AGS Monthly Meeting and Program: “American Ancestors hosted the 36th ICGHS with Keynote speaker Henry Louis Gates, Jr. PhD.”

Join us for a short business meeting, followed by a presentation by Jeri Surad.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: A brief talk on the prestigious event hosted by American Ancestors and the New England Historic Genealogical Society of the 36th International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences (ICGHS), which was held in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Old South Church on September 24 -28, 2024. The theme was Origins, Journeys, and Destinations. The speaker will also talk about the migration of her Fuller and Olin families and an overview of Boston, A Portrait of a Pioneering Family in the Great Migration West, speaking as Althea Olin Fuller, her great-great-grandmother.

Speakers Bio: Jeri began tracing my family’s tree in 1972, four years after her father died. He was an only child. She had never met any of her father’s relatives. Jeri wrote inquiring letters to her dad’s relatives for help. In 1972, there was no internet or online database for genealogical research. By 1997, she had made her first trip to Northfield, Minnesota. Here she began to discover the history of her Fuller family first-hand. Jeri collected more genealogical documents and family histories locally while discovering America’s history alongside her family history. The question was asked if our ancestors came from England on the Mayflower. She answered no, “Our English ancestors sailed into Cambridge Harbor, Massachusetts, in 1638, instead!”

This event is currently scheduled as a HYBRID EVENT. Come join us in person at the Albuquerque Main Library, Genealogy Center on the 2nd floor (see LOCATION information on the right), or online (see link below to register).

After filling out the registration form, you will receive an email confirming your registration.