I'm giving an exciting new webinar, 'Tracing Country Folk.' It includes some interesting records unique to ancestors who lived in the country and how to take advantage of them. Click to register: bookme.name/tonyburroughs/…
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#OnThisDay in 1901, Jerry Williams sought information on his family, including his parents, sisters, and brothers. He was separated from them when he was 'sold at Richmond, Virginia to go to Mississippi.'
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The client I was telling yall about wrote this today about the work I've been doing for her. We started with only her parents and 3 of her grandparents names. No birthdates. Today I broke through to her 5th great grandparents on her mother's side. #BlackGenealogy
The GFO #AfricanAmerican #Genealogy group meets April 15 at noon. Free and open to the public, join them at gfo.org/learn/special-…
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#OnThisDay in 1866, Wesley Johnson wanted information about his brother, Gideon. In 1860 or 1861, Gideon had left Virginia for Pennsylvania, his last known whereabouts being Carlisle, PA.
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Make sure y’all follow FamilyTreeGirl’s new account! The old one got hacked, but she’s taken Freedmen’s Bureau Fridays and all of her other work over to her new account TheRealFamilytreegirl #blackgenealogy #MAAGI #blackprogen #twitterstorians
Henry Louis Gates Jr #blackgenealogy #genealogist #dnajourney #findingyourroots The DNA Project - Africa #cecemoore Hoping one of you guys can help my friend.
#OnThisDay in 1883, Henrietta Hudgens (formerly Jones) was searching for her son, George Washington Jones. George was 'stolen' and separated from his mother in about 1858 when the two were enslaved by different people.
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We are thrilled to launch the new SPANdna website!
Are you a person of African descent?
Walk the ancestors' footsteps.
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#OnThisDay Susan Simons sought information on her parents, Mary Ann and Edmond Prior, as well as 'Amanda' and 'John,' potential friends or relatives she was also separated from via the slave trade.
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Please join us for the CALS Black Family Expo!
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If you would like to reserve a table for your family to display memorabilia like photograph albums, family bibles, and family quilts please call 501.320.5726.
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#OnThisDay in 1898, Mrs. Mary Pollard wished to find her late sister’s children, one of whom was a daughter named Ellen, after her mother (Mrs. Pollard’s sister). #lastseenproject #BlackHistory #BlackGenealogy #DigitalGenealogy #DigitalHistory #FindingFamily NHPRC