The life of Ike Pringle has become a sort of enigma for local historians who are trying to figure out exactly what role the slave played in the American Civil War...
Read moremyfamily.com 2.0 Beta Adds Online Family Trees from Ancestry.com
BELLEVUE, Wa., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ — myfamily.com, the leading private social networking service for families, today announced the launch of its Family Trees...
Read moreHarvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Joins Forces with Family Tree DNA to Launch AfricanDNA.com
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AfricanDNA.com, the first company dedicated to offering both genetic testing and genealogical tracing services for African...
Read moreSorenson Genomics to Bring the First-Ever Retail DNA Test to Market
SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sorenson Genomics, a leading global provider of DNA-related testing services, announced today that the Identigene DNA...
Read moreFormer S.C. slave’s legacy disputed
For years, this city has debated whether to erect a monument to one of its most divisive figures — Denmark Vesey, the convicted plotter of a 19th-century slave...
Read moreHolidays are great for probing the past; here’s how to start
Between bites of turkey and pie today, enjoy an enriching dish of family history. Thanksgiving is an ideal time to mine your family’s lore and ask some...
Read moreSettlement ends decades-old dispute over black cemetery
Descendants of a slave in Lexington will be deeded a piece of the land he once owned for a family cemetery. The agreement announced Wednesday ends a decades-old...
Read moreSlaves among our ancestors says professor
BLACK slaves brought to Scotland in the 18th century could be among the nation’s ancestors, evidence uncovered by a leading academic from Edinburgh University...
Read moreSlave-owner heirs find harmony over history
Opera singer Andrew Frierson of New York City sang from his heart here Sunday for a special hometown audience of whites and blacks, many of whom shared a connection...
Read moreA Daughter Discovers Branches of the Family Tree Pruned by Her Father
In a white-box living room in an apartment on lower St. Charles Avenue here, the dining table was set for a family party: plastic bowls of chips, dip and salsa; a...
Read moreJamaica’s Maroons remember the fight against slavery
Steep hills, towering cliffs and a dense limestone forest shroud this remote mountain village, born out of the decades-long struggle between English colonizers and...
Read moreShaking the family tree: Filmmaker explores her family’s role in the slave trade
Should Rhode Island, which sent more slave ships to Africa than any other state, apologize for its role in the slave trade? Should lawmakers jettison the last half of...
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