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Celebrate the launch of Finding Cornerstone Stories: Uncovering Inspiration in Your Family’s History with author André Kearns.

Finding Cornerstone Stories reveals tales of Black entrepreneurship and resilience from slavery to leadership through the family tree of author André Kearns. Presented as illustrated essays, the book provides inspiration on every page as the author offers his personal stories and practical guidance for readers to conduct genealogical research and discover their own family histories. 

Chief Genealogist David Allen Lambert will provide an overview of colonial lineage societies—such as the General Society of Colonial Wars, Colonial Dames of America, and Order of Founders and Patriots of America. He will discuss how to identify appropriate qualifying ancestors, evaluate evidence, and build a well-supported application.

In this webinar, we’ll discuss our upcoming research tours for the year ahead to locations including Indiana, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Nova Scotia, Salt Lake City, and American Ancestors' own Brim-DeForest library in Boston!