Former Roanoke resident Ruth D. Hunt, a genealogist and member of the Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society of New York City and the Daughters of the American Revolution, New York City Chapter, led a “Finding Your Roots” genealogy workshop focused on African-American lineages on February 11, at the Historic Gainsboro Branch Library. The workshop was well attended with more than 80 persons participating in person or on Zoom. The Colonel William Preston Chapter, NSDAR presented the 874-page book, “Forgotten Patriots” to the community to be held at the regional repository for genealogical information, the Virginia Room at the Main Library.
