Ruth D. Hunt
Family Historian • Genealogist • Talk Show Host
Genealogy Workshops: Finding Your Roots
Preserving Family History
Ms. Hunt is passionate about genealogy. Her goal is to inspire others, particularly African Americans, to build on the legacy of their ancestors by exploring, documenting and celebrating family history. She has mastered the art of conducting workshops on "Finding Your Roots" while telling her sensational stories. She will provide the necessary research tools to connect your fragmented past.
Begin Your Genealogy Journey
Join Ms. Hunt for your genetic journey, receive expert advice and the necessary step by step tools to begin researching your family lineage. This process of uncovering the lives of our ancestors and learning whose shoulders we stand on, is extraordinary!
Workshop Availability & Inquiries
Workshops are scheduled periodically.
Click below to contact Ruth and receive updates or discuss a custom session.
Virginia DAR Chapter Hosts Genealogy Workshop for the African-American Community
Ruth D. Hunt led a successful genealogy workshop, "Finding Your Roots," in Roanoke, VA, focusing on African American ancestry. Hosted by the Colonial William Preston DAR Chapter and the Historical Gainsboro Public Library, the event attracted over 80 participants. Hunt emphasized the growing interest among women of color in genealogy and the DAR, which supports lineage research.
Workshop with the
Veterans Genealogy Group
This was a free and very informative workshop offering an opportunity for veterans to trace their family history.
Participants learned how to create a family tree and trace their family lineage, as well as how to identify family health patterns so they can take steps for prevention, early detection and screening.
Past Genealogy Presentations
& Workshops
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Association of Black Women in Higher Education National Conference
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2004 to 2022 – Conducted ongoing Genealogy Workshops for
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New York City Health and Hospital Corporation - "The Link to Your Health History” Bellevue Hospital Center, Woodhull Hospital, Cumberland D&TC
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News 12 Connecticut Cable Television "Our Lives" - Genealogy Interview with Janus Adams
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BCAT, “Bad Street Beat”- Medgar Evers College Radio Broadcast Genealogy interviews with Charles Thomas
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Harlem Community Radio, WHCR 90.3 FM with Jeanne Parnell
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African American Historical and Genealogy Society - Jersey City, NJ
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African - Atlantic Genealogy Society – Hempstead, New York
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2016 Second Baptist Church - Balwin, New York
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Convent Baptist Church – Harlem, New York
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Bridge Street AWME Church – Brooklyn, New York
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The Black Veterans – New York City & Brooklyn, New York
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100 Black Women - Manhattan Chapter
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The Veterans Group - VA NY Harbor Health System Manhattan Campus
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Westchester Community College SUNY " Black History Month"
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Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center, Jersey City, NJ
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39th Annual AAHGS-Sons and Daughters of the United States Middle Passage - Philadelphia, PA
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WHCR Radio - Harlem, New York - The Jean Parnell Show
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WURD Radio - Philadelphia - The Michael Coard Show
