop Sessions:

Diane L. Richards   Kelly Dixon-Tealer  Alva Marie Jenkins

9:30 a.m.
SESSION I -  “Finding Family after Slavery Post Civil War” | Tips and resources
Diane L. Richard, Professional Genealogist & Author

10:30 a.m.
SESSION II - Revisiting “A Dream Delivered: The Lost Letters of Hawkins
Wilson” Documentary | Descendants discuss revelations of their ancestor
Kelly Dixon-Tealer and Alva Marie Jenkins

11:30 a.m.
SESSION III  - “The Search for Hawkins Wilson and His Descendants in
Houston” | Resources used to trace descendants from Galveston to Houston
Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Kelly Tealer, and Alva
Marie Jenkins

AAHGS Willie Lee Gay H-Town Chapter will also be joined by supporters Clayton Library Friends.

SEATS ARE LIMITED.  REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

MEDIA: Interview with HCC TV and AAHGS H-Town Chapter president Sheron Bruno about the 2023 Black History Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGkCLRwqcHE