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The following teaser is from an article written by Rachel Wallach, and posted January 20, 2022 at the Johns Hopkins website. Johns Hopkins University historian Jessica Marie Johnson has received a $120,000 planning grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for Continue reading Records of Enslaved & Free Black People in Colonial Louisiana Being Digitized
The following excerpt is from an article posted at roanoke.edu and was authored by Jesse Bucher, Ivey Kline, and Ashtyn Porter. Project Description and Process: In early 2020, the CSSR began a research project called the Genealogy of Slavery. The Continue reading Provisional Notes on Slavery at Roanoke College
The following excerpt is from at article posted October 10 at the Chattanooga Times Free Press website. The mostly-forgotten history of Tennessee’s convict leasing, which used prison labor to mine coal in the mountains during the 1800s, is being brought Continue reading Uncovering the Sordid History of Using African-American Prisoners as Labor in the Mines of Grundy County, TN
The following excerpt probably falls in the category of “old news” as it was posted August 31. However, I missed it, so am posting it here today. AUGUST 31, 2021 – By Mandy Mastrovita: Birth Registers From Historically Endangered Georgia Continue reading Birth Registers of the Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home of Mitchell County, GA 1949-1971 Now Digitized
The following News Release was posted a couple weeks ago, but I’m just now getting it up on my blog. These records contain all kinds of ancestral information – and not just for African-Americans. I did some searches for my Continue reading Ancestry® Adds New Freedmen’s Bureau Collection that Enables Family History Discoveries for Descendants of Formerly Enslaved People
The Frederick Douglas Newspapers have been posted online at the Library of Congress website. The following excerpt is from a fascinating blog on the topic, posted January 17, 2020 and written by Arlene Balkansky: The striking, forward-thinking motto, “Right Is Continue reading The Frederick Douglass Newspapers, 1847-1874 Are Now Online
The following is just the opening paragraph for the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database website – an amazing resource that recently been expanded by another 11,400 journeys. Check it out. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database now comprises 36,000 individual slaving expeditions Continue reading The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
The following excerpt is from an article posted at gisbarbados.gov on Mrch 13. The Department of Archives has partnered with the Early Caribbean Digital Archive (ECDA) at Northeastern University to create the Barbados Runaway Slaves Digital Collection. The collection is Continue reading Barbados Runaway Slaves Digital Collection
The following news release was received from FamilySearch today. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Donates 2 Million Dollars to the International African American Museum Center for Family History Gift will enable greater family history discoveries for African Continue reading The LDS Church Donates 2 Million $ to the International African American Museum Center
The following teaser is from an article posted at adage.com. Click on the illustration to view the video. Ahead of Black History Month, genealogy brand Ancestry surprised six descendants of slaves and abolitionists with details of their family histories. Or Continue reading Railroad Ties – Film Produced by Ancestry and SundanceTV – View It Now
The following databases were newly posted or updated starting with February 13, running through June 3, 2018 (My last listing ended with Feb. 12, with the one previous to it covering Oct. 21, 2017 to Feb. 08, 2018): Although it’s Continue reading New & Updated FamilySearch Databases Posted From February 13 to June 3, 2018
The following excerpt is from the website of the IAAM Center for Family History. It is a one of a kind research center dedicated to African American genealogy. The project looks pretty amazing, and the public is invited to get Continue reading Pension Files of the United States Colored Troops
I’ll admit that those of us who watch all things royal were rather taken with the marriage of Meghan Markle to Prince Harry this last week. Granted, on my part not enough to get up in the middle of the Continue reading Meghan Markle Not the First With African Ancestry to Marry Royalty?
The following teaser is from the Fold3 blog. In recognition of Black History Month, Fold3 is making the records in its Black History collection available for free through the end of February. Whether you’re searching for your ancestors or looking Continue reading Fold3 is Offering Free Access to its Black History Collection Through Feb 28, 2018
A new website honoring the famed Tuskegee Airmen has launched. “The Tuskegee Airmen were America’s first black military pilots and their support personnel. They are best known for the extraordinary efforts in the air war of World War II, and Continue reading New Website Honors the Tuskegee Airmen