Gittin Ready fa de Gullah/Geechee Family Reunion Workshop

Gullah/Geechee Nation ♦ December 30, 2016 ♦ Leave a comment

De Gullah/Geechee Angel Network
&
De Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition present

“Gittin Ready fa de Gullah/Geechee Family Reunion:
An Interactive Family Collections Digitization and Protection Workshop”

Saturday, March 25, 2017
10 am to 5 pm

St. Helena Branch Library
Historic St. Helena Island, SC

in the Gullah/Geechee Nation

This FREE workshop sponsored by the SC Humanities Council requires pre-registration and a commitment to the entire day.

Sessions will include:

• Registration and Opening Discussion of the Value of Cultural Heritage Resources by Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/Geechee Nation (www.QueenQuet.com)

• Valuing and Creating Family Archives by St. Helena Branch Library Head Librarian Maria Benac

• Interactive Session on Scrapbooking versus Archiving led by Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition Archive Trainees

• Lunch with a Gullah/Geechee Documentary Showing

• Discussion on the challenges and opportunities faced by the living culture with Dr. Amir Jamal Toure of Savannah State University and Dr. Najmah Thomas of the University of South Carolina

• Let’s Get Ready for the Family Reunion” Interactive Digitization Session led by the Queen Quet

• Graduation

For more information contact the Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition at GullGeeCo@aol.com.

SPACE IS LIMITED. Register here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gittin-ready-fa-de-gullahgeechee-family-reunion-an-interactive-family-collections-workshop-tickets-30575561327

Cum jayn we and git de famlee readee!