Black History Month
2025 Genealogy Conference


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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Opening Remarks - Noreen Goodson
Secretary Agnes Kane Callum - Baltimore Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society Chapter (BAAHGS) 

Introduction of Keynote Speaker - LaJoy Y. Mosby
National President of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. (AAHGS)

Keynote Address - Elizabeth Clark-Lewis, PhD
Professor of History and Public History Program Director at Howard University
"African Americans and Labor - A Family Perspective"

Session 1: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM (Concurrent Sessions)
Session Title Presenter  
1-1 Introduction to Researching Your Family History Chiquita Clark Sorrels  
1-2 African Americans and Labor
ASALH® 2025 Black History Theme
Dr. Ida Jones  

Session 2: 12:00 PM- 12:45 PM (Concurrent Sessions)
Session Title Presenter  
2-1 The Role of African Americans in the Federal Government Tyra Dent Smith  
2-2 Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Genealogy Carol Kostakos Petranek  

Final Session: 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Session Title Presenter  
3-1 In The News – Panel Discussion Brittney Barbour
Wendashia Jones 
 

2:00 PM - Closing Remarks - Bernice Alexander Bennett
Founder, African American Special Interest Group

 

 

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