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For more info contact: Oldham Co. History Center/502-222-0826

African American Genealogy Workshop by John Logan

Thursday, June 24, 2004

Oldham County History Center

Education Annex

Cost: $10 per person

Registration required: 502-222-0826

Mr. Logan is the co-founder of the African-American Genealogy Group (AAGG) of Philadelphia and a charter member of the Family Reunion Institute at Temple University, an organization that teaches families how to begin and/or improve family reunions. He has been practicing genealogy for over 20 years, having over 4600 individuals in his database, having traced his maternal line back for 6 generations.

John's genealogy background begins in 1979 with the birth of his second child. He felt a need to begin researching his family history and has been successful through locating his Great-grandfather, Mason Logan, a Civil War Veteran, who served with the 6 th U.S. Colored Cavalry, at Camp Nelson, KY.

Oldham County 's population in 1830 was over 1/3 African American. In this workshop John will provide information on ways the African American community can locate family histories and genealogy in our region.

Contact for more information: Nancy Theiss, 502-222-0826

The Oldham County History Center, 106 N. Second Ave.

LaGrange, KY 40031 502-222-0826/FAX 502-222-7115

http://oldhamcountyhistoricalsociety.org

email: ochstryctr@aol.com

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