DNA research for African Americans can be extremely challenging and complicated so Peoria Public Library has partnered with expert genealogist Franklin Carter Smith, co-author of A Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage.
Learn to identify, understand, and overcome road blocks through a guided and focused approach. Guest speaker Franklin Smith shares best strategies for identifying, organizing, and analyzing matches. He will also use a case study to demonstrate using matches to determine connections between families.
This hybrid program is being offered in person at Lincoln Branch as well as virtually. Please register via our online event calendar to be sent a Zoom link.
Saturday, Oct. 12 ~ 10:30 a.m. to Noon at Lincoln Branch, 1312 W. Lincoln Ave.
