Jean Douglas wants to know her name. Oh, she knows the name her parents gave her. She knows the names of her parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. But beyond...
Read moreMan’s search for ancestry, answers leads to Caswell, documentary
At 28 years old, David A. Wilson looked around his hometown at the rough streets of Newark, N.J. and questioned what he saw – black people living day in and day...
Read moreAncestry.ca Celebrates Canada’s Black History With Largest Collection of Online Records
TORONTO, Feb. 5 – Ancestry.ca, Canada’s leading online family history website, celebrates Black History Month with an unprecedented array of online...
Read moreThe National Archives and Footnote.com Launch Online African American History Collection
LINDON, Utah – (Business Wire) In celebration of Black History Month, Footnote.com is launching its African American Collection. Footnote.com has been working...
Read moreThe mixed blood of Indians explained
Today, eight out of ten Native Americans are of mixed blood as a result of slavery and post-slavery intermarriage, particularly in New England. Further, the infamous...
Read moreStory of Newport family begins nearly 200 years ago in Wayne County
About 1812, when Great Britain went to war for the second time with the United States, farmer William Newport left his home in Connecticut and settled in Sodus Point...
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