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Chef Boyardee
9 September 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Chef Boyardee
presented by Dr Deborah Abbott
Have fun and enjoy following the life an American icon through genealogical eyes. Chef Boyardee was not only the face on the spaghetti can but was a real breathing person with roots in Cleveland, Ohio. Learn how genealogical records, i.e., immigration records, vital records, ship manifests, manuscripts, military, photos, newspapers, etc., help to bring this man to life by providing information that you may not have known.
See how important repositories such as local and national libraries, the national archives, the library of congress, government documents, etc., are in the research process. The jewels that were found in this genealogical research are amazing. You are guaranteed to leave with new knowledge, a smile on your face and an appetite for genealogy.
Deborah A. Abbott, PhD, is a professional genealogist specializing in genealogical methodology, manuscript collections, and African American family research. She is a member of the Cuyahoga County (OH) Archives Commission, the Lakeview Cemetery Community Outreach Committee (Cleveland, OH), past president of the African American Genealogical Society, Cleveland, Ohio, and a retired professor of Counseling from Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. She holds both the BS and MEd degrees from Tuskegee University and the PhD degree from Kent State University.
Dr. Abbott is coordinator of both the African American Track at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) in Athens, Georgia, and the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP). She teaches at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) and the Texas Institute of Genealogical Research (TIGR).
Dr. Abbott has articles published in the Ohio Genealogy News and Family Tree magazines. She can be found teaching African American genealogy in a segment entitled “Needles & Threads” on Ancestry Academy, an educational video course for Ancestry.com. She also teaches monthly classes entitled “Using Ancestry.com in Genealogy Research” at the Lakewood (Ohio) Public Library and coordinates the “Genealogy and Family History Clinic” for the Cleveland Public Library.
She is a member of the National Genealogical Society (NGS), the Association of Professional Genealogist (APG) and the Genealogical Speakers Guild (GSG).
A Cleveland, Ohio native, Dr. Abbott is a life member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the Tuskegee University National Alumni Association, and Antioch Baptist Church in Cleveland.