Paul Crooks MSc
Paul Crooks is a published author. He is also a trailblazing genealogist with a special interest in African Caribbean ancestry. He is credited with inspiring an upsurge in interest among people wanting to explore their Black and British ancestry. He traced his family history back 6 generations, to ancestors captured of the West African coast and enslaved on a sugar plantation in Jamaica.
Paul gained national recognition for his work when his novel Ancestors was published in 2002. He appeared on Who Do You Think You Are? (Moira Stuart). His second book A Tree Without Roots is the authentic guide to tracing African, British and Asian Caribbean History.
Tracing African Caribbean Ancestry: Who Do You Think You Are?
Tuesday, 19 March 2019
6:00pm to 19:30
48 Camberwell Green,
Camberwell,
London, SE5 7AL
Paul will talk interactively about his journey and how he traced his roots.
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PAUL CROOKS MSc
Paul Crooks is a published author. He is also a trailblazing genealogist with a special interest in African Caribbean ancestry. He is credited with inspiring an upsurge in interest among people wanting to explore their Black and British ancestry. He traced his family history back 6 generations, to ancestors captured of the West African coast and enslaved on a sugar plantation in Jamaica.
Paul gained national recognition for his work when his novel Ancestors was published in 2002. He appeared on Who Do You Think You Are? (Moira Stuart). His second book A Tree Without Roots is the authentic guide to tracing African, British and Asian Caribbean History.
Saturday, 13th April 2019
2.00pm-4.00pm
Tracing African & Caribbean Ancestry: Who Do You Think You Are?
Hackney Central Library,
1 Reading Lane,
E8 1GQ
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Thursday, 23 May 2019
6.00pm to 19:45pm
African & Jamaican Roots: Who do you think you are?
Dulwich Library
368 Lordship Lane
SE22 8NB
Paul will talk interactively about his journey and how he traced his roots.
Tracing Your Roots: Secrets of the 1817 Slave Registers Uncovered
North Kensington Library (Spring dates tbc)
The Ideas Store Whitechapel (Spring date tbc)
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Pupil Enrichment
Schools enrich children education by offering activities not prescribed as part of the National Curriculum. But, schools across the UK are also under tremendous pressure to reduce costs. Most schools in urban areas cannot afford to commission quality speakers. Teachers tell me that my talks are well delivered to enrich the Key Stage 3 (years 7 to 9) History curriculum.
The Evidence Base
The Emory University study. It found that family stories provide a sense of identity through time, and help people understand who they are in the world. People who know more stories about their extended family show higher levels of emotional well-being. They also show higher levels of identity achievement.
Key Aims
That’s why I am trying to raise funds to take my programme into more schools in London. I specifically aim to target the following local authority areas in London and the West Midlands: Hackney, Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth, Croydon, Brent, Redbridge, Newham, Waltham Forest, Harrow Wandsworth, and Hammersmith, Birmingham, and Sandwell).
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