Lunchtime Book Talk | The Art & Science of Genealogical Research
Date: Monday, October 18, 2021
Time: 12:00pm
Join WRHS and the Cleveland Public Library for this lively discussion of the book There Is Something About Edgefield: Shining a Light on the Black Community Through History, Genealogy & Genetic DNA by Edna Bush and Natonne Elaine Kemp.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch Manager and former college English instructor, Dr. Tonya Briggs, will lead the book talk for 15 minutes. Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Distinguished Scholar of African American History and Culture at the Cleveland History Center of the Western Reserve Historical Society and author of Black America: Cleveland, Ohio, will speak about her family history and genealogy research experience for 15 minutes. The last 15 minutes of the book talk will be spent answering participants’ questions.
This event is brought to you by the Cleveland Public Library and the Western Reserve Historical Society.