LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson
This course offers students an opportunity for a deeper understanding of the rich research resources of the law, including those generally available only at law libraries. Students will work with legal records and sources, gaining a better grasp of legal history and its implications for research as well as the skills to find and apply […]
Going to Ohio? Be sure to check out our instructors participating at the 2019 Ohio Genealogical Society’s conference in Mason, Ohio! The conference is being held on May 1st through 4th. There are many great topics and events to choose from. Deborah A. Abbott, Ph.D. Blaine T. Bettinger LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson Janet Hovorka Michael D. Lacopo […]
LaBrenda received the Distinguished Service Award in recognition of her service to UGA and SLIG. LaBrenda was instrumental in helping to develop the commemorative Martin Luther King Jr. event that kicked off the SLIG Academy. Additionally, LaBrenda was the coordinator of SLIG’s first African-American research course. This was quite timely, since 2019 marks […]
SLIG Announces the format for the commemorative event to be held at the beginning of new SLIG Academy for Professionals. “Out Of The Mountain Of Despair A Stone Of Hope” — Words inscribed on his memorial from Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial on 28 August 1963. Featuring Rev. Paul Neal Nelson […]
LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson to Keynote SLIG 2019 Plenary Session LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, in keeping with this year’s theme, will present We’re All In The Same Boat Now at the Plenary Session, Monday evening, January 14. All SLIG participants and instructors are invited; a RSVP is requested. Her specialty is African America families that came out of slavery. She has a passion […]
Instructors: LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG, CGL Deborah Abbott, PhD Michael Hait, CG, CGL Judy G. Russell, JD, CG, CGL Description:2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the first recorded arrival of Africans in an English colony (at Virginia). This anniversary will be commemorated throughout the United States, and SLIG has the opportunity to be at […]