Video library

This online lecture will highlight useful collections for researching African American ancestors including court and account records, local histories, original manuscripts, rare documents, and more.

The family and community that precede us shape how we see the world today. Interdisciplinary and research-based artist Helina Metaferia talks about using collage and video to explore how we carry on the legacies of our elders, the kinship we find in our contemporaries, and the many ways these relationships inform and shape us.

Genealogist Melanie McComb will provide an overview of key resources that can be used to research the criminals in your own family tree, including newspapers, jail registers, prison records, court records, and more.