WNYGS February Program: The (Underground) Railroad Runs Through Here with Janice Lovelace, Ph.D.
Sat, Feb 15
|Zoom (Virtual Event)
Program Description: The Underground Railroad was a loosely organized way to assist people to leave enslavement in the South and find freedom in the Northern U.S. or in Canada. Large numbers of NY’s residents were actively involved. How do you find records of those who were involved?
Time & Location
Feb 15, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EST
Zoom (Virtual Event)
About the event
10:30 AM Featured Program followed by Q&A
Program Description: The Underground Railroad was a loosely organized way to assist people to leave enslavement in the South and find freedom in the Northern U.S. or in Canada pre-Civil War. Large numbers of New York’s residents were actively involved in the Underground Railroad. Do you have ancestors that might have been one of them? How do you find records of those who were involved?
Speaker Bio: Janice Lovelace, Ph.D. is a genealogical researcher, author and lecturer, with over thirty years of experience. Dr. Lovelace is a frequent speaker at national and regional genealogy conferences on health and genetics, ethnic minority genealogy, and research methodology. She authored the National Genealogical Society’s continuing education course African American Roots: A Historical Perspective and is an instructor at the Midwest African American Genealogical Institute (MAAGI).