Family Tree Girl

Curious about DNA and what to do with it once you have received results? Sept 9th at the Library of Virginia (in Richmond, Virginia)  is the place to be to receive some answers. Registration is still open. Click on the link http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/calendar/?year=2018&month=9 Hope to see you there!

Are you familiar with Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest in Forest, Virginia? Visit the home page at: https://www.poplarforest.org/#section-1  Information shared from the website event’s page: Discover your African American roots. Join the Poplar Forest African American Advisory Group for an interactive experience designed to help you explore your family’s African American history. Hear stories about exploring…

Charlottesville, VA, August 16, 2018 – The Charlottesville Center for History and Culture: Home of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, today named Dr. Shelley Murphy as the new Chair of the Board of Directors. A native of Michigan, Dr. Murphy has been an avid genealogist for nearly three decades, specializing in the study and practice…

This will be a short one since it is a work in progress. It is great to meet you William Hendry/Henry who was born in 1760-64 in Frederick, Virginia and moved on to Greene County, Tennessee. I am thrilled to meet one of your slaves named Roseann, who was born about 1790, also in Frederick,…

” DNA and Genealogy: How to Tell the Story” by Midwest African American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI) (www.maagiinstitute.org) Join us! May 12, 2018 – 8:30am to 5pm Location: At the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center 233 4th St. NW, 2nd Floor, Charlottesville, VA Presented by MAAGI Coordinators: Bernice Bennett, Angela Walton-Raji and Shelley Murphy Topics…

Was James Roper lucky to be born a mulatto and the only child of his father? Let me introduce you to James Roper who was born 12 May 1783 in Jefferson County, Virginia. James died 8 Dec 1867 in Jefferson County, Virginia.  His father is Nickolas Roper who was born 22 Jan 1739 in Suffolk,…

Meet my 3x great grandmother Sarah Ann “Hart” Goings/Goins/Goens. We have no photos of her or her husband. She was married to Lawson Goens/Goings/Goins, who was born in Loudoun County, Virginia in 1807 and passed in 12 July 1874, in Clarke County, Virginia.  I know that they had 11 children. Now Sarah was born in…

Originally posted on Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: This may be one of the most important history-related web sites launched so far this year. The following announcement was written by John Clegg, a founder of the African American Civil War Soldiers web site: African American Civil War Soldiers is a new website that will crowd-source the…

It was my pleasure to present at the Fredericksburg, Virginia Barbara Geslock Women’s forum. As promised I am attaching the power point and the timeline for you to use. If you have any questions, feel free to email me or post a note. I will leave it up for a couple more days. Thank you…

Thank you for attending. Here is the information I promised linking to the timelines…enjoy and have fun with it. Let me know if you have any questions. RootsTech Timelines are for You. Timeline for Genealogy Blank Timeline for Genealogy Blank 2017