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May 30, 2010 398 0

Archaeologists Dig Up Remains at Unmarked South Bibb Cemetary

The Georgia Department of Transportation and a team of archaeologists say they may be closer to understanding the history of a 19th century burial ground in South...

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May 27, 2010 342 0

USA Griot Launches Black American Family History Research Services Nationwide

With an expert staff including a history expert, genealogist, African American research specialist, European/European American expert, and an authority on Native...

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May 27, 2010 372 0

Genealogy Fair in its 11th year at MSU Libraries

The 11th annual Regional Genealogical Fair has been scheduled June 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Mississippi State’s Mitchell Memorial Library. Sessions featuring...

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May 20, 2010 353 1

When kin of slaves and owner meet

Betty Kilby was gripped with apprehension. Descendants of the white family that enslaved her kin were coming to dinner. She scrolled through a mental Rolodex of...

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May 20, 2010 400 0

Alexandria cemetery research links families

Charlene Napper knew she had family in the Contrabands and Freedmen’s Cemetery in Alexandria, but she didn’t know to what degree. Her mother knew her...

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May 16, 2010 349 0

In search of the meaning of ‘Mozingo’

A slave house remains virtually intact at Locust Grove, a 348-year-old plantation in Walkerton, Va. My parents always said they thought “Mozingo” was...

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May 12, 2010 374 0

Henry Louis Gates Jr. Partners with Archives to Expand Resources for African Family History

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Archives.com, a website devoted to making family history simple and affordable, announced today that Harvard...

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May 5, 2010 368 1

African Ancestry Conducts Seminar at African American Cultural Forum in Hampton, Virginia Saturday, June 26

(Vocus/PRWEB ) May 5, 2010 — On Saturday, June 26, the African American Cultural Forum, a brand new event taking place in downtown Hampton coinciding with the...

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May 5, 2010 428 0

Women Who Are Not Close To Their Mothers

A recent thread title “Ladies who are NOT close to their mothers” on one of my favorite message boards got me to thinking. I read their stories and...

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May 1, 2010 389 0

Was first black priest black enough?

More than a year after some African-Americans scrutinized the blackness of the nation’s first black president, America’s Catholics are now wrestling with...

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May 1, 2010 344 1

Genealogy Website Shines New Light on African-American Ties to Liberia

Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 1, 2010 — The stories of 15,000+ African-Americans who emigrated to Liberia between 1820 and 1904 are now only a mouse click away...

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