Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Latter-day Saints Announce Completion of Freedman’s Project

July 7, 2016

The Freedmen’s Bureau Project will bring a change to family history research for African Americans, according to Dr. Edna Briggs, president of the California African American Genealogical Society. ... read more »

Find your roots at Freedmen’s Project & Conference

March 9, 2016

“Discover Your Roots,” the 14th annual conference focusing on African American genealogy, takes place on Saturday, March 12, in Los Angeles. The conference will be held from 8 a.m. ... read more »

Retired Black Exec Finds Her Chinese Family

January 20, 2016

Pursuing her long-lost grandfather and her life-long yearning to know her extended family resulted in retired NBC Universal executive, Paula Williams Madison, meeting more than 300 Chinese relatives and finding lineage that dated back more than 3,000 years. ... read more »

Faith community salutes digital release of Freedmen’s Bureau records

June 24, 2015

The Los Angeles faith community joined with African Americans across the nation in celebrating the digital release of four million historical records from the Freedmen’s Bureau, ... read more »