Gaynell Brady: Finding Isabelle "Ma Belle" London Jefferson: A New Orleans Matriarch
Channel: Archives NOLAlibrary
Date: 2021-01-22

Saturday January 16th, 2021

Navigating African American genealogy can be very challenging. Moreover, searching for maternal ancestors who were recently enslaved can be tedious and difficult. Yet, Isabelle “Ma Belle”  London Jefferson was worth the years of research and challenges.

Gaynell Brady will examine African American genealogy through Ma Belle London Jefferson (1888-1971) who lived in Clinton, Des Allemands, and New Orleans, Louisiana.

Digital handouts are available courtesy of Gaynell Brady's website, https://ourmammys.com/. A resource page for all City Archives programming is available here: http://archives.nolalibrary.org/~nopl/spec/programs.htm

This program was made possible by the generous support of The Friends of the New Orleans Public Library.