Tracing Black Ancestry | Inside the Slave Records
Sun, April 27 @ 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Join renowned genealogist Paul Crooks for a taster session introducing a powerful angle on tracing Black ancestry.
In this engaging preview, Paul shares how he used Britain’s slave compensation records to trace his own African Caribbean roots. You’ll get a glimpse of the historical documents that can support your ancestry research — and learn how these lesser-known records can be a key to unlocking family history.
Alongside this, Paul will introduce a season of upcoming talks that expand on different aspects of Black ancestry and history — from tracing African roots in the Caribbean to decoding the impact of slavery-era documents and more. This session sets the stage for what’s to come.
Whether you’re curious about where to begin or looking for new directions in your research, this taster session offers a compelling introduction to the journey ahead.
🕗 Date & Time
Thursday 25th April 2025
6:00 PM BST (British Summer Time)
1:00 PM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
10:00 AM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
Follow-up Session
This free taster session will be followed by a separately ticketed event:
Black Genealogy – Secrets of the Slave Compensation Records
A deeper dive into how these historical sources can help you trace Black ancestry and uncover hidden family stories.
Be sure to register for both events if you want to continue the journey.
About The Speaker
Paul Crooks is a trailblazing genealogist and published author with a specialist interest in Black ancestry. He pioneered Black genealogy research in the 1990s, tracing his own family history from London back six generations to ancestors who were enslaved on a sugar plantation in North America 200 years ago.
Paul gained national recognition with his acclaimed historical novel “Ancestors” based on his family’s story, and he has appeared as an expert on Black British genealogy on “Who Do You Think You Are?” with Moira Stuart. His second book “A Tree Without Roots” is a seminal guide to tracing Black British ancestry.
Paul is credited with inspiring an upsurge of interest in Black and British genealogy and has spawned an industry in African Caribbean genealogy.
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