SU53 Fields of Hope: African Americans, Immigrants, and Women Homesteading on the Frontier

Sunday, 25 May 2025, 4:00 p.m., Grand Ballroom A/B

Recognize the contributions and challenges faced by 4 million homesteaders and learn about the impact of homesteading on westward migration and settlement.

Angela Packer McGhie, CG, FUGA, is the vice president of the Board for Certification of Genealogists. She coordinates courses for SLIG and IGHR and is an instructor at other genealogy institutes.

Registrants who check in at the Louisville registration desk can access this and all the lectures they don’t catch in person on the Whova app until 15 July 2025.