Small group sessions After a short break, we will organize into small groups in the auditorium area and breakout rooms on Zoom. The topics today are region-focused: South (KY,TN), Midwest (OH, MI), and Eastern (PA, NY). Members are invited to share their stories. A GSWC facilitator will be assigned to each small group. Download: GSWC Flyer for April 26, 2026

Program Details

Topic  The presentation discusses the migration of Blacks to Michigan in the mid-1880s, before the Great Migration from the south, with specific examples in Marquette, Midland, Detroit, and Washtenaw County. 

Biographical  Rozlyn Kelly is a retired attorney with over 25 years of genealogical research experience focused on African American ancestry in Michigan, Canada, Southern Illinois, Kentucky, and Washington, D.C.  She is Past President of the Farmington Genealogical Society and serves on the executive board of the Michigan Genealogical Council as Past President.

How do I get a link to join the Zoom meeting? Members will receive an email invitation to register for the meeting about a week prior. Non-members, please send a request to register to info@washtenawgenealogy.org (must be received by *April 23*). Registration is not required to attend in person at Trinity Health Ann Arbor. Please see www.washtenawgenealogy.org > About Us > About Meetings for more information.