The seminar timing of being presented each March is a strategy capturing the residual fervor aroused each February when Black History Month is celebrated throughout the nation. With its track record of consistently high caliber program delivery, the African American Family History Seminar is a yearly coming together of genealogy devotees from the Greater Sacramento Region, the Bay Area, and the Central Valley. Testimonials have sung the praises of the Seminar's value to hundreds of people each year. Comments such as "it was fantastic, great for beginners", "instructors were engaging and wellinformed", "very well organized", "all sessions were excellent", "wonderful gift of knowledge", "extraordinary conference".