About Nicka Sewell-Smith Who am I exactly? Why am I so obsessed with tracking down dead people? Grab a chair. Here’s a glass of sweet tea. Read more about me below. The Timeline 1985 When the bug bit me I was at a family reunion in Memphis. A cousin put together the first family tree […]
An open letter to members of the Cherokee Nation who despite the recent court decision, still can’t get right.
When Red “Jim” Crow Comes Home to Roost Read More »
Isaac Rogers was killed at the Ft. Gibson, Indian Territory train depot by Clarence Goldsby. But was his murder and the circumstances surrounding it cut and dry?
Life After Death: 120 – Recalling the Murder of Isaac Rogers Read More »
Using DNA, oral history, and the paper trail to track down John Walter Allen, my great great grandfather.
A Tale of Another Elusive John Read More »
Please, let’s stop prostituting the slave schedules for our own agendas.
There’s No Wizardry or Voodoo in Tracing Slaveholders Read More »
Photo credit: Ann Monteith Photo credit: Ann Monteith Come to see me speak in person or attend one of my online workshops/webinars! Conferences & Events Webinars, Presentations, and Interviews Previous Webinars and Appearances BlackProGen LIVE Conferences & Events 2018 Conferences & Events 36th Annual Family History ConferenceOctober 12-13, 2018, LDS Church, 5200 South University Avenue,
Upcoming Workshops and Speaking Engagements Read More »
All I had was a name, Sarah Vann Rogers, and nothing else. Here’s how I discovered my tie to a Cherokee slaveholder.
Started From the Bottom | Rider Fields is My 4x Great Grandfather Read More »
Isaac Rogers was killed April 21,1897 at a train depot in Fort Gibson, Indian Territory. Oral history said I was somehow related to him. But how?
Finding Isaac Rogers – Civil War Veteran, U.S. Deputy Marshal, Relative? Read More »
In 1879, at least 40,000 Black people left states along the Mississippi River for Kansas in search of better opportunity following the Civil War. Others traveled as far as Utah or Colorado, with some stopping in St. Louis. Learn the history of the Exodus of 1879, the multitude of states involved, relief organizations records created,
Episode 130 – The Exodusters Show Notes Read More »
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