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Greg Romer

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Greg Romer Adult Learner Neighborhood/Genealogy Librarian

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The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Website

The website includes four databases. Voyages lists the name of the vessel and its captain, the origin and destination of the slaves, and the year of the voyage. Estimates are collected in tables and show numbers of slaves embarking and disembarking, where the ship originated and where the slaves were landed. Images includes four categories: [...]

Baker Center Dedication

On November 1, 2007, the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library dedicated the Dr. Phillip and Betty Baker Genealogy Center. The dedication honored a gift to The Library Foundation of $100,000 by the Bakers to ensure that the community has 21st-century resources for genealogy and family history research. The Baker gift will enhance library services [...]