Kindred Roots: African American Family History Conference

Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday, September 3, 5 & 6

Dumas Cultural Center, 108 Henry St., Roanoke, VA



An Evening with Louis Massiah, Wednesday the 3rd, 7:30pm. Renowned

independent filmmaker, activist and MacArthur Fellow, Mr. Massiah will

present videos from the Precious Places Project, a documentary oral history

program bringing together a Philadelphia neighborhood.  www.scribe.org



Shared History, Friday the 5th, 7:00-9:00pm.  This hour long documentary

film is a “portrait of an unbroken connection of black and white families

forged in slavery and three descendants who try to come to terms with the

reality of these ties.”  Followed by discussion.  www.sharedhistory.org



African American Family History Workshops, Saturday the 6th, 8:30am-4:00pm.

Presenters: Leslie Morales, Librarian and Editor, Alexandria Public

Library; Wilton Kitt, Genealogist; Char McCargo Bah, Author, Genealogist

and Contributor to History Detectives on PBS.  Sessions explore 19th

century records of Virginia slave births, a guide to becoming a savvy

researcher, and mining the gold in WPA slave interviews.  Lunch is on your

own.  This event is free. Everyone is welcome.  Registration is required

for workshops.  540-853-2073   www.roanokeva.gov/library

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Laura S. Wickstead

Virginia Room Librarian

Roanoke Public Libraries

706 S. Jefferson St.

Roanoke, VA 24016

ph: 540-853-207



www.roanokeva.gov/virginiaroom