In this episode, Susan Anderson shares her considerable knowledge about how The Gold Rush Era marked…
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.
S04 E38: Researching Enslavers Reframing the Narrative with Adrienne Fikes
In this episode, Susan Anderson shares her considerable knowledge about how The Gold Rush Era marked…
S04 E35 African Slave Records with Katrina Keefer
In this episode, Susan Anderson shares her considerable knowledge about how The Gold Rush Era marked…
S04 E33 How Did Formerly Enslaved Families Choose Their Surnames?
In this episode, Susan Anderson shares her considerable knowledge about how The Gold Rush Era marked…
Book Club II: Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839
“Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation” in 1838-1839 (published 1863) by Frances “Fanny” Anne…
Grappling with Old Fake News in Genealogy Research
Anyone with a nodding familiarity of national elections from 2016 to today in western societies is…
From Enslavement to Freedom: The Saga Of Butler Island Plantation
We welcomed Maj. Charles Williams (aka Trooper Charles Williams) to the show to enlighten us about…
S04 E18: Book Club Chat: “The house of bondage or Charlotte Brooks and other slaves”
Our inaugural book club episode was a success. So we will definitely be hosting more of…
Researching Poorly Documented Ancestors: Harriet Roberts (Northampton County, NC)
The case I am working on couldn’t be more different. It involves the multiple movements of…
S04 E08: When the Black and White Descendants of Enslavers Meet with Antoinette Broussard
Researcher, author, and etiquette consultant Antoinette Broussard joined us to discuss her journey as a genealogical…