It is easy to think professional genealogists have all the research answers. However, we get stuck…
Category: Enslaved Research Strategies
Strategies you can use when researching your enslaved ancestors
S05 E19: The Fugitive Slave Advertisements Database with Dr. Shaun Wallace
Tonya Hopkins, the Food Griot joins the show to talk about why African American food has…
S05 E14: Researching the Children of Breeders
ancestors, using the tools and methods provided on the site.
S05 E13: Sold Downriver – Using U.S. Slave Ship Manifests & Records in Your Research
ancestors, using the tools and methods provided on the site.
S05 E11: Finding Lost Enslaved Family: Freedmen’s Newspaper Adverts with Prof. Judith Giesberg
ancestors, using the tools and methods provided on the site.
SS04 E39: Book Club – Resistance on a Georgia Plantation 1839-8 (Fanny Kemble, 1863)
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…
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 E02: The Slave Voyages Project with Dr. Nafees M. Khan
The Trans-Atlantic and Intra-American slave trade databases are the culmination of several decades of independent and…