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• 5 Simple Ways to Promote Diversity our Genealogy Community

• BCG Skillbuilding: Genealogy Ethics and the Call for Diversity

• BlackProGen LIVE Ep20b: Talks Diversity in Genealogy and Family History Research (YouTube)

  By Nicka Smith

• Creating Accessible Digital Content for Your Genealogy Storytelling, Society, or Business

  A lecture available from Colleen Robledo Greene, MLIS.

• Genealogy Adventures Live - Ethnic diversity and the politicization of genealogy in America

  By Brian Sheffey

• Genealogy and Anti-Racism: A Resource for White People

• Let's Make Genealogy Accessible

  What can YOU do to make the genealogy world a more accessible, welcoming place to researchers with disabilities? This article provides six easy tips for making your social media posts, websites and blogs more disability-accessible, and highlights useful free tools to help you.

• Making Family History Accessible for the Visually or Hearing Impaired

  By Lisa Cooke.

• Perspectives on Genealogy Diversity & Inclusion: DearMYRTLE (YouTube)

  This interview is with DearMYRTLE, your friend in genealogy. Myrt helps us understand the challenges faced by genealogists who have mobility, chronic pain, and hearing impairments, when attending and participating at in-person or virtual events. The interview was conducted on August 7, 2019 by Colleen Robledo Greene.

• Perspectives on Genealogy Diversity & Inclusion: Ellen Fernandez-Sacco, Ph.D. (YouTube)

  This interview is with Ellen Fernandez-Sacco, a professional genealogist, public educator, and former president of the California Genealogical Society. Ellen challenges the genealogy community to take a close look at ourselves, to work towards more inclusive narratives and genealogy. The interview was conducted on August 6, 2019 by Colleen Robledo Greene.

• Perspectives on Genealogy Diversity & Inclusion: Grant Din (YouTube)

  This interview is with Grand Din, a genealogist with the Chinese American Family History Group. His perspective focuses on what genealogical societies can do, and was the third video shown in the program. The interview was conducted on August 2, 2019 by Colleen Robledo Greene.

• Perspectives on Genealogy Diversity & Inclusion: Janice Lovelace, Ph.D. (YouTube)

  This interview is with Janice Lovelace, Ph.D., a genealogist and diversity activist. Her perspective focuses on what genealogical societies can do, and was the second video shown in the program. The interview was conducted on August 5, 2019 by Colleen Robledo Greene.

• Perspectives on Genealogy Diversity & Inclusion: Joanna Shear (YouTube)

  This interview is with Joanna Shear, an engineer and a member of the California Genealogical Society. Joanna shares recommendations from her perspective about how genealogical societies can become more inclusive through their outreach efforts, and how societies and individuals need to be intentional about their diversity and inclusion efforts. The interview was conducted on August 8, 2019 by Colleen Robledo Greene.

• Perspectives on Genealogy Diversity & Inclusion: Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL (Youtube)

  This interview is with Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL, The Legal Genealogist. Judy shares recommendations about how genealogy societies, genealogy conferences, genealogy educators, and genealogy bloggers can be more inclusive in their programs, collections, and materials. The interview was conducted on August 12, 2019 by Colleen Robledo Greene.

• Perspectives on Genealogy Diversity & Inclusion: Kerry Scott (YouTube)

  This interview is with Kerry Scott, a professional genealogist who is hearing impaired. Kerry helps us understand the challenges faced by hearing impaired genealogists who attend our in-person or virtual programs, and she provides suggests on how to make them feel more included. The interview was conducted on July 23, 2019 by Colleen Robledo Greene.

• Perspectives on Genealogy Diversity & Inclusion: Margaret Cheney (YouTube)

  This interview is with Margaret Cheney with the Ohio Genealogical Society (OGS). Her perspective focuses on what genealogical societies can do to incorporate more diversity and inclusion into their conferences while also growing their conference attendance. The interview was conducted on July 31, 2019 by Colleen Robledo Greene.

• Perspectives on Genealogy Diversity & Inclusion: Nicka Sewell-Smith (YouTube)

  This interview is with Nicka Sewell-Smith, the host of BlackProGen LIVE, a blogger, and an influencer. Nicka's perspective set the tone for the entire conversation, so we chose this video to kick off the conference session. The interview was conducted on July 22, 2019 by Colleen Robledo Greene.

• Perspectives on Genealogy Diversity & Inclusion: Randy Whited (YouTube)

  This interview is with Randy Whited with the Texas State Genealogical Society (TxSGS). His perspective focuses on what genealogical societies can do to incorporate more diversity and inclusion into their conferences while also growing their conference attendance. The interview was conducted on August 2, 2019 by Colleen Robledo Greene.

• Perspectives on Genealogy Diversity & Inclusion: Victoria S. Kolakowski, J.D., M.Div. (YouTube)

  This interview is with Victoria S. Kolakowski, J.D., M.Div., former president of the California Genealogical Society. Victoria challenges us to to rethink our concept of how we define, describe, and document individuals and families, to be more inclusive and to more accurately represent our diverse society. The interview was conducted on August 7, 2019 by Colleen Robledo Greene.

• Rooted in Inclusion: Forgoing the Family Tree Model (RootsTech)

  By Brenda Martin