I’m posting the Roane Family Tree for the African American side of the family. I would…
Year: 2011
The Turner Family Tree: Maryland
I’m posting the Turner Family Tree for the African American side of the family. I would…
The Roanes & The Sheffey: 2 prominent Virginian families
Publications like The William and Mary Quarterly offer brilliant insights into the prominent families of Virginia. …
A 1920s Diaspora
One of my abilities, something I have developed during the course of my professional life is…
Apologies!
My apologies for taking a bit of a hiatus. Marking 60+ MA student dissertations took over…
““Does it bother you your ancestors were slaves”?” – A truth I did not expect to find
Since I began this journey into my family’s history, my family and friends find it an…
Genealogy adventures: sifting family facts from myth
One of the earliest myths around the Sheffey name that I can remember is that the…
What’s in a name #2: Getting to grips with the misspelling of names
There is another fun aspect of searching for your ancestors in historical records: the misspelling of…
What’s in a name #1: abbreviations & nicknames
Abbreviated first names one of the things to get to grips with when searching online census,…