Join our new Black Genealogy Club and learn to research your heritage!

The Legacy Lab initiative celebrates America's 250th anniversary in 2026 by empowering Black community members to research, document, and share their unique family histories. House of Zamani will lead us in developing genealogical research skills over this six-month program series. Registration is encouraged but not required.

This Month: Connecting the Dots to Trace Ancestral Lines

Join us for a workshop on strategies for overcoming research roadblocks, utilizing collateral lines, understanding migration patterns, and leveraging local historical societies and archives such as the African American Museum of Philadelphia and Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Next Month: Join us for a joint session with the Black Genealogy club at the Cobbs Creek Library, for a workshop on Preserving Your Legacy. Saturday, May 16th at 11:00am. We'll be back at Kingsessing in June for our final session.  

About House of Zamani

House of Zamani is led by Pearl's Girl Productions. Pearl's Girl Productions is a Philly film, digital and new media production company that produces and presents motion pictures that explore the infinite lives of Black people.

This program series is funded by the Hyperlocal Heritage grant. Lead support is provided by the William Penn Foundation. Additional support provided by Philadelphia Funder Collaborative for the Semiquincentennial.