For families
Family Lineage Journey
A guided pathway for a family to begin sourced genealogical research, learn to read the records that touch their line, and preserve what they find in a family archive.
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Programs
Structured pathways to participate.
Programs are the doors into the Institute's work. Each is being built with the same standard of care — sourced, respectful, and permanent.
All programs in development
For researchers and families
Freedmen Records Project
A long-term effort to recover, transcribe, and contextualize Freedmen's Bureau records and adjacent post-emancipation registries, made accessible to descendant families.
Enrollment not yet open
For elders and families
Oral History Sessions
Structured recorded interviews with elders, transcribed and archived — so testimony that has always lived in memory can live in the record.
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For K–12 and university educators
Heritage Educators Cohort
Materials, sourcing standards, and collaborative sessions supporting educators teaching Black American lineage, slavery, and reconstruction with rigor and dignity.
Enrollment not yet open
For churches, cemeteries, historical societies
Community Heritage Partnerships
Multi-year partnerships to document Black communities, burial grounds, and landmarks at risk of erasure.
Enrollment not yet open
For scholars and institutions
University and Institutional Fellowship
Formal collaborations with universities, museums, and libraries to advance shared research and archival work.
Enrollment not yet open
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