Save the Date
(Documentary Screening)

IAAM Theater, 14 Wharfside St, Charleston, SC 29401

Doors open: 5:30 pm
Event Time: 6 pm - 8 pm EST

Discover the courage that helped reshape America’s history...one battle, one brotherhood & one dream at a time.

#CivilWarHistory

African American genealogy isn’t impossible...

Don't ever believe the myth that African American ancestry is impossible. CFH's genealogists are here to help you break through your ancestral brick walls.

Find out more at tinyurl.com/CFHGenealogyHelp

#blackgenealogy #blackfamilyhistory

ENSLAVEMENT-TO-CITIZENSHIP Irish slaveholders in South Carolina 1670-1865 Harlston (Dublin), McKenna (Donegal) & Lynch (Monaghan) Martine Brennan M.A. (Ireland) 'DNA doesn't lie!' in The stained and bloodied cloths of Ireland.....

Brian Sheffey Director of the Family History Center @iaam-cfh.bsky.social speaks about Pierce #Butler of Carlow www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com

Live episode link: tinyurl.com/CFHCivilRights

Tune in to our latest episode where we delve into the defining events and figures of the #CivilRightsMovement. Join our distinguished panelists as they reflect on the enduring legacy of resistance and its impact on today's pursuit of equality.​

CFH Program Manager Jennifer Randall and Researcher Darius Brown hosted the first-ever IAAM History Scanning Day outside Charleston and South Carolina at the historic First African Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia.

#preservinghistory #archives

Brian Sheffey, Director of @iaam-cfh.bsky.social will be joining us on Mar 29 to speak on Pierce Butler of Carlow, Ireland, South Carolina, Georgia & Philadelphia. Grandfather of The Weeping Time. Register here www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com

Our Director, Brian Sheffey will share decades of research from a special group of people. They've researched the descendants & ancestors of the 440 people sold in Savannah, GA in 1859 by Pierce Mease Butler - to settle his gambling debts.

Registration: www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com

Live link: tinyurl.com/CFHscdigital

Discover how the Lowcountry Digital Library (LCDL) and the South Carolina Historical Society (SCHS) work together to provide unique access to invaluable records online and offline.

#archivists #historypreservation #genealogy #genealogyresearch #familyhistory

Videos Martine Brennan is the creator and curator of Enslavement to citizenship (@saytheirnamesir on Bluesky) an open-access digital public history project which is working to identify the names of...

Have a listen to Brian Sheffey @iaam-cfh.bsky.social speak about the people enslaved by Pierce Butler of Carlow, Ireland www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/videos.html#/ #ButlerIsland

We received some sad news this morning. Our first Centenarian Stories interviewee Mrs. Ercelle Chillus earned her wings.

The story of the night she was born was only surpassed by the journey her grandparents took in the 1870s.

Video: youtu.be/KSDQbMgI8x0

#centenarian #africanamericanhistory

Join us today at 1 pm EST as we close out #blackhistorymonth with this episode about researching Free People of Color in the U.S.

Join us live at tinyurl.com/CFHfpoc

#genealogy #familyhistory #blackgenealogy #africanamericangenealogy #freepeopleofcolor #podcast

Genealogical Challenges and Strategies for Researching Free People of Color | Podcast YouTube video by International African American Museum

CFH is excited about this conversation. Free People of Color genealogy has its own set of unique challenges. We're so pleased that Renate will join us to share her knowledge!

Live streaming link: youtube.com/live/qw54ECx...

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2025 #genealogyresearch

Genealogical Challenges and Strategies for Researching Free People of Color | Podcast YouTube video by International African American Museum

There is a double dose of CFH goodness every Saturday during #BlackHistoryMonth. This year, our Feb. podcast episodes feature Free Blacks of the U.S. - peeling back the layers of their oppression, triumphs & their collective legacy. Live link for February 1st at 1 pm EST: youtube.com/live/qw54ECx...

YouTube video by International African American Museum 2025 | Film Screening: Arrival of the 1st Africans in English America #blackhistorymonth

We can't wait to see you at our inaugural IAAM History film night on Sat, Feb 1st! This award-winning documentary is the perfect way for us to kick off our #BlackHistoryMonth programming.

A limited number of tickets are available via tinyurl.com/CFH1619Angolans

youtube.com/shorts/qM4y6...

RTÉ Radio 1 Ireland's Number One. News, arts, drama, music, documentary and debate on 88-90FM, LW252, online, digital radio, satellite, iOS and Android.

