SCHEDULE

10:00 AM - Opening Remarks
Lajoy Y. Mosby
National President of the Afro-American Historic Genealogical Society, Inc. (AAHGS)

Introduction of keynote Speaker
Bernice Alexander Bennett



Keynote Address - Dr. Shelly Viola Murphy
Descendants of Enslaved Communities at UVA


Session 1: 11:00AM - 11:40AM (Concurrent Sessions)
ClassPresenterClass Description
1-1Chiquita Clark SorrelsIntroduction to Researching Your Family History
1-2Andrew J. HochreiterIntroduction to DNA



Session 2: 11:45AM - 12:25PM (Concurrent Sessions)
ClassPresenterClass Description
2-1Carol Kostakos PetranekFamily Search
2-2Dr. Ida Jones2023 Black History Theme "Black Resistance" - ASALH ®



Session 3: 12:30PM - 1:10PM (Concurrent Sessions)
ClassPresenterClass Description
3-1Tamela Tenpenny-LewisFinding the Forgotten Through Cemetery Preservation
3-2Will SchwartzMaryland Lynching Memorial Project


1:15PM - Closing Remarks: Patricia Ford Neal