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Exploring Our Roots

Written by admin // February 12, 2013 // 0 Comments

Tony Burroughs, an internationally known genealogist (at podium) was one of three genealogy experts to lead a conference on how to research personal family history at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society, 2620 W. Center St.Burroughs is an internationally known genealogist who taught genealogy at Chicago State University for 15 years. The conference was called “History Begins With You,” and provided participants the necessary tools to help them on their genealogy journey. The other presenters were Deborah A. Abott, Ph.D of the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at Sanford University in Birmingham Ala.; and Richard L. Pifer, Ph.D, director of Reference and public Services for the Library-Archives Division of the Wisconsin Historical Society. (Photo by Yvonne Kemp)