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b'Michael N. Henderson,\\xa0Author, Lecturer,\\xa0Family History Researcher will explore the reasons why leaving a legacy of your genealogy research is important.\\n\\nMichael Nolden Henderson, Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy retired,\\xa0 began his genealogy journey almost 30 years ago. Henderson is the author of Got Proof! My Genealogical Journey Through the Use of Documentation, his memoir detailing his discovery of an enslaved ancestor who gained her freedom in Spanish colonial Louisiana in 1779.\\xa0In 2014, he was awarded finalist in the 50th Georgia Author of the Year Awards from the Georgia Writer\\u2019s Association. Henderson is the first and only African American member of the Georgia Society, Sons of the American Revolution. He is also a member of other lineage societies, including the General Society of the War of 1812.\\xa0 He is a lecturer who speaks frequently to groups nationwide, and is the recipient of the 2013 James Dent Walker Award for Excellence in African American Genealogical Research. He is a native of New Orleans, and a graduate of Xavier University.'