So, you’ve done a great job finding your ancestors, but you’re not sure where to start to try to locate their living descendants. In this episode, we’ll cover tips and tricks you can use to safely and respectfully unearth the identities of your living cousins.
BlackProGen LIVE! Episode 74: Reverse Genealogy, DNA, and Tracing the Living Read More »
The wait is over! Here’s the latest about the upcoming season of one of the latest & greatest series in the genealogy and family history world.
Announcing the Season 5 Schedule for BlackProGen LIVE! Read More »
For our final show for 2018, we took a deep dive with select panelists as they share how they got to their most crucial research finds LIVE!
BlackProGen LIVE! Episode 73: How I Did It Part 2 Read More »
Tune in to discover the leads you can gather just from obtaining, reviewing, and distilling information from death records.
BlackProGen LIVE! Episode 72: Life After Death: Getting More with Death Records Read More »
The story of the enslaved often doesn’t focus on those who resisted the institution and fought to end it. In this episode, we discuss uprisings, revolts, and movements intended to liberate those who were unwilling chattel slaves in the Americas.
Recent news about some of America’s elite universities having ties to slavery has been eye opening. Tune in to learn about specific institutions, their connections, and how to verify if your ancestors were involved. Special guests: Karran Harper Royal and Leontyne Peck.
BlackProGen LIVE! Episode 70: Slavery and Ivy League Universities Read More »
The ancestry of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has been a hot button issue within pop culture as well as within the family history and genealogy community. Many things are being overlooked in the larger discussion, and the genealogy community has a prime opportunity to educate the masses. BlackProGen LIVE weighs in, from our perspective as people of color.
Have you ever found a document, added the details to your database, and then never looked at it again? Get more return on your research investment by learning how to break down and analyze all of the info on the documents you gather and where to proceed in your research afterward.
BlackProGen LIVE! Episode 69: Biology of a Document: From Analysis to Plan Read More »
HBCU’s (historical black colleges and universities) have been the bedrock of the African American community since their inception. For that reason alone they are genealogical goldmines! In this episode, we’ll talk about how to uncover connections to these institutions, how to research your family members who attended them, and more! Special Guest: Dr. Lopez Matthews, Howard University.
BlackProGen LIVE! Episode 67: Historically Black Schools, Colleges, and Universities Read More »
Play aunts and uncles, folks your grandmother was close to but you don’t know if they’re related or not, the business who everyone seemed to deal with. Researching the friends, associates, and neighbors in your family can be key in moving your research further. Tune in to learn about how identifying friends, associates, neighbors and the timelines in between can help you!
BlackProGen LIVE! Episode 68: The Whos and the Whens Read More »
