During pre-Civil War years, there were several slaves on the more prosperous farms in the beautiful Holston Valley near Bristol. Here and there are reminders of that...
Read morePiece of black history rests with Arkansas church
Centennial Baptist Church sits silently on a downtown street, its doors locked and window panes so clouded light has trouble getting in. The roof is sagging and some...
Read moreNorthern Colorado Town a Monument To Possibility
Those who settled Dearfield nearly a century ago felt the same tug to scratch out a good life from hard turf and harsh conditions as pioneers who went generations...
Read moreTributes.com Launches as the Most Comprehensive Online Resource for Local and National Obituary News & Personal Tributes
BOSTON, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ — Tributes.com, an online resource for local and national obituary news, officially launched today — forever changing the...
Read moreGenealogy Has a New Face – The 21st Century’s Answer to the Past
GREELEY, Colo., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ — Irbo Inc., a company dedicated to preserving the high standards of the genealogical community, today announced that they...
Read moreRemembering Wellington and Oberlin’s great escape
White and black, they stood together 150 years ago and freed slave John Price from slave catchers. Carlisle Township residents Janice Brooks and her daughter...
Read moreWoman donates family relics for history museum
When Janice Laster moved to Frederick in 1993 with furniture and belongings of her great-grandparents, she closed a loop in her family history that began more than...
Read moreBlanks family went from slavery to emancipation in Kerr County
Like anyone of her age, Florine Clay, who will be 90 years old next year, remembers a lot about “how things used to be.” She and her cousin, Roy Neal, 82, are the...
Read moreOne Visitor Has Special Interest
Bettye Kearse wanted to see what Montpelier looked like when her ancestors lived there as the slaves of President James Madison. So she made the trip from Boston...
Read moreGullah Geechee embody unique African American culture
The Gullah Geechee people embody a unique African American culture made up of the descendants of West African slaves. They occupy the islands and costal regions of...
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