Lori Kimball, a member of the Black History Committee of Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, co-researcher of the Enslaved Community of President James Monroe, and researcher of the enslaved community at Oatlands, will discuss resources available at Thomas Balch Library and the Loudoun County Courthouse and use of online resources. Steve Hammond, a 7th generation member of the Syphax family of Washington, DC: a line moved by force to New Orleans and then by choice to Denver, will share his efforts to make the field more relatable and relevant to the public at large, particularly as interest in and access to DNA/ancestry/genealogy data becomes more available.

 Pre-registration is required for this event. Please call 703-737-7195, email balchlib@leesburgva.gov, or register online https://tinyurl.com/TBLEvents