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Case Study: Researching Enslaved People Taken or Sold Downriver
The case I am working on couldn’t be more different. It involves the multiple movements of…
Using Slave Lists in Your Enslaved Ancestors Research
When it comes to researching enslaved people, finding the slavery-related documents they may appear in is…
Butler Island Plantation Overseer’s Reports (1803-1820)
The 1803-1820 Butler Island Overseer Reports that were sent to Maj. Pierce Butler in Philadelphia have…
From Paper to People’s Podcast: Episode 308 – Brian Sheffey & Changes at AncestryDNA
Carolynn and Brian spend a significant amount of time discussing how Ancestry's planned removal of DNA…
Roberta Estes: Plea to Ancestry – Rethink Match Purge Due to Deleterious Effect on African American Genealogists
Respected genealogist and scientist Roberta Estes understands how damaging Ancestry DNA’s proposed changes to its matching…
S03 E33: Race Relations & the Civil Rights Movement with documentarian Loki Mulholland
In the last episode of the season, the award-winning documentarian Loki Mulholland joins the show to…
S03 E32: The Trials and Tribulations of a Newbie Genealogist with Nicol Jackson
Being a newbie genealogist is tough. We’ve all been there. There is so much new knowledge…
Ancestry’s DNA Match Add Tool
Credit for this discovery goes to my cousin and co-host, Donya Williams. This latest addition to…
S03 E31: Working with DNA with LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson
In this episode, LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson talks you through different ways of working with your DNA results.…
S03 E30: Documenting Your Ancestors Using the Genealogy Proof Standard
We go back to the basics this week! You asked – and we listened. There have…