In 1850, the elderly master of a South Carolina estate took pen in hand and painstakingly divided up his possessions. Among the spinning wheels, scythes, tablecloths...
Read moreDNA research finally confirms ‘Roots’ author’s ties to Alabama
Author Alex Palmer Haley knew he had roots in northwest Alabama, he just couldn’t prove it. He had only an oral history passed down through generations of his family...
Read moreHistory in black and white
Chris Haley has always been interested in genealogy. But at least when it came to his father’s side of the family, he figured things were pretty much covered...
Read moreUp Close: Tangled Roots
You hope for a surprise or two when you map your genealogy: an exiled count, perhaps, or a plank-walking pirate. But when journalist David Wilson, 32, began to trace...
Read moreWhite senator discovers family’s African-American roots
It’s often said that a real Southerner can “claim kin” with anyone. Tony Rand realized the same could be true for him. Rand, whose family can trace...
Read moreConnecting to African roots
In celebration of Black History Month, the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society sponsored a research day at the Family History Library in downtown Salt...
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