Diane L. Richard: "Digital Library on American Slavery"

The Southern California Genealogical Society's Webinar series hosts genealogist Diane L. Richard, who will present "Digital Library on American Slavery and Related Projects from Across the South." The online event is set for Wednesday, May 15, from 6 to 7 p.m.

The Digital Library on American Slavery (DLAS) platform focuses on slave petitions and runaway slave advertisements and includes a cutting-edge project for North Carolina Bills of Sale. Then, an overview of other existing runaway slave advertisement websites and where bills of sale are found for additional select states is given. Other related projects are also discussed.

Diane is the owner of Mosaic Research and Project Management, Mosaic RPM.  Her genealogical specialty is geographically scattered families or families that stepped foot in North Carolina. Since 2018, she has been the co-leader of Tar Heel Discoveries, which is guided North Carolina genealogical research based on providing targeted, focused, research assistance leading you to new family discoveries. Diane is a board member of NC Historical Records Online (NCHRO), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing public access to high-quality images of original records and other related information useful to researching North Carolina history and genealogy.  She has authored over 500 articles on genealogy topics. In 2019, she published Tracing Your Ancestors — African American Research: A Practical Guide. Since 2016, she has been the editor of the North Carolina Genealogical Society's  NCGS Journal.  She has appeared on Who Do You Think You Are? (the Bryan Cranston episode).

To register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2083258312590722903

Questions? Contact Adrian Foushee at webinar@scgsgenealogy.com