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Midwest Afro-American Genealogical Interest Coalition (M.A.G.I.C.)

 

M.A.G.I.C. Meetings


Location:

Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center

3700 Blue Parkway , Kansas City, MO 64130  (816) 784-4444

Time:  12:00 (noon) to 2:00 p.m.

Date:  First Saturday of the month, except July (family reunions), October (annual bus tour), and December (Christmas Luncheon).

The public is cordially invited to attend our meetings. You do not have to be a member to access our holdings or to participate in our programs and educational presentations.

Events

M.A.G.I.C.  2010 Calendar

January 2, 2010 -  Election of Officers officers   

                     Grace La Joy Henderson  - In Search of Roots, Growing up in Foster Care.

February 6, 2010 - Joe Louis Mattox - African Americans in the Military.

March 6, 2010 - Sharon Sanders-Brooks - African American Women in Western, Mo.

April 3, 2010 - Lyle Gibson - The Basics of Genetic Genealogy, A Case Study.

May 1, 2010 - Joseph W. Kweh -Slavery in West Africa.

June 5, 2010  - Open House - 19th Annual Open House "Discovering Our Ancestry To    Define Our Generations"  Speaker: Prof. James (Jimmy) Johnson - Topic: George Washington Carver -  "A History of Slavery" (Slave, Soldier, Farmer in Missouri). 

Genealogical & Historical Publications will be available for purchase.

Genealogy & Family Exhibits

Time: 12:00 A.M - 3:00 P.M.

July 3, 2010  - No meeting,

August 7, 2010  - Daisy Young - Banneker School of Platte County.

Sept. 4, 2010   - The Argentine Library ? Need to be discussed at next meeting.

October 2 , 2010 - Magic at Mid-Continent.
                                                     Midwest Genealogy Center
                                                     3440 S. Lee's Summit Road
                                                      Independence, MO 64055-1923
                                                      Phone: 816-252-7228

November 6, 2010 - Prof. Lyle Gibson.

December 4, 2010 -  Xmas Luncheon