ON DEMAND WEBINAR
APRIL 1 | 12:00PM CDT
The story of Greenwood is often told through what was destroyed in 1921 — homes, businesses, and institutions.
But another archive survived.
It lives in family photographs, church programs, oral histories, and the records preserved within families themselves. In many Greenwood families, women carried that history forward.
Grandmothers who remembered maiden names and family connections. Mothers who preserved photographs and church ties. Aunts who passed down migration stories and the names of relatives whose lives rarely appeared in official records.
In Black genealogy, maternal lines often provide the clearest path for tracing family history. Because enslaved people were often prevented from legally marrying and historical records were inconsistent, children were frequently documented through their mothers. The knowledge women preserved inside families often becomes the starting point that leads researchers to census records, church registries, and other historical documents.
To be released on April 1, marking the anniversary of Justice For Greenwood, this presentation reflects on how Greenwood women and women descendants, like Lenda Eubanks Knight, helped preserve family memory and how that knowledge continues to guide genealogical documentation today.
What the Presentation Explores
This 30-minute presentation brings together genealogical research, historical context, and descendant engagement to explore how family memory becomes historical evidence and how maternal lineage often anchors the reconstruction of Greenwood family histories.
REGISTER FOR THE PREMIERE
Women of Greenwood: Lineage, Memory, and Repair
The presentation will premiere on April 1, 2026, marking the anniversary of Justice For Greenwood.
Those who register will receive access to the presentation along with additional resources connected to the Greenwood genealogy and oral history program.