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Augusta Genealogical Society Announces the Annual Symposium 2022 Virtual Genealogical Program

Presented by the Augusta Genealogical Society Augusta, Georgia When:    Saturday, August 27, 2022 Time:      9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m  EST Where:    Online – Register at https://www.augustagensociety.org/                 Registration deadline is August 26, 2022 Price:      $35.00 for AGS members and $45.00 for non-members Session 1: Guide to the 1950 US Federal Census Speaker:  Lisa Louise Cooke …

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How Do You Prove Ancestry to Enslaved People?

This year, California’s government approved a plan to pay reparations to residents of the state who can show that they are descendants of those formerly enslaved. Seeking the evidence will be a process, genealogists say. Adrienne Abiodun knows she is a descendant of a once-enslaved man, named Phillip Branch. She knows the name of his …

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How Do You Prove Ancestry to Enslaved People?

This year, California’s government approved a plan to pay reparations to residents of the state who can show that they are descendants of those formerly enslaved. Seeking the evidence will be a process, genealogists say. Adrienne Abiodun knows she is a descendant of a once-enslaved man, named Phillip Branch. She knows the name of his …

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