Register for Webinar Friday – Maps Tell Some of the Story for the African-Ancestored Genealogist by Angela Walton-Raji

Celebrating 150 years of freedom for all Americans in the concluding webinar of our Freedom Webinar Series!

This session, taught by Angela Walton-Raji, will illustrate how geography can tell you things unknown about your ancestral community and help provide a critical background for the family narrative.

View the entire Freedom Webinar Series:

• Researching Ancestors in the Era of Freedom
• United States Colored Troops Civil War Widows' Pension Applications
• Mending Broken Ties: Reconstructing Family Trees Sawed by Slavery
• Maps Tell Some of the Story for the African-Ancestored Genealogist

Join us and Angela Walton-Raji for the live webinar Friday, September 25, 2015 at 2pm Eastern U.S. Register today to reserve your virtual seat. Registration is free but space is limited to the first 1,000 people to join that day. Before joining, please visit www.java.com to ensure you have the latest version of Java which our webinar software requires. When you join, if you receive a message that the webinar is full, you know we've reached the 1,000 limit, so we invite you to view the recording which should be published to the webinar archives within an hour or two of the event's conclusion.

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About the presenter

A founding member of AfriGeneas.com, Ms. Walton-Raji is also a genealogist specializing in information for beginners, via daily and weekly online genealogy chats on AfriGeneas. As host of a weekly genealogy podcast, a number of instructional videos and as an expert consultant on video documentaries, Ms. Walton-Raji combines her skills as a genealogist with a warm on camera personality that brings comfort to her viewers through and her instructional videos on YouTube, while providing them with useful information. She is a published author, host of 3 blogs, in addition to a 10-year ongoing message board, 3 websites, and The African Roots Podcast.

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Webinar time

The webinar will be live on Friday, September 25, 2015 at:

• 2pm Eastern (U.S.)
• 1pm Central
• 12pm Mountain
• 11am Pacific

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Here's how to attend:

1. Register at www.FamilyTreeWebinars.com today. It's free!
2. You will receive a confirmation email containing a link to the webinar.
3. You will receive a reminder email both 1 day and 1 hour prior to the live webinar.
4. Calculate your time zone by clicking here.
5. Make sure you have the latest version of Java installed on your computer. Check at www.java.com.
6. Check your GoToWebinar connection here.
7. Click on the webinar link (found in confirmation and reminder emails) prior to the start of the webinar. Arrive early as the room size is limited to the first 1,000 arrivals that day.
8. Listen via headset (USB headsets work best), your computer speakers, or by phone.

We look forward to seeing you all there!