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Genealogist Ari Wilkins to Present “Finding the Last Slave Owner” Program at Hopkins County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting On September 19th to Feature

Genealogist Ari Wilkins to Present “Finding the Last Slave Owner” Program at Hopkins County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting On September 19th to Feature
  • PublishedSeptember 16, 2019


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WHEN:           Thursday, September 19, 2019 @ 7:00 p.m.

WHERE:         HCGS Library, 611 N. Davis St., Sulphur Springs, TX 75482

WHAT:           “Finding the Last Slave Owner”

PRESENTER:  Ari Wilkins – Locating the last slave owner is essential in African American research. Explore records that will help transition your research from 1870 into the Antebellum Era.

 Ari Williams, a graduate of Louisiana State University, has been actively researching family history since 1998.  Ari worked with the esteemed genealogist, Dr. James Rose, for many years on his final project Generations:  The WPA Ex-Slave Narrative Database.  She is the owner of the genealogical consulting company, Black Genesis.  Ms. Wilkins also works as a contributor for Proquest’s African American Heritage database.

 

 

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