Getting Youth Involved in Genealogy with Nicka Smith




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Summary: Do the young people in your life frown whenever you mention your research to them?  Learn ways to pique the interest of young people and keep them engaged as you develop your own genealogy. Nicka Smith lectures and mentors both young and old on genealogical search techniques and has become an expert resource for genealogical research in the northeastern Louisiana area and for sharing genealogy with youth. She is the chair of the Outreach and Education Committee for the African American Genealogical Society of Northern California (AAGSNC), and is a board member of the California Genealogical Society (CGS). Nicka is also an accomplished communications professional and photographer.