Gaston County Public Library
10:00 AM - 02:00 PM on Sat, 24 Aug 2024
Meet representatives from genealogy, family history, and local history organizations between 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. No reservation required.
Genealogist and historian Timothy N. Pinnick will present two programs on August 24, 2024, at the Gaston County Public Library in Gastonia, N.C.
EVENT SCHEDULE
10:00 - 11:00 Meet representatives from local historical societies, genealogy or family history organizations, and museums
11:00 - 12:00 “Essential Resources for African American Research” by Timothy N. Pinnick. [Or continue to meet with organizations]
12:00 - 1:00 Meet representatives from local historical societies, genealogy or family history organizations, and museums
1:00 - 2:00 “Researching the African American Family and Their Place in the Community” by Timothy N. Pinnick.
Timothy N. Pinnick is researcher, author, and national speaker on African American genealogy and co-founder of the New Hanover County Community [1898] Remembrance Project.
Sponsored by Friends of the Gaston County Public Library.
FREE to the public. No registration required. Advance reservations are suggested for organized groups.
Timothy Pinnick has authored articles, including “Using an Extended Research Project to Reconstruct a Community” which appeared in the Association for Professional Genealogists Quarterly, “Answers in African American Newspapers” written for Family Tree Magazine, “The Carnegie Medal” in NGS Magazine, and has coauthored “From Runaways to Reunions” in Family Tree Magazine.
Tim has delivered his historical papers at the Western Historical Association conference, Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Association for African American Historical Research and Preservation, and the Illinois History Conference. Tim has served on the boards of the Association of Professional Genealogists and Federations of Genealogical Societies.