Janice Cross Gilyard

 

• National Genealogical Society – Board Member (elected 2022)

• Board for Certification of Genealogists -Paul E. Sluby African American Scholarship Recipient 2021/Selected MAAGI Institute 2022 (Slave Era Research)

• Member of the National Genealogical Society

• President of AAHGS – New Jersey Chapter

• Member of The Genealogical Society of New Jersey

• Board Member of 313+ Ancestors Speak

• Board Member of Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage

• Team Leader for Genealogy/Howe House Preservation Project via Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Montclair, NJ

• Podcast:  History & Genealogy Conversations with Janice & Cherekana

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• The History of the James Howe House - A Panel Discussion/Montclair Public Library

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• Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration - U.S. Citizenship Immigration Services Newark, NJ Asylum Office

 

• Good Day New York with Dan Bowens (FOX 5) – Underground Railroad Interview – History in Montclair, NJ

 

• Kaleidoscope with Dustin Dumas – Television Interviews – Beginner Genealogy and Podcasting

 

• Roots Tech 2022 – Using Historical Records Sets in African American Research

 

• RootsTech Connect 2021 – African American Genealogy – Getting Past the 1870 Brick Wall

 

• Family Search – Participant with Vidal Consulting Group - ROAR project (Reclaiming Our African Roots).

 

• AAHGS-National Conference – Sons & Daughters of The United States Middle Passage Panel Discussion

 

• Sons & Daughters of the U.S. Middle Passage Conference held at Rider University (3 times) - A Case Study on Slave Narratives, Edward W. Cross, He Did not Drown (Here’s What I Found), Forrest Winfield Cozart – A Case Study with Mary K. Ragland, moderated three sessions for the 2022 Conference, and Poster Session

 

• Rochester Institute of Technology and Arizona State University Interview with​ Dr. Juilee Decker, Sometimes They Find You – My 5th Great Grandmother, Willoughby McWhite - "Adapting and Finding Meaning in Uncertain Times: Journal of the Plague Year

 

• Jamestown Foundation/Francis Marion Univ., SC – Genealogy Presentation

 

• State Library of New Jersey – Hidden Figures in A Union County Town, Summit, NJ:  African American Notables & Two Historic Churches

 

• Diversity Alliance of Freehold, NJ - Juneteenth Event – Guest Presenter

 

• Jack and Jill of America - Genealogy Presentation for Youth

 

• Blog Talk Radio with Bernice Bennett – An 1829 Slave Bill of Sale & A Question Interview - My 5th Great Grandmother and Discovering a PBS/History Segment about her

 

• Genealogy Adventures (Brian Sheffey & Donya Williams) – Panel Discussion on Bullying on Various Genealogy Platforms & Live Segment 

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• Academy of Legacy Leaders with Taneya Koonce (President of AAHGS Nashville) – Interview:  Willoughby McWhite (My 5th Great Grandmother/PBS/The History Detectives)

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• Caldwell Family History Center/LDS Research Center – Edward W. Cross, He Did NOT Drown (Here’s What I Found)

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• East Orange Public Library – Conducting Effective Genealogy Research (My Case Studies) and Little-Known History Facts

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• Elizabeth Public Library - Conducting Effective Genealogy Research (My Case Studies)

 

• ​​ Union Public Library – Genealogy Case Study & Presentation

 

• Rahway Public Library - Conducting Effective Genealogy Research (My Case Studies)

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• Legacy Path Genealogy Group – Beginner Genealogy & Her Story for Women’s History Month

 

• New York Theological Seminary – Conducting Effective Genealogy Research

 

• Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Montclair, NJ – The Importance of History & Genealogy

 

• ​ Lighthouse Community Church, Pleasantville, NJ - Conducting Effective Genealogy Research (My Case Studies)

 

• Seeds of Greatness Church, South Orange, NJ – Beginner Genealogy