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AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGY CLASS

Students taking this course  will receive

free access to our database of former

slaves alive in the period from

1920 to1950

 

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CLASS DESCRIPTION
This is an introductory course that  will be a part of  an in depth  course of study on doing African American Genealogy.

I. Introduction

            A. What do I need to prove?

            B. Who keeps the records?

II. My Oral History

III. Why Genealogy?

IV. Start with you

            A. Pedigree chart

            B. Family Group sheets

                        1. Name

                                    a. Variations

                                    b. Nicknames

                        2. Dates

                        3. Places

V. The details you need to find

            A. Who - Names of individuals

            B. What did they do?  Born, baptised, married, or died.

            C. Where – Where did they accomplish what they did?

            D. When did they accomplish what they did?

            E. How are they related to you?

VI. Home Search

A.     Find family bibles; birth, marriage, and death certificates; military

     records; diaries; letters; newspaper clippings;          

     photographs, scrapbooks and baby books.


JANUARY  CLASSES START JAN 5 END JAN 30, 2009
Mon class starts Jan. 5
runs 4 mondays 5-6pm
 Tues class starts Jan. 6
runs 4 weeks 5-6 pm
 Wed. class starts Jan. 7 runs 4- weeks  6-7 pm
 Thur. class starts Jan. 8 runs 4 weeks 6-7 pm
 Fri class starts  Jan. 9 runs for 4 weeks  4-5 pm
Last class Jan. 26
 Last class Jan. 27
 Last class Jan. 28
 Last class Jan.29
 Last class Jan.30




REMINDER  This class is online in real time and you will be able to communicate with the teacher.

YOU DO NOT NEED ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT.  YOU WILL BE SENT AN E MAIL WITH A LINK TO THE CLASSROOM YOU CLICK ON THE LINK AND YOU ARE IN THE CLASS. 

Please E-mail us the class you want to attend
.
Cost of the class is $39 and checks can be made out to Terry Houghland and mailed to 1352 w 15 lane Apache Junction Az. 85220



 FEB. CLASS STARTS FEB. 2
ENDS WEEK OF FEB 6

Mon class starts Oct 13
runs 4 mondays 5-6pm
Last class  Nov3
 Tues class starts Oct 14
runs 4 weeks 5-6 pm
Last class Nov 4
 Wed. class starts Sept. Oct 15 runs 4- weeks  6-7 pm
Last class Nov 5
 Thur. class starts Oct 16 runs 4 weeks 6-7 pm
Last class Nov 6
 Fri class starts  Oct 17 runs for 4 weeks  4-5 pm
Last class Nov 7

 

REMINDER  This class is online in real time and

you will be able to communicate with the teacher.

YOU DO NOT NEED ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT.  YOU WILL BE SENT AN E MAIL WITH A LINK TO THE CLASSROOM YOU CLICK ON THE LINK AND YOU ARE IN THE CLASS. 

Please E-mail us the class you want to attend

 

Cost of the class is $39 and checks can be made out to Terry Houghland and mailed to 1352 w 15th  lane Apache Junction Az. 85220


MARCH CLASSES START  MARCH 2 AND END MARCH 27

Mon class starts Mar. 2
runs 4 mondays 5-6pm
Last class  Mar. 23
 Tues class starts Mar. 3
runs 4 weeks 5-6 pm
Last class Mar. 24
 Wed. class starts Mar. 4 runs 4- weeks  6-7 pm
Last class Mar. 25
 Thur. class starts Mar. 5  runs 4 weeks 6-7 pm
Last class Mar. 26
 Fri class starts  Mar. 6 runs for 4 weeks  4-5 pm
Last class Mar. 27



REMINDER  This class is online in real time and you will be able to communicate with the teacher  using the chat room.

YOU DO NOT NEED ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT.  YOU WILL BE SENT AN E MAIL WITH A LINK TO THE CLASSROOM YOU CLICK ON THE LINK AND YOU ARE IN THE CLASS.

Please E-mail us the class you want to attend

Cost of the class is $39 and checks can be made out to Terry Houghland and mailed to 1352 w 15th  lane Apache Junction Az. 85220




























 ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR                      

Charlotte Marie Bocage

Connections to Your Past

P.O. Box 291792, Los Angeles, CA 90029-8792

323-669-1982             charsroots@yahoo.com

 

 

Charlotte Marie Bocage is a full-time professional genealogist with more than four decades of experience.  The 1977 the TV series Roots inspired her to put a name to what she had been doing for so long and to formally continue her genealogical search.  She is the Bocage Family genealogist and historian tracing her paternal family back to 19th century Louisiana.  The names in her family database were published in two Bocage family history books and one Bloom Family History book.  Her Louisiana Research book is in development.

Professional Affiliations: The Algiers (Louisiana) Historical Society, California African American Genealogical Society, California State Genealogical Alliance, Creole Heritage Center, The Genealogical Speakers Guild,  Le Comite des Archives de la Louisiane, Louisiana Creole Research Association, the National Genealogical Society, Pasadena Area African American Genealogical Society, Southern California Genealogical Society, and the Terrebonne (Parish Louisiana) Genealogical Society.

Lecture Resume:

  • California African American Genealogical Society, Los Angeles, CA
  • Southern California Genealogical Society Annual Jamboree, Burbank, CA
  • Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society National Annual Conference, Washington D.C.,
  • The New Orleans Multicultural Tourism Network National Family Reunion Seminar and Expo, New Orleans, LA