Sixty years before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, John Teysher of Oley Township felt the spirit of independence and freed two slaves...
Read moreNational Archives Hosts 6th Genealogy Fair, April 14-15, 2010
WASHINGTON, March 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being issued by the National Archives: Free two-day genealogy fair to focus on “The World...
Read moreIconic stories of slavery and the South leave out many black family histories
One day late in the summer of 1956, when I was an undergraduate, I walked a few blocks to my grandmother’s house and sat my father’s mother down at her...
Read moreBound By The Past
When Michael Saahir and Anne McWilliams crossed paths over coffee between Sunday services at her Northside church, they easily could have passed from each...
Read moreResearcher discovers real name of famous Petersburg slave
PETERSBURG – One of the most fascinating characters in Petersburg’s African-American history is Isaac Jefferson, an ex-slave of former President Thomas...
Read moreFamily’s dilemma: Gas rights vs. black heritage
Denise Dennis’ ancestors were among the first farmers who settled in northeast Pennsylvania, in 1793. They were free African Americans, extraordinary because...
Read moreAfrican-Americans find it difficult to trace history
For many African-Americans, family history can be difficult — in some cases nearly impossible — to trace. Now, new technology allows people of African...
Read moreNationwide Insurance Launches Family Heritage Campaign to Support Black History Month
In recognition of Black History Month, today Nationwide Insurance is providing African American families with a unique online experience that helps them connect with...
Read moreBlack Livseys With White Roots
In Snellville, Ga., a city about 25 miles east of Atlanta racial strives are being made by a prominent family mending their historic roots. White and Black Livseys...
Read moreAfricatown project locates graves of ex-slaves who survived 1859 shipwreck
A Virginia archaeologist is using modern technology to locate and mark gravesites in the older half of Old Plateau Cemetery. The cemetery is at Bay Bridge Road and...
Read moreDecatur genealogy museum traces African-American roots
Evelyn Hood of Decatur began researching her family history some years ago, realizing how hard it is for African-Americans because landowners usually did not include...
Read moreWitherspoon-Jackson Genealogy Group Looks Forward to Filling in the Gaps
“We know all about Betsy Stockton,” observed Princeton Public Library’s Terri Nelson recently, speaking of the Princeton slave who become the first female missionary...
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