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Case Study Part 2: Attempting to break through Thomas “The Immigrant” Christian’s brick wall
This case study is a continuation from Research case study: My lost connection to Thomas “The…
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…
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…
Ghosts in the DNA: The lost diversity of early colonial Virginia
Nestled along the James River, Varina is a remote and quiet part of Virginia. Its vast…
1845 Will of Col. William Bolling (1777-1845), Goochland County, Virginia
Fellow genealogists will understand the pain of trying to find a critical document in order to…
Me, Virginia Historical Society’s ‘Unknown No Longer’ website…and a question answered
There is a growing wealth of information regarding enslaved people (EPs) in America for genealogists who…
GA Live S01 E03: Freedmen’s Bureau Work Contracts
Freedmen Bureau records are a critical resource for African American genealogical research. It would have been…