This is the first of several posts discussing the second season of the Dr. Henry Louis Gates’ series, Finding Your Roots, airing September 23-November 25, 2014 on PBS. These posts are part of the African American Genealogy and History Blogging Circle.
Jumping the Shark With Green Jeter Read More »
Genetic genealogy is the best thing since sliced bread for many genealogists, but are we keeping it 100?
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly of Genetic Genealogy 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 »
Mistress Sarah from the film 12 Years a Slave was not an anomaly at all. In fact, that situation was happening more than people care to consider.
removing the veil: big love and its genetic descendants Read More »
freedom itself wasn’t enough to establish them. life in a new place called and they left in droves. trace their footsteps for clues galore.
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – Episode 4 – Going, Leaving Read More »
me, George Geder, and Melvin Collier are being featured on the November 14 episode of Research at the National Archives and Beyond!
this is the second of six posts dedicated to providing a genealogical context for the PBS series, The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. click here to read all the posts i’ve written about the series.
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – Episode Two – Tie Deep South to Up South Read More »
is it possible for an African American to trace their ancestry back to Africa? what about discovering a the name of their ancestor’s slaveholder or the ship that they were on when they came to the United States?
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross – Episode One – Finding Your Priscillas Read More »
200+ researchers and family historians focused on african american genealogy descended on music city from October 10-13, 2013 the 34th AAHGS conference.
150 sounds of freedom – 2013 AAGHS national conference Read More »
interested in hearing me speak? catch me in nashville, tn and st. louis this october!
nashville and the lou…coming to a city near you! Read More »
