WHEN Cathy Freeman had “cos I’m free” tattooed on her arm, she meant it as a bold statement about love and identity. But the words took on a deeper...
Read moreSearching for slave ancestors requires a strategy
Searching for a slave ancestor in the antebellum South involves finding and identifying the slave owner, but where to start? Although it can seem like a “needle in a...
Read moreSelma woman tracks heritage to slavery, shares knowledge
Ten years ago, Millie Lee Dulaney fulfilled her mother’s last request and buried her in Alabama red dirt in the overgrown Wilcox County cemetery where her...
Read moreParis tours look at city’s ties with black Americans
Any American with even a slight familiarity with Paris knows about Josephine Baker, the black swivel-hipped cabaret entertainer who shunned racism in America, vaulted...
Read moreBlack heritage in Hawaii
The influence of African Americans is not an aspect of Hawaii’s history that has attracted much, if any, attention. But filmmakers Edgy Lee and Don Brown intend...
Read moreWeb 2.0 genealogy site Geni.com aims to become ‘digital scrapbook’
Genealogy networking site, Geni.com has today announced they want to become a “digital scrapbook” for families. To do this, Geni.com have launched two new...
Read moreColumnist receives a variety of reactions to ‘I’m a genealogist’
When meeting people and the subject of “what do you do for a living” comes up, there’s an interesting mix of reactions.The most popular response is a polite, “Oh...
Read moreThese steps can help you trace your African roots
Searching for your African heritage is a two-step process. The first step, beginning the search and looking through recent records, is similar to the research efforts...
Read moreMormons Expand Free Access to Genealogy Records for Researchers
There has never been a better time to research a family tree because of the free access to billions of records offered by Mormon Family History Libraries around the...
Read moreSharing the essence of their lives
Years from now, descendants of African-American Staten Islanders will have easy access to the narratives of their ancestors thanks to the efforts of StoryCorps Griot...
Read moreHistory Captured: Genealogy service records dynasties
Armen Afrikyan, a historian-lawyer by training, explains what importance a family tree has for Armenians and shows the family tree of the well-known dynasty of the...
Read moreMeet South Florida’s detective of death
Looking for details about your great-grandfather’s death 45 years ago? Searching for survivors of the friendly neighbor who died without a will? Can’t...
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