Rooted in History: Genealogy for Family Historians

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Sat Jun 27 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

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Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum | Washington, DC

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Curious about family history? Join genealogist Hollis Gentry Brown for expert tips on tracing your roots.
About this Event

Curious about family history? Join genealogist Hollis Gentry Brown for expert tips on tracing your roots. Discover more about history keepers in our current exhibition, We Make History, as Gentry Brown also shares her research about Cupid Plummer, the Revolutionary War patriarch of the family whose multigenerational diary anchors the exhibit.
This program is in collaboration with the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives and the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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