From the Cradle to the Grave Genealogy Workshop

Join the Laman Library, the Preservation of African American Cemeteries, and the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society for a jam-packed family history weekend!

Join us June 12-13 from 9:30 am-12:30 pm (both days) at the William F. Laman Public Library for another From the Cradle to the Grave two-day workshop! These informational sessions are open to all ages and backgrounds, with a little something for everyone interested in doing family history research or cemetery preservation.  
 
Guest speakers will provide talks on conducting family history and cemetery research. Tamela Tenpenny-Lewis will present an overview of the history and legacy of the Odd Fellows Cemetery. PAAC Junior will join us to share new ways to get involved with the organization and upcoming projects for youth cemetery preservationists.  
 
These sessions will serve as the finale of a community-driven project to continue documenting the history of the Odd Fellows Cemetery and the Military Heights neighborhood in North Little Rock. Workshops over the last several months dove into conducting oral histories and digitizing family records.  
 
Supported in part by a Curtis H. Sykes Memorial Grant from the Black History Commission of Arkansas and the Arkansas State Archives, this weekend will also mark the opening of the permanent poster exhibit on Odd Fellows and Military Heights. 
 
For questions about the program or project, contact North Little Rock Public Library Archivist Jamie Middleton, jmiddleton@nlrlibrary.org.