In her In the Telling conversation, LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson talks about the mystical aspect of doing genealogy: how the ancestors seem to guide you in uncovering their stories. 

LaBrenda is a trustee and President of the Board for Certification of Genealogists. She also serves as the Registrar General of the Sons and Daughters of the United States Middle Passage, a lineage society that honors ancestors who were enslaved in the United States. LaBrenda earned a BA from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, and both a Law degree and a Master of Laws degree from the New York University School of Law. After working as a corporate tax attorney for thirty-five years, she retired in 2013 and turned her attention to her longtime avocation of Genealogy. She is now a full-time genealogist focused on writing and teaching at National institutes and conferences. Her 2016 guide to researching in her SC home county was hailed by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a model for research in SC and other states. 

Suggested links:

LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson's website

Sons and Daughters of the United States Middle Passage

The Source of Our Pride by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson

A Guide to Researching African American Ancestors in Laurens County, South Carolina and Selected Finding Aids

Genealogy: Ethnic Heritage Links - National Archives

Original music by Sean Bempong.