Magistrate Shoshanna Brooker of the Marietta Municipal Court will speak at the Multicultural Genealogical Center.  She will discuss the road traveled from growing up in Washington County and ultimately practicing law and serving as Magistrate. Magistrate Brooker is a graduate of Warren High School,  Ohio University and Capital University Law School.  She believes in a... Read More

Alphonso Gaskins will speak about his experiences as a United Nations legal education expert assisting the government of the Republic of Somaliland with reestablishing and strengthening their justice system.  The Republic of Somaliland is the northwest section of the Republic of Somalia. Alphonso Gaskins is a retired educator and legal professional. He has worked as... Read More

    Talcon Quinn is a folk artist whose family has called Southeast Ohio home for countless generations.  She focuses on cultivating a new view of Appalachia by teaching and celebrating the collective heritage of the Southeast Ohio landscape. Roots of Athens County is a community art project that weaves the oral histories of three... Read More

Amanda Flowers will share her research into “Unwrapping the colonized mindset in America’s healthcare system: The medical exploitation and experimentation of African Americans”. Dr. Flowers grew up in Cutler, Ohio  and graduated from Warren High School. She majored in psychology, minored in sociology, and graduated cum laude as a McNair Scholar at Kent State University.... Read More

Henry Woods will share his "Life as an Athens Resident" from the time of his birth to Emma Warner on May 2, 1952. Henry was a founding member and chairperson of the Athens Community Relations Commission. He also helped to found the committee that worked to erect the historical marker to commemorate the Berry Hotel... Read More

Mike Brandt and Clyde Mayle will talk about "Early Cutler, OH History".  Cutler is a small community in western Washington County with a history of involvement with the Underground Railroad. Mr. Brandt & Mr. Mayle have each devoted 30 years of their lives to education.  In Mr. Brandt's case those 30 years were all spent... Read More

Dr Amelia Adams and Ada Woodson Adams are presenting an interactive genealogy series that will provide you with tools and skills to help you identify your ancestors and craft a personal, historical, narrative about your family.  This month's topic is Records & Research:  How to use and interpret public records in order to add depth... Read More

“From Appalachia to Africa and Back Again: unexpected connections, genealogical and otherwise” Faith is a White female American who ended up living in Central Africa for three years, starting when she was 22.  She was supposedly ‘teaching’ for the Peace Corps, but she learned a thousand things for every one thing she may have contributed. ... Read More