Conference Hub Day 2

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Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage

10th Annual Learning Conference

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8:30AM

Doors Open

Remembrance Ceremony

Asha McDowell

Welcome

Dr. Evelyn McDowell, President and Chair of the Board

Plenary Session

Jari Honora

Break

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Breakout Session A

10:30AM-11:30AM

Breaking Through The Brick Wall of Unknown Ancestors, Pre-recorded w/ live Q&A, Delbra Brown 

Getting Started with FamilySearch (Tools and Strategies), Carol Parmley, Live(virtual)

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Lunch

11:30AM-1:30PM

Strategies for Writing Engaging Stories About Our Ancestors, Guy Weston

Chef Keesha O’ Galdez, Golden Fields Salad: A Taste of Lowcountry Heritage

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Breakout Session B

1:30PM-2:30PM

Black US Naval Prisoners of the War of 1812/Napoleonic War, Benita Law-Diao, Live(virtual)

The Land Remembers: Unearthing Enslaved Ancestors Through Place, Ruth D. Hunt, Live (virtual)

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Break 2:30PM-2:45PM

Breakout Session C

2:45PM-3:45PM

What if…You Must Formally Prove Your Lineage to Your Enslaved Ancestor?, Jonnie Brown, Live(virtual)

Were There “Skeeters” In the Great Dismal Swamp?  An Examination of Maroon Communities in the Diaspora., Gigi Best-Richardson, Live(virtual)

Drafting Family Stories with AI Using Genealogical Facts, Dr. Evelyn McDowell, Live (virtual)

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3:45PM-4:00PM

Closing Remarks

Judge Anita Laster Mays

4:15PM-5:00PM

Business Meeting for Members of SDUSMP

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