MINDFEAST 2005
Come to a genealogical buffet for your brains

 

Oberlin African-American Genealogy and History Group (OAAGHG) will host a one-day conference that will take place on Saturday, November 5, from 9am to 5pm at the Oberlin Public Library, located at 65 South Main Street; Oberlin, Ohio.

Art Thomas of the Miami Valley African-American Genealogy Group will be a featured presenter.

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PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED---– DEADLINE:  NOVEMBER 1

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Last Name____________________    First Name___________      MI/Maiden____________

Street________________________________________________________________

City________________________State___________                   Zip______________

Phone___________________________  Email_______________________________

 

Check Below:                        

Sessions you will be attending:  o  All                                or only sessions:   o 1     o  2     o  3     o  4     o  5

 

States Researching:  1)_______________  2)_______________  3)_______________

                                 Level of experience:     Beginner  o        o       o       o       o  Advanced

               

o  I will bring my lunch.        

o  I would like to order a box lunch and I am enclosing $7.00, payable to OAAGHG

 

              Return to:           OAAGHG; MPO Box 0374; Oberlin,  OH  44074-0374

 

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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC – PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Five scrumptious sessions prepared to satisfy even the most discriminating genealogy-lover’s palate!

 


 

9:00a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Check-In

 

 Session 1

 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

 Beginning Genealogy:

 Where Do I Start?

 Presenter: Deborah Abbott

 Cleveland OH

 

 Session 2

 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

 Searching For Your

 Native American Ancestors

 Presenter: Barbara Birmelin

 Mansfield OH

 

 Session 3

 12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Whose Jubilee? The African-American 

Experience in Oberlin After The Civil War Presenters: Carol Lasser & Gary Kornblith

Oberlin OH

Session 4

 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

 It’s a Needle In a Haystack:

 Slave Research

 Presenter: Deborah Abbott

 Cleveland OH

 

 Session 5

 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.

 Researching Free Persons of Color (FPOC)   ---Who, When and Where

 Presenter: Art Thomas

 Springfield OH

 

 

 

 5:00 - 5:30 p.m.

 Optional Walking Tour of Oberlin

 (Offered Weather Permitting)

 

 

 

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