"A letter home" Documentary about a new archive at the University of Galway preserving the letters of thousands of emigrants going back hundreds of years. (repeat broadcast) www.rte.ie/radio/radio/... "With the help of God and the White Star line, we'll be reunited soon" #Genealogy

Thanks to the 1,600 people and organisations who responded to the UK Ministry of Justice’s proposals on the retention of wills. Good news: The UK Government has determined not to proceed with any reforms that involve the destruction of original wills
Read in full here: www.gov.uk/government/c...

Family Tree magazine cover for February 2025. Includes a feature mention of Maps for family history - where to find them, how they can uncoover new clues, and discover your ancestor's world

Opening section of a magazine article by Sophie Kay, called Finding Your Way With Historical Maps. The start of the article includes an image of an annotated marriage certificate, giving clues to the onward mapping adventure

If you like #maps and #FamilyHistory, then you're in luck!

Delighted to see Part 1 of my Mapping article in this month's Family Tree @familytreeplus.bsky.social - we're off to Lancs with my Ancestral Walks and Concentric Survey methods.

Give these a whirl and let me know how you get on! #genealogy

On demand link: youtube.com/live/ebheY6H...

We delved into the rich history & mission of the Black Loyalist Heritage Center in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada. This episode provides a deeper understanding of an important, yet often overlooked, chapter in North American history. #BlackHistory

YouTube video by International African American Museum A Virtual Tour of the International African American Museum and the Center for Family History

Curious about CFH - who we are, what we do & our resources? This video was made with you in mind!

The Center for Family History overview begins at 00:25:30.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgDW...

#museumlife #genealogyresearch #familyhistory #findyourstories #tellyourstories

We will be adding these recorded stories to the CFH digital archive in early 2025 iaamcfh.omeka.net/s/IAAM_CFH/p...

#OralHistory #HistoryPreservation #AfricanAmericanHistory

As of today, 3K+ International African American Museum (Charleston, SC) visitors have recorded their oral #AfricanAmerican family histories in our Story Booth studio in the Center for Family History!

The individual stories are typically overlooked by academics & historians

Samuel Irwin of Antrim, Ireland & Abbeville, South Carolina , Samuel Irwin was reputedly born in Antrim, Ireland about 1780 and died in Abbeville, South Carolina about 1859. In 1850 he was living in Saluda Regiment, Abbeville with his wife Elizabeth, his...

Samuel Irwin of #AntrimIreland & #AbbevilleSC named Kiza & her children Tilda & Mary Elizabeth
Little Bet & her children , Charlotte, Emma, Laura, Jane, Anna, Henry, Margaret
Polly & her daughters Allsy, Louisa, Froney & her son Israel in 1852 www.enslavement-to-citizenship.com/african-amer...

New Edition to our Archive | Record Link: iaamcfh.omeka.net/s/IAAM_CFH/i...

Plantation Records of Frierson & Seabrook Estates (#ClarendonCounty & #SumterCounty #SouthCarolina).

The pages included in this document are the plantation records of the Frierson Estates, 1835-1865

#digitalarchives

African American Centenarian Stories: Mrs. Beatrice Myers Givens (100 years old | Educator & Community Leader)

Video link: tinyurl.com/CFHGivens

#oralhistory #oralhistoryproject #centenarian #africanamericanhistory #africanamericanhistorymuseum #preservinghistory #blackhistory

The International African American Museum presents Unsettled Things: Art from an #AfricanAmerican South, Dec 7, 2024 – May 4, 2025

This compelling exhibition features 44 works by 28 African American artists, many of whom have been marginalized under labels like "folk," "self-taught," or "outsider."

Live YouTube episode link (21 Dec 2024): tinyurl.com/CFHBlackLoya...

This episode offers a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of an important yet often overlooked chapter in North American history.

Black Loyalist Heritage Center link: blackloyalist.com

Cousins? African American Irish and DNA insights. Martine Brennan writes about her digital public history project, ‘Enslavement to Citizenship: African Americans in Irish Slaveholder Records, 1670-1862’ and the insights into the divers…

My Cousins! irishdiasporahistory.wordpress.com/2021/06/06/c...

Save these dates.

Stay up-to-date with the @iaamuseum's Center for Family History's 2025 documentary programing by visiting and bookmarking iaamuseum.org/events

#blackhistorymonth2025
#blackhistorymonth #blackhistory365 #charlestonsc

Bringing Community Archives to Life: An opportunity to make a short film about your community heritage group Would you like a professionally edited film about your group? Would you like to learn to make a film yourself? We ...

Bringing Community Archives to Life: An opportunity to make a short film about your community heritage group & learn to make a film yourself. Free in UK & Ireland! Find out more here www.communityarchives.org.uk/content/news...