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 »
can you believe it’s already december? wow. check out the sites and sounds i experienced during the year 2013.
2013 year in review Read More »
all of us have ancestors who lived during The Black Hole (1881-1899). learn ways to document their lives when you can’t take advantage of a federal census.
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 »
Sharing a decade’s worth of research into 384 of the formerly enslaved of the Balfour family of North Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
384 Formerly Enslaved of William Lovett Balfour (1802-1857) & Family Read More »
Using DNA, oral history, and the paper trail to track down John Walter Allen, my great great grandfather.
A Tale of Another Elusive John Read More »
