Posts about resources for African American resources for genealogy research.

14 Feb 2017

Love Stories Found in Formerly Enslaved Narratives

By |14 Feb 2017|African American Genealogy, Holidays|0 Comments

Happy St. Valentine's Day to my readers. Today's post is about love stories found in formerly enslaved narratives at the Library of Congress. These narratives are available here: Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from [...]

16 Apr 2016

Georgetown University’s Search for Slave Descendants

By |16 Apr 2016|African American Genealogy, Archives|0 Comments

One of the most important and compelling articles I've ever read about slavery, reparations, and genealogy, documenting Georgetown University's Search for Slave Descendants, is on the front page of the New York Times this morning. In [...]

17 Jun 2012

DNA Results in Michelle Obama’s Family Tree

By |17 Jun 2012|African American Genealogy, Genetic Genealogy DNA|Comments Off on DNA Results in Michelle Obama’s Family Tree

Interesting article today in The New York Times on DNA results in Michelle Obama's family tree. This continuing research on Michelle Obama's genealogy, include DNA results that link her to distant cousins. The discovery of this [...]

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