This episode marks the last in our 3-part series about the remarkable women who served in…
Category: AfAm History
The history of people pf colour in the United States – both free and enslaved – relayed through the prism of my own ancestors.
S04 E26: Major Charity Adams Earley and The Women’s the 6888th Battalion
The Genealogy Adventures team has come across a group of women with a history that is…
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…
S04 E25: The Women’s Army Corp 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion – Part 1
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, nicknamed the “Six Triple Eight”, was an all-black battalion of…
S04 E24: Civil Right’s Activist Modjeska Monteith Simkins with Dr. Adrienne Petty & Dr. Henrie Treadwell
We welcomed Maj. Charles Williams (aka Trooper Charles Williams) to the show to enlighten us about…
S04 E23: Heroes of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement Series: Dr. Frank Smith, Jr
We welcomed Maj. Charles Williams (aka Trooper Charles Williams) to the show to enlighten us about…
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 E22: Introducing the Buffalo Soldier National Museum with Trooper Charles Williams
We welcomed Maj. Charles Williams (aka Trooper Charles Williams) to the show to enlighten us about…
S04 E21: The Integration of the University of South Carolina with Dr. Henrie Treadwell
From 1873 to 1877, USC had some of the most notable African Americans as students. Three…
S04 Special: Panel with AAHGS NJ: The Lost Connection Between Genealogy and History
The New Jersey Chapter of the Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society and Genealogy Adventures had…