GENEALOGY BOOK CLUB:
 
 
Thursday, February 13, 2024
 
"White Like Her: My Family's Story of Race and Racial Passing"
By: Gail Lukasik
 
2:00 PM
Meeting at Terasita Mexican Grill
 
Synopsis:
 
In the historical context of the Jim Crow South, Gail explores her African-American mother’s decision to pass, how she hid her secret even from her own husband, and the price she paid for choosing whiteness. Haunted by her mother’s fear and shame, Gail embarks on a quest to uncover her mother’s racial lineage, tracing her family back to eighteenth-century colonial Louisiana. In coming to terms with her decision to publicly out her mother, Gail changed how she looks at race & heritage.
 
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GENEALOGY ROUNDTABLE:
 
All are welcome to come share their ideas, show genealogy treasures or tell us about a brick wall that they have encountered. We all have a lot of experiences to share with each other!
 
February 14 at 2:00 PM
 
AND
 
February 28 at 2:00 PM
 
IN-PERSON!
 
 
UPCOMING GENEALOGY EVENT
 
Benefits of using Excel for genealogy:
  • Organize data: Excel's rows and columns structure helps organize family history information. 
     
  • Analyze data: Excel can help identify patterns, gaps, and inconsistencies in data. 
     
  • Visualize data: Excel can be used to create charts, maps, and hierarchies to display and illustrate data. 
     
  • Compare documents: Excel can be used to compare documents, ancestors, DNA cousin matches, and census records. 
     
  • Plan tasks: Excel can help plan tasks using the organized data. 
     
Stewart Trainman will give us some hints as to how to start using this useful tool to help us with our genealogy.
 
Join us on ZOOM:
 
February 18, 2025    
5:30 PM  (PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME)
  
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GENEALOGY/REFERENCE BOOKS OF INTEREST
DIGITAL RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT:
The Black Life in America collection is designed to support multi-disciplinary discussions and research on the impact and experience of African Americans as recorded by the news media. Access is available in the library or log-in 24/7.
 
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