Category: Genealogy
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Dr. David Cousins, USCT-MI
I would first like to say thank you to my brother Calvin Murphy also known to us as “Toddy”, along with the Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society, the Robert Finch Camp No, 14, Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, Women’s Auxiliary and the local DAR members and others for their commitment to…
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MAAGI 2017, Ft. Wayne, IN
It is with pleasure we are announcing that the Midwest African American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI) for 2017 will be held at the Genealogy Center in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. the dates are set, July 11-13. We are excited to keep our partnership going with Curt Richter and staff at the Genealogy Center. We will have 4…
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To My Fellow White Ladies
Originally posted on bonus | magpie: White ladies, I have some bad news. I love you. (That is not the bad news. I just want to say it first, because I do love you.) You raised me. You are most of the ladies I spend time with. You are all of the ladies that I…
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Research ladies of Jefferson Co
Originally posted on J.Gray Discovery: Special thanks to Walter and Sarah! ? ? ? ? ? ? The first Gathering at Harewood Plantation just outside of Charles Town! Hosted by S.Walter Washington and Sarah Brown, both direct descendants of the Washington families.Our first Harewood gathering brought together the Jefferson County Black History Preservation…
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Announcing MAAGI! July 12-14
Originally posted on Family Tree Girl: (2015 MAAGI Students and Facilitators, Harris Stowe University, St. Louis, MO) For the past three years the Midwest African American Genealogy Institute (MAAGI) has provided an amazing learning experience for genealogists and researchers. MAAGI is an institute and not a genealogy conference. MAAGI has grown and has taken its place as a…
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Freedmen’s Bureau Project Completed with Nearly 2 Million Records of Freed Slaves Indexed
Originally posted on Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: A project to index the records of 4 million freed African-American slaves is now completed, almost a year to the day after the project was launched by the LDS Church’s FamilySearch International genealogy service with an announcement June 19 of last year at the California African American…
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Let Your Cell Phone Tell You About “History Here”
Originally posted on Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: History Here is a fascinating cell phone app produced by the History Channel. It displays historical locations that may be hidden all around you, including architecture, museums, battlefields, monuments, famous homes, tombstones, and much more. You can use it at home to learn what historical events happened…
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Your Ancestors owned slaves-now what?
Sharing a couple of interesting blogs. What do you do if you find that your ancestor’s were slave holders? Do you panic, get embarrassed or are you ashamed or begin the denial thoughts. I have white ancestors and a black one who both owned slaves, it is history and stories and the truth needs to…
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FamilySearch.org releases new Civil War records for Memorial Day
Originally posted on Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: As millions of Americans pay respects to their ancestors on Memorial Day weekend, FamilySearch.org is making it easier to find information on Civil War veterans, including those who “gave the last full measure of devotion.” FamilySearch added to the millions of records it provides free in its…
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Blog Highlight: Roots Revealed
Melvin Collier has provided an outstanding outline of why Cluster genealogy research is important and critical. He mentions the FAN principle as well, which was developed by Elizabeth S. MilIs. We also applaud him for the work he is doing and sharing. Doing cluster research allows you to go deep down the lines of a…
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