Join Brian & Donya as we chat about some of the unique complexities of Louisiana genealogy…
Category: Black History
US history for the black American lens. Told through my ancestors’ stories and experiences.
GA Live S02 E08: Special Guest Bernice Bennett
Join Brian and Donya as we welcome a special guest, Bernice Bennett, to kick off our…
Research case study: My lost connection to Thomas “The Immigrant” Christian of Charles City County, Virginia
If you have been a regular follower of my recent genealogy adventures, you will know the…
The 1898 Phoenix Riot: Essex Harrison, Eliza Goode, and South Carolina’s black voter suppression
The current reports of black voter suppression in North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida have made me…
GA Live S02 E03: Meet Sharon Morgan from Our Black Ancestry
In this episode, our special guest is Sharon Morgan from the popular and respected Facebook genealogy…
GA Live S02 E01: The GU272 Descendants Project
Season 2 kicked off strong with our special guest, Karran Harper Royal, from the GU272 Descendants…
Book review: Jefferson’s Daughters
I’ve just finished my second reading of Jefferson’s Daughters by Catherine Kerrison. I have to say…
Piecing together enslaved family relations at Monticello
I have spent the past few months doing a deep dive into the early colonial enslavement…
Cuffy Pleasants: A journey from slavery to freedom in 1772
An essential aspect of genealogy is the acceptance, more than understanding, that the ancestors will not…