Researching Your African American Roots

Celebrate Black History Month by discovering your own family's African American history. At the Dutchtown Branch of the Ascension Parish Library, assistant archivist and genealogy researcher for the Diocese of Baton Rouge will offer a presentation on conducting genealogical research using sacramental records, demonstrating how to find ancestors in them. She'll offer tips on how to deal with obstacles like having no surname, nicknames, group baptisms, locations, and missing records, and will share a case study on the evolution of a surname, covering some naming patterns found in South Louisiana as evidenced by church records. 6:30 pm. Free. Call (225) 673-8699 for more information.