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.
GA S03 E03: Scotchtown: Enslaved family genealogy research with Jennifer Hurst-Wender & Andi Cumbo-Floyd
In this episode, we spoke with Jennifer Wender-Hurst (Preservation Virginia) and writer/editor Andi Cumbo-Floyd about the…
GA S03 E02: Gullah Geechee Genealogy with Althea Sumpter
In this episode, we spoke with researcher Althea Sumpter, who comes from the Gullah community in…
Adapting the Beyond Kin approach + cluster genealogy to research poorly documented ancestors
The enslavement of a third of my ancestors forced me to develop a skillset that would…
Finding Maj. Pierce Butler’s enslaved people who left Georgia with the British in 1815
When the British finally arrived in Georgia in 1815, during the War of 1812, they did…
Speaking Engagement @ the Virginia Family History Day Conference (14 Sep 2019 | Richmond, VA)
I will have the pleasure of presenting at this conference. I will be discussing the intersection…
Case study: Creating a research strategy to find my lost connection to Maj. Pierce Butler’s enslaved people
There are times when the work of other genealogy researchers inspires you to undertake some deep…
The House Judiciary Committee Hearing’s session on Reparations (H.R. 40 and the Path to Restorative Justice) [live video & on-demand video]
Washington, D.C. – On June 19th at 10:00 a.m., the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution,…
Genealogy Adventures Special: The First Africans of Virginia with special guest Kathryn Knight
For more information about Kathryn Knight’s books, please see the links at the bottom of this…
Robert E Lee, slavery, and 1859: The Spring of his Discontent
8,487 words | Read time: 20 minutes Gen. Robert E. Lee and confederate statues are back…