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HomeBlog2009Monthly Archives: September 2009
September 23, 2009 245 1

Slave Cemetery Dating Back to 1898 Discovered

Officials have been working for months to develop the Berry Hill Mega Park in Pittsylvania County. but now, it looks as though they’ll have an extra project to...

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September 23, 2009 200 0

Save Black History from Developers

This is a national appeal for your help in the effort to save one of this country’s most important Black History sites — an effort that has now reached a...

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September 22, 2009 182 0

Early African American and Anti-Slavery Newspapers: Sources for African American Genealogy Research

Genealogists are very familiar with the importance of newspapers in their search of family history. They have often been described as the “diaries” of a...

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September 22, 2009 181 0

Atlanta lawsuit spotlights obscure black community

Ed Daugherty remembers passing the graveled streets, modest homes and painted white church in Macedonia Park as a teenager on his way to school. Now 82, Daugherty is...

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September 22, 2009 182 0

Hampton is birthplace of black America, history enthusiast says

When you can reach as far back into the past as the city of Hampton, chances are that at least some people will sit up and take notice. But even in this old seaport...

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September 12, 2009 187 0

Why retracing our African roots is so difficult

Many African Americans have longed to know their African roots, especially because our language and heritage have been destroyed by colonizers. Historians have long...

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September 12, 2009 182 0

Genealogy Talk Show Targets Mixed Raced Genealogy Researchers

Tune in to Anita Talks Genealogy Friday nights for topics on Genealogy. Host Anita Wills, gives Tips on Documenting and Researching for those new to Genealogy. The...

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September 12, 2009 198 0

Paying tribute to a Masonic icon

The Prince Hall Memorial will not bear its namesake’s image when it is erected on Cambridge Common this November. No pictures of the indentured...

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September 10, 2009 223 0

Granddaughter seeks to save old Ga. black cemetery

A historic cemetery that is the last trace of an African-American community founded by former slaves is at the center of a legal battle between a developer and a...

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September 6, 2009 228 0

Mystery Florida Graveyard May Be Historical Bahamian Cemetery

An unmarked cemetery found in South Florida is believed to be the burial site of over 500 Bahamians, Florida officials say. Florida historian, Larry Wiggins, says he...

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September 2, 2009 177 0

Muhammad Ali tracks down family of Irish ancestor Abe Grady

MUHAMMAD Ali was greeted with a roar to rival the Rumble in the Jungle when he took a few frail steps on the Turnpike Road yesterday, from where his great-grandfather...

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September 2, 2009 166 0

Randolph Cemetery stops selling plots

The historic Randolph Cemetery, established 138 years ago, is full. The descendants of people at rest there have decided to stop selling plots within the 5.6-acre...

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