{"id":64,"date":"2026-03-10T04:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T04:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ggn.lyy.mybluehost.me\/website_c2edff8b\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2026-05-12T01:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T01:26:20","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"64\" class=\"elementor elementor-64\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3343eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3343eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b563c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b563c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Conference<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ff549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56ff549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">America 500K:<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95385f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95385f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honoring the 500,000 Enslaved at the<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6714fa1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6714fa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dawn of the American Revolution<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad31e4 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ad31e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>JUNE 6, 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b5cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"56b5cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zeffy.com\/en-US\/ticketing\/annual-conference-22\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Buy 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elementor-element-bf0028b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf0028b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Why We Gather<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df886d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7df886d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cb874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69cb874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In light of America 250, this conference will center the lives of the half-million enslaved people living in British North America as the nation moved toward independence\u2014people too often erased from America\u2019s founding narrative, yet essential to its creation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7355fd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7355fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We come together to honor the members of our community who uplift our ancestors \u2014 through genealogical research, storytelling, and simply speaking their names. On our opening day, we celebrate these tradition bearers who ensure our lineage is remembered and revered.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14056dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14056dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the second day, we host our 10th Annual Genealogy and Community Learning Conference, inviting experienced genealogists, historians, researchers, and cultural scholars to lead immersive, hands-on workshops. This year\u2019s theme centers on empowering attendees to connect with their enslaved ancestors, offering practical tools, shared knowledge, and a space to uncover the stories that history tried to erase.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6315cf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6315cf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Together, we reclaim our past to strengthen our future \u2014 honoring those who came before us, and guiding those who will follow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6601a2b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6601a2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52cd571 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52cd571\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d382a52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d382a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1795\" height=\"2052\" src=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tree-icon-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-117\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tree-icon-1.png 1795w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tree-icon-1-262x300.png 262w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tree-icon-1-896x1024.png 896w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tree-icon-1-768x878.png 768w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tree-icon-1-1344x1536.png 1344w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tree-icon-1-1792x2048.png 1792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1795px) 100vw, 1795px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815df60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"815df60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WORKSHOPS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5c164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f5c164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"152\">Hands-on sessions to help you trace your roots and reconnect with enslaved ancestors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e708cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e708cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbca021 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbca021\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ae140 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53ae140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1586\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mic-icon-1-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-119\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mic-icon-1-scaled.png 1586w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mic-icon-1-186x300.png 186w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mic-icon-1-634x1024.png 634w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mic-icon-1-768x1240.png 768w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mic-icon-1-952x1536.png 952w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mic-icon-1-1269x2048.png 1269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1586px) 100vw, 1586px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a382701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a382701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SPEAKERS<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5696341 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5696341\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"265\">Experts and storytellers share tools and truths to keep our ancestors\u2019 names alive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a62f8df elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a62f8df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d809832 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d809832\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b446190 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b446190\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d90951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d90951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2344\" height=\"2344\" src=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hands-icon.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hands-icon.png 2344w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hands-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hands-icon-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hands-icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hands-icon-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hands-icon-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/sdusmp.org\/conference2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hands-icon-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2344px) 100vw, 2344px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546c722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"546c722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HEALING SPACES<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f77f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78f77f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gather for spiritual, emotional, and ancestral reflection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd33875 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd33875\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435ca83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"435ca83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d3a4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"96d3a4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea2ccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fea2ccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"callfor\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Call for Presentations and Volunteers **CLOSED**<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0036b4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0036b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We invite <strong>members and scholars<\/strong> to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe5OYWfAvHa6XCEay2brfCz12dQdQgW8V1VXuHdN2j9wVm2Tg\/viewform?usp=dialog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Submit Proposals For Presentations<\/b><\/a>\u00a0that examine, document, and honor the lives of the 500,000 enslaved people living on the eve of the American Revolution, through genealogy, history, scholarship, storytelling, and creative remembrance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b90d877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b90d877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We are calling for <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSewqRdvTJ_Dv0TdPt_uVi0mQ_uyHGhJPf1Pc4QB2gcqX_mJQA\/viewform?usp=header\">ancestor posters<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe5OYWfAvHa6XCEay2brfCz12dQdQgW8V1VXuHdN2j9wVm2Tg\/viewform?usp=dialog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presenters<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854cad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"854cad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87abf08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87abf08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca925e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca925e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>We are also seeking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScpRPYgbOpivDOsVYMHi2oqPbwpMogaPcoatJQJzw43jvYPFw\/viewform?usp=dialog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">volunteers<\/a>\u00a0to help make this conference\u2014and our ongoing work\u2014successful.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3794f68 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