Category: Genealogy
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So What!!!!
Last Thursday I had the pleasure of being the guest on the Blog talk radio show called “Research at the National Archives and Beyond” with Bernice Bennett. Bernice’s show’s air on Thursday’s nights at 9m, EST. Have you searched for records and finally found that special person you have been looking for? So what? What…
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Remembering D Day 70 Years On
Originally posted on Root To Tip: Today – the 6th June 2014, is a special date. It is 70 years since the D Day Landings on the beaches of Normandy. Today people around the world will be thinking of the great bravery and sacrifice those men and women gave which helped massively to turn the…
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African American Genealogy Research-Tips on how you get started! 1 & 2
It does not matter who or where in the U. S. you are researching, you need to know the fundamentals about genealogy research, records & resources. Most importantly be able to ask questions, managing your files, documenting your resources and share your findings. You need to be organized, if not you’ll become frustrated and quit,…
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Beautiful Eyesore Blog-Slave Dwelling
Heard about this site from Joseph McGill during his talk on blogtalk radio on Bernice Bennett’s show. http://slavedwellingproject.org/beautiful-eyesore/
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The Slave Dwelling Project with Joseph McGill -Blogtalkradio
tonight, 9p EST. The Slave Dwelling Project with Joseph McGill by BerniceBennett http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bernicebennett/2014/05/30/the-slave-dwelling-project-with-joseph-mcgill#.U4fLu5Jao84.twitter
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Dr. Maya Angelou Quotes
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t…
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An Open Letter to Dr. Maya Angelou
Originally posted on Black Millennials: Dear Dr. Angelou, Today you rest in paradise, and my feelings, dare I say it, are extremely selfish. I know you are at ease, enlightening the afterlife with your instrumental peace and glory … but I want you here… with me. I do not recall the day I fell in…
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12 Blog Articles are my Charlottesville Examiner articles
Hi, thank you for stopping by. I hope you have pulled up a comfortable chair. I wanted to share that the first 12 articles I have posted on this site are my articles I wrote for the Charlottesville Examiner.com. They all were written between 2010-2014. I had some trouble with posting and figured I needed…
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What’s the Evidence? Determining where Govan Cureton was born!
Govan Cureton is an African American who is the son of Ambrose and Eliza (unknown) Cureton. Govan was born between 1865-1871. I have seen him in several different locations and dates for his birth. The quest is to determine where Govan Cureton was actually born; was he born in Tennessee, South Carolina or North Carolina?…
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Some times you just need to write a letter! Lawson Goens …
Dear great, great, great grandpa Lawson Goens/Goins/Goings; I am your ggg-granddaughter and have several questions to ask you. I truly hope you are up to answering my questions because the doctor says I need to reduce the stress in my life and not being able to find you is kind of stressful. I would appreciate…
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