"American Indian Genealogy: Fact and Fiction"
January 14, 2017 - Saturday
Location: 417 Irving Drive, Burbank, CA 91504
Southern California Genealogy Society building
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Doors open at 12noon
Lunch - 12:00 noon to 1p.m.
Sit, chat, and share your genealogy stories and questions while eating your brown bag lunch.
Learn - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with questions & answers.
1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Presenter: Michael McLaughlin
Today, generalizations and inaccuracies about American Indian genealogy research persist. Clarifying the facts is essential for successful research. The evolving history of the U.S. government's changing policies regarding American Indians resulted in its creation of documents intended to keep track of American Indians under its administration. Although the U.S. government compiled different census rolls for specific tribes, the primarily set of documents is the Indian Census Rolls. Knowing and understanding the history and nature of these census rolls compared to other census rolls for American Indians is necessary for successful research. The goal of this presentation is to provide the historical context for the evolving nature of these rolls, and their usefulness in American Indian genealogy research today.
Michael McLaughlin has been American Indian Resource Center Librarian for the County of Los Angeles Public Library for 17 years, and is the American Indian Subject Specialist for the County Library system. He is an enrolled member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. In addition to his Library Science degree he holds a Master's in American Indian Studies - History and Law.
The library will not be open for research. Times are approximate.