You’ve made it to the 1870 U.S. Federal Census…and now you have no idea of what…
Tag: black genealogy
GA Live S01 E06: Ancestral Naming Conventions & Smashing Genealogy Brick Walls
There are times when we only have an ancestor’s name to work with in the coyrse…
Using military draft cards to find your kin during the post US Civil War migration periods
My Old Ninety-Six, South Carolina family was significantly impacted by three pulses of post 1865 migrations…
The Moses Williams Project in the news: San Diego Free Press
Donya Williams, the four-times great-granddaughter of a man named Moses Williams, asked me if I would…
The Moses Williams Family Tree Project: Update #1
The project team has already struck gold. We have traced a handful of the enslaved people’s…
Why diversity matters for online genealogy service providers
Diversity. It’s a word that packs one heck of a punch. It has the power to…
Genealogy challenge: Researching the 43 enslaved children of Moses Williams (Old Ninety-Six, SC)
My cousin and research business partner, Donya, hit me me with a small newspaper clipping packed…
A peculiar inheritance: slavery and the case for reparations in the US
The draft journal paper below was produced in answer to a general call for papers on…
Jemimah Sheffey – figuring out family relationships via census records
Sometimes, unexplained inspirations are sometimes the sources of great breakthroughs. If I’ve learned anything through this…
My first African ancestor discovered
When it comes to African American genealogy, finding an African ancestor seems like a pipe-dream. It’s…