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  • Mary Turner’s Family Tree: Research for History Unscripted, Ep. 121
    Mary Turner’s life ended 19 May 1918 in Lowndes County, Georgia at the hands of a lynch mob, as a result of vowing to hold those responsible for killing her husband, Hazel Turner. She was arrested once she spoke for justice, and the town leaders retaliated. Mary Turner declared that Hazel Turner’s killing “..was unjust […]
  • A Statement of Non Support for Board of African American Genealogy (BOAAG)
    30 Sep 2020 This September, an entity registered with the Oklahoma Secretary of State as the Board of African American Genealogy (BOAAG) announced its formation via the world wide web. This entity has accumulated roughly 11,000 followers on Facebook, published a website, and run advertising campaigns on social media all in order to raise public […]
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    All of this effort, excellence, and memory can't be crammed into the shortest month of the year-- nor can it be recounted on one day. The post It’s America: Everyday is Black History Day. appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.
  • Tree Climbing with Mr. Williams 2: Searching for Anderson Williams (b. 1830, SC)
    Come with me as I go through various documents in search of information on ancestors of Mr. Orlando Williams– his paternal Great-Great Grandparents.  Several details led to new information and complications while looking for ancestral paths across several states: South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. I began this part of my search for more information […]
  • Tree Climbing with Mr Williams: Early Williams in Alabama & Georgia
    Census Gaps & Hints I’m dealing with mysteries, and wondering about what happened to make households suddenly recombine with three generations under one roof. Some of Mr. Williams’ ancestors that I’m researching are on his paternal line, three generations of Williams, beginning with Anderson Williams (1830) and Nellie Jones (1845), his son, Wyatt Williams (1857-1924) […]
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  • Seven Points for Teaching POC Genealogy
    It seems almost weekly, we see articles describing tone deaf and racist approaches to the teaching of slavery, on which the foundation of this country rests, and maintains today. Part of the problems rests on the disconnect between this history and how and what we learn, together with where and who delivers a particular narrative […]
  • Resources on the History of Prostitution, Underground Economies & Family Histories
    A supplement for Episode 89: Dangerous Liaisons: Jailbird Relatives and The Freaky Underside of Genealogy. Black ProGen Live! July 30, 2019 There’s no family history left untouched in some way by underground economies and prostitution. Prostitution or sex work, can be understood as a means of survival first and second, an avocation, either by choice […]
  • Beyond Transcriptions: Jose Antonio Caban Nieves and his five wives
    What’s in a name? How many Jose, Maria and Juans have you come across in your tree? Frequently repeated first names can reflect religious preferences, as in Saints Day names or Marian names. The repetition of names can also be a simple preference due to precedents within families or by popularity. Sorting out whether a name […]
  • A Bonilla Family Tree: Context, Resistance & Reading Indigeneity
    My latest blog post, is a Guest Post: A Bonilla Family Tree, is about the reading the larger context of Juan Eusebio Bonilla Salcedo’s life and family. This is one of my prima Teresa Vega’s ancestors, who was lynched in Yauco in 1890. Radiant Roots Boricua Branches is her blog. Appreciate this opportunity to delve […]

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