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The following was sent to me by the National Genealogical Society: On Tuesday, 12 May 2009, the North Carolina Museum of History, 5 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, will offer an African-American Genealogy Forum. The program is free, but Continue reading The African-American Genealogy Forum
It is being reported that DNA testing has revealed that Alex Haley was descended from a Scotsman. Researchers have found that his nephew, Chris Haley, is distantly related to June Baff-Black. She is from South Wales and has traced her Continue reading According to DNA, “Roots” Author, Alex Haley, is Descended From a Scotsman
The following data is new this month at Footnote.com: Civil War Union Soldier Service Records: Mississippi Missouri Utah Territory Dakota Territory Danish West Indies – Slavery and Emancipation (1672-1917) Military Intelligence Division – Negro Subversion (1917-1941) Secretary of the Interior Continue reading New At Footnote.com
Voter registration records have long been used by genealogists – most often considered as an added proof of residence in a community, but also useful in establishing length of that residence and nativity. The Alabama Department of Archives and History Continue reading The 1867 Alabama Voter Registration Database & Digitized Images Online
The Bamberg African-American Genealogical Society will hold the grand opening of the Bamberg County African-American History Resource Collection at 4 p.m. today (Sunday, February 15, 2009) in the lobby of the Bamberg County Public Library, in Bamberg, South Carolina. The Continue reading Bamberg County African-American History Resource Collection Opening in the Bamberg [South Carolina] Public Library
The following News Release was written by Ancestry staff: Ancestry.ca Celebrates Canada’s Black History With Largest Collection of Online Records – Highlighting the Black Battalion, Abraham Shadd, and Ancestors of Hundreds of Thousands of Black Canadians. In honour of Black Continue reading Ancestry.ca Celebrates Canada’s Black History With Large Collection of Online Records
Felicia Blue, 94, an expert in African American genealogy in Philadelphia, died of congestive heart failure Jan. 22 at Stapeley in Germantown, a continuing-care retirement community. … In a 1999 Inquirer interview, Miss Blue recalled playing in the rowhouse at Continue reading Felicia Blue Passes at 94
The following was written by Footnote.com staff: Over a Million Pages of Original Documents, Letters and Photos, Most Digitized for the First Time LINDON, Utah – (BUSINESS WIRE) – In celebration of Black History Month, Footnote.com is launching its African Continue reading The National Archives and Footnote.com Launch Online African American History Collection
The Shelby County Historical Society has unveiled a roadside marker commemorating the victims of the “Simpsonville Slaughter.” Following is a teaser from the article in the January 27, 2009 edition of The State Journal. SIMPSONVILLE [Kentucky] – The sacrifices of Continue reading Victims of the Simpsonville Slaughter Remembered
I ran across an interesting document today – being offered for auction online. The Estate document includes a list of 31 named slaves being rented out by the estate of Thomas W. Riviere of Upson County, Georgia. It is dated Continue reading 31 Named Slaves Included in Document from Estate of Thomas W. Riviere, Upson County, Georgia – 1859
Deborah Scruggs-Cox wants to do something positive about the lack of written history for McMinn County, Tennessee’s African-American families. To this end, she is asking local residents to share their stories. Many of the stories will later be compiled into Continue reading McMinn County, Tennessee African-American Family History Wanted
Prior to the Civil War, free blacks were required to register at their local courthouses in Virginia. The Rockingham County Clerk of Circuit Court, Chaz Evans-Haywood, said Monday the rebinding of the “Register of Free Negroes, 1807-1859” for Harrisonburg and Continue reading Harrison & Rockingham Counties, Virginia, Register of Free Negroes, 1807-1859 Gets New Life
Sponsored by Emory University, the new Voyages – Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has data on over 35,000 slaving voyages. Three major databases care found at the site. They are: The Voyages Database Estimates of the Slave Trade African Names Database Continue reading Voyages – The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database