Social History with Gena Philibert-Ortega

May 2nd, 2025 by Lisa S. Gorrell, CG

SU13 Beyond Names and Dates – Integrating Social History into your Research 

Sunday, 25 May 2025, 9:30 a.m., French

This session explores the importance of social history in family research, highlighting how understanding the “where” enriches the “what” and “why” of ancestors’ lives.

Gena Philibert-Ortega is an author, researcher, and instructor whose focus is genealogy, social and women’s history. She holds a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women’s Studies) and a Master’s degree in Religion.


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.