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Black History Month
2026 Genealogy Conference
10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Opening Remarks - Chiquita Clark Sorrels
President Montgomery County, Maryland Afro-American
Historical and Genealogical Society Chapter
Invocational Prayer – Sister Janet Stowell and Elder David
Stowell,
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Musical presentation - Lift Every Voice and Sing arr.
Roland M. Carter
105 Voices of History National HBCU Concert Choir
Introduction of
Keynote Speaker - Noreen Goodson
Secretary Agnes Kane Callum - Baltimore Afro-American
Historical and Genealogical Society Chapter (BAAHGS)
Keynote Address - Chris Haley
Director of Research, Education, and Outreach and
the Legacy of Slavery Program at the Maryland State Archives
LUNCH 12 Noon - 12:45 PM
1:00 - 3:15 PM (Concurrent Sessions)
OPTION 1
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Genealogy for Beginners -
Noreen Goodson and Chiquita Clark Sorrels (Theater 1 - upstairs)
(MUST PRE-REGISTER - LIMITED TO 30 ATTENDEES)
OPTION 2
1:00 PM – 3:15 - Presentations - Auditorium (lower level)
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
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Presenter |
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| Reclaiming Black Ancestral
Stories with AI & Full‑Text Search on FamilySearch |
Thom Reed |
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| 2:15 PM- 3:15 PM |
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Presenter |
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| Behind The Brick Wall: Solving
Research Problems with DNA |
Shannon Christmas |
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FINAL SESSION: 3:30 - 5:00 PM
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Presenter |
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| Cemetery Preservation Panel
Discussion: Preserving African American Cemeteries Through Community,
Scholarship, and Activism |
Moderator: Bernice Alexander
Bennett
Panelists:
Eileen McGuckian
L. Paige Whitley
Dr. Elgin L. Klugh |
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5:15 PM - Closing Remarks - LaJoy Y. Mosby
National President of the Afro-American Historical and
Genealogical Society, Inc. (AAHGS)
HANDOUTS FOR SESSIONS
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