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Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s October Meeting Features “Black and White Southern Families in Southern Plantation Records.” Presentation

Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s October Meeting Features “Black and White Southern Families in Southern Plantation Records.” Presentation
  • PublishedOctober 6, 2020


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Hopkins County Genealogical Society’s October meeting will feature a Zoom presentation on October 15th by Ari Wilkins titled, “Black and White Southern Families in Southern Plantation Records.” Anyone wanting to participate can email hcgstx@suddenlinkmail.com for a link.

The Antebellum Southern Plantation Records can offer multifaceted views into many white and African American Southern families. This resource documents families’ personal and business correspondence, conditions of plantation life (including the elusive names of slaves and descriptions of slave relationships), and much more. Learn about the genealogical value of the Southern Antebellum Plantation Records – how they are organized, how to search the collection, and apply it towards your genealogical research. The case studies will highlight the personal documents of a white Southern family and the indirect documentation of an African American family.  

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Ari Wilkins, 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. 

Ms. Wilkins has spoken nationally at the National Genealogical Society, Federation of Genealogical Societies, Texas State Genealogical Society, Ohio Genealogical Society, Samford Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research, Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, American Library Association, RootsTech, and a multitude of local societies. 

Ari has been a Library Associate at Dallas Public Library since 2007. She teaches a series of basic research classes using popular genealogical websites. She specializes in African American research. 

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