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American Inspiration Author Series
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Gabrielle Glaser with American Baby: A Mother, A Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption
As closed records of adoption are being legally challenged in states nationwide and open adoption is the rule today, journalist Gabrielle Glaser takes us back to a dark time in America’s history.
Family History Research
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Researching the Deep South
Learn about researching your ancestors from South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana and get tips and solutions for getting ahead.
Family History Research
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Baxter Lecture: The True Cost of Colonization, American History from an Indigenous Perspective
Boston Public Library President David Leonard welcomes scholar and a politically, socially, and culturally active member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Paula Peters to discuss the romanticized myth of the Pilgrims' arrival and the true cost of colonization from the perspective of the indigenous people.