I am a part of a team of students, scholars, entrepreneurs, and volunteers who are building a digital library and genealogical/family history database for African Americans (Gullah-Geechee) in coastal Georgia and their “distant relatives” in Sierra Leone. The purpose of this project, sponsored by the Carlton-Carew Ep Foundation, is to exchange resources and ideas, initiating a dialogue to bridge cultural, historical, technological and economic divides in the present. At THATCamp I would like to share the goals for this project, find new friends and partners, and most importantly get feedback and suggestions on how to incorporate emerging technologies into this project.
WOW! Awesome project!! I love how this is both digital, and pan-African in it’s scope.
wow. My father in law is Joshua Carew, a current candidate for Sierra Leone’s president so I wonder if we are related. I’ll look for your session when I arrive.
I’m not Sierra Leoneon but I will be sure to ask Mrs. Jarrett the next time I see her.