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2008 EVENTS CALENDAR 

January  
Jan 10 StoryCorps Griot Project
Opening day in Montgomery
February  
Feb 9 Black Heritage Fair
Birmingham African American Genealogy Study Group
Birmingham, AL
Details: TBA
Feb 14-17 2nd Annual Genealogy Conference & Family History Fair
Black Belt African American Genealogical & Historical Society
Selma, AL
Details: Click here for conference information
March  
   
April  
Apr 5 Introduction to Genealogy Workshop
Marion-Perry County Library
Marion, AL
Details: 10 am-1 pm. $7.00 fee includes lunch and all materials.
Click here to download flyer
May  
   
June  
Jun 26-28 Preservation Forum
Black Heritage Council of Alabama Historical Commission
Selma, AL
Details: TBA
July  
   
August
   
September  
   
October  
Oct 10-12 Savannah, Georgia "Tour Through History"
Birmingham African American Genealogy Study Group
Details:
Click here to download tour flyer
Oct 18 Quarterly Program
Black Belt African American Genealogical & Historical Society
Livingston, AL

Details: Livingston Fire Chief Terry Peeler will give a presentation on his journey to trace the African American Peeler family of Waterford, Miss., to the Peeler and Currie plantations in Gaffney, SC. Through research and serendipity, Mr. Peeler was able to document his slave ancestry and to travel to Gaffney, SC to meet Leonard Peeler, a descendant of the slave owning Peeler family.

Mr. Peeler’s presentation will be followed by a reception and a presentation by Elvin Lang, Vice President of the Black Belt African American Genealogical and Historical Society, who will discuss the Alabama African American Heritage Book project.

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments served.

Date: Saturday, October 18, 2008

Time: 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Place: Calloway Schoolhouse, Sumter County Historical Society, Livingston, Alabama

Information: 334-877-4846 or bbaaghs@bbaaghs.org
November  
  Genealogy Lock-in
Black Belt African American Genealogical & Historical Society 
Place: Selma-Dallas County Public Library
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
$10.00 donation. Pre-registration required. Light refreshments served.
Information: 334-877-4846 or info@bbaaghs.org 
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December  
   

 2007

 


12 Dec 2006 :: 13 Nov 2008
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