Finding African-American roots (Milwaukee)

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Six degrees of separation is a social media game, but in real life, searching for genealogical roots is a more labor-intensive project.

And it's even more difficult for African-American families.

Joe Williams, president of the Milwaukee African-American Genealogical Society, will help individuals explore strategies for discovering African-American ancestors in various periods of history during the African-American Family History program Saturday. Williams has tips on beginning a search, interviewing family and finding information in your home, using search census data and death records, searching records for slaves, and finding records and indexes to search. Williams will speak from 1 to 3 p.m. at Martin Luther King Library, 310 W. Locust St.

(He will also be there Nov. 28 and Dec. 5).

Registration is encouraged. Call the Martin Luther King Library at [phone].
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