I received such an excellent comment to my “Free blacks in Virginia: The Drew Family” post….that I…
Category: AfAm Genealogy
researching your African American ancestors in the US has unique challenges. Here are more tips and tricks which I hope help you break through some genealogy walls.
Beyond the pale: Interracial Relations in Colonial America
A tale of gender double standards When genealogy decides to throw me a curve ball, it doesn’t hold…
Free blacks in Virginia: The Drew Family
Throughout my research, I’ve wondered why none of my father’s ancestors had been freed before the…
Crockett Sheffey – Buffalo Soldier Part II
This is a follow-up to the original post about my great-uncle Crockett Sheffey, which is available…
Oscar Josey & George Washington Josey of Rich Square, North Carolina: finding ancestors in books
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ddrLtJF9uHgC&lpg=PA25&dq=oscar%20josey%2C%20William%20Norwood%2C%20rich%20square%2C%20north%20carolina&pg=PA25&output=embed Finding the name of an ancestor or distant relation in a publication never ceases to…
Passing for white: ancestors who jumped the colour line
It’s that time in the university academic calendar where my schedule has been hijacked by a…
Throwing the gates open: Doing a broad family name search on ancestry websites
Most of my family research activity is quite specific. I tend to spend a great deal…
Digging deeper with Census Records: Part 4
Recognising family groups As mentioned previously ( Post: What’s in a maiden name), marriage records are…
Digging deeper with Census Records: Part 3
A question solved – many other questions raised. Finding my great-great-great Grandfather George Henry Roane’s lost…
Digging deeper with Census Records: Part 2
Scanning the Census Records: The Roanes of Essex County, VA (1870) So picking up where I…