DearREADERS,
You asked for it so here are details about tonight's GeneaBloggers internet radio show. Ol' Myrt here will be hosting while Thomas is on assignment speaking in Indianapolis to speak at the Indiana Historic Society.
Our theme tonight is:
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor:
19th Century US Immigration
19th Century US Immigration
Friday,
February 17, 2012
9pm-10:30pm Eastern US
8-9:30pm Central US
7-8:30pm Mountain US
6-7:30pm Pacific US
Tune in here:
You don't need a radio, just your computer, speakers and a connection to the internet. You can also download the recorded version after the show at iTunes.
Listeners who wish to pose questions of my guests may do so either by typing a comment in the chat screen that is activated during the live broadcast or by in using this number. Note the country code, if necessary):
+1 213 286 6709
+1 213 286 6709
Marian Smith, Chief
of the Historical Research Branch within US Citizenship and Immigration
Services, or USCIS, in Washington, DC.
She is an Historian who first joined that organization in 1988 when it
was the INS. For many years she was a
regular speaker at national genealogy conferences and the author of
genealogical journal articles about immigration and naturalization history and
records. She now directs the agency’s
History, Library, and fee-for-service Genealogy programs.
Audrey Collins, author of The Family Recorder genealogy blog and Family Historian at The National Archives (UK). Despite having no
English ancestry of her own (she is a Scot with Irish roots), Audrey has been
researching English genealogy for over 20 years.
Audrey's unique perspective will center on the "push" and "pull" factors that induced emigration from the UK and Ireland to the US & Canada in the 19th century.
Angela Walton-Raji is
an author, genealogist, lecturer and researcher. She is a member of the
Association of Professional Genealogists, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma
Genealogical Society, Choctaw-Chickasaw Freedman's Association, Poteau Valley
Genealogical Association and PAAC-Preservation of African American Cemeteries.
Angela Y.
Walton-Raji’s work in genealogy has made her widely accepted in the field. She
was born in western Arkansas, and grew up on the Arkansas / Oklahoma border, in
the city of Ft. Smith, Arkansas. She attended St. Louis University, where she
obtained a degree in Romance Languages, and later earned a Master's Degree in
Education from Antioch University. Being an avid genealogist, Ms. Walton has
researched her family history since 1975. In 1991, she located her family
records among those of the Choctaw Nation, confirming a relationship often
spoken about from family oral history. With this discovery, came the sudden
knowledge that her great grandparents were African slaves of Choctaw Indians,
and that her Walton ancestors were among several thousand Africans who were
enslaved by Native Americans, including those who migrated west on the Trail of
Tears.
Among the links we'll discuss are:
- Dr. Gwendolyn Midlo Hall's work is probably the largest single source of information on enslaved people entering the country with an amazing name-rich searchable database, covering the years 1719-1820.http://www.ibiblio.org/laslave/
- Free People of Color
- African Roots
Podcast
http://africanrootspodcast.com - My Ancestor’s
Name
http://myancestorsname.blogspot.com - The
African-Native American Genealogy Homepage
http://www.african-nativeamerican.com/ - The
African-Native American Genealogy Blog
http://www.african-nativeamerican.blogspot.com/ - The USCT
Chronicle
http://usctchronicle.blogspot.com/
BLOG SPOTLIGHTThe Legal Genealogist Blog
Judy
Russell, a genealogist with a bachelor’s degree in political
science and journalism from George Washington University and a law
degree from Rutgers School of Law-Newark. She attended the National Institute on Genealogical Research at the
National Archives in Washington, D.C. At the
Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) at Samford
University, Judy has successfully completed Elizabeth Shown
Mills’ course in Advanced Methodology and Evidence Analysis and Thomas
W. Jones’ course in Writing and Publishing for Genealogists. Her work has been published in both the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and the National Genealogical Society Magazine.
But it is for Judy's work as a blogger that we honor her tonight. The Legal Genealogist Blog has actively supported the RPAC's "Stop ID Theft NOW!" initiative with several recent posts:
SSDI: Genealogy’s Public Enemy No. 1
I’ve signed — how about you?
RPAC to launch “Stop ID Theft NOW!” Campaign
So, DearREADERS, if you haven't tuned in to GeneaBloggers internet radio show before, I think you'll agree tonight would be a great time to start.
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.
Myrt :)
DearMYRTLE,
Your friend in genealogy.
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