Greater Sacramento African American Genealogy Society African American Genealogy Seminar

Gina McVey will share the story of her grandfather’s journey from Texas to Harlem and the heroic acts that earned him the French Croix de Guerre as well as a spot in the National Museum of African American History and Culture in DC.  Her research was featured in The New York Times, National Geographic, The Sacramento Bee, and on CBS Saturday Mornings.

Featuring class topics:
-How to Read Old Handwriting
-Resources at the Sutro Library
-Black History and Juneteenth
-African American WWI Records
-Tuskegee Airmen
-Using Incomplete Death Certificates
-Genealogical Resources at the California State Archives
-Captured Roots: Telling Your Story