I also attended this program and found Rozlyn's presentation spot on. Not only did she cover the basics of genealogy research, but she hit on some very specific resources for African American genealogy. She had examples of records that she had found from those sources, and then tied it all together with her family story. I felt like I was at a genealogy conference. Thank you, Kate, for offering this program via Zoom. I would highly recommend.


Mary Vergowven

Reference Librarian

Bedford Branch Library

Monroe County Library System

8575 Jackman Road

Temperance, MI 48182

734-847-6747

mary.vergowven@monroe.lib.mi.us


Currently reading:

Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict

I enjoyed Benedict's book Only Woman in the Room so much that I had to read more. Lady Clementine is a fictional account of Lady Clementine Churchill, Winston's wife. From what I've read so far, the saying "Behind every great man is a great woman" is certainly true. Not only did she keep the household running on their limited budget, but Lady Clementine worked alongside her husband Winston - and he respected her opinions on everything including politics. Their ideas didn't always succeed, but the support they had for each other, even in troubled times, is inspirational.


 


From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Kate Brown via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 12:20 PM
To: michlib-l@mcls.org <michlib-l@mcls.org>
Subject: [Michlib-l] Program Recommendation
 

Hello,

 

Yesterday we had a fascinating and very informative genealogy program focusing on finding Black ancestors. Rozlyn Kelly, President of the Farmington Genealogical Society, was the presenter. In addition to providing information, and a handout, on this topic, she told the story of tracing some of her ancestors back to the early 1800’s. We were all riveted! When she made connections between historic records and the family stories she heard some of us had tears in our eyes. Rozlyn is a pleasure to work with and she’s comfortable with Zoom.

 

If you’re interested in this program contact Rozlyn at rekelly6@gmail.com.

 

Best regards,

 

Kate Brown

Adult Non-Fiction

Clinton-Macomb Public Library

40900 Romeo Plank Rd

586-226-5047