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It’s February and as a President of an Afro-American Historical Genealogical Society (AAHGS) Chapter in Central Virginia. I thought it would be appropriate to reblog the Archives article on James Dent Walker, founder of AAHGS. thank you. Pieces of History In celebration of Black History Month the National Archives History Office is sharing stories of…

This is not really genealogy focused, but it is related. History is being made daily. Information as to what is going on during your time or your ancestor’s time will be put down in your family history. People will tell the stories. But, we must realize that its not the politician’s that have created the…

  As a genealogist I often think of how to approach my research challenges. If I had the opportunity to ask an ancestor a couple of questions in an interview, what would I ask? Questions and answers might solve some of our genealogy challenges. Familytree Magazine did an article (http://www.familytreemagazine.com/article/20-questions) on 20 questions when interviewing…

Originally posted on Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: Warning: This article contains personal opinions. This is an almost exact duplicate of an article I posted several years ago. The topic has come up again lately so I decided to publish it again for the benefit of those who did not read or do not remember…

Originally posted on Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: The following announcement was written by Denise May Levenick and Paul Woodbury: February 10, 2016 – The Suzanne Winsor Freeman Memorial Student Genealogy Grant Committee and the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree are pleased to announce the 2016 Student Grant and Jamboree Scholarship. Student genealogists between the…

 How do you keep up with the goings on in the genealogy world? Well one of the things I do is tune in to Angela’s podcast (http://africanrootspodcast.com ). I had the pleasure of being on a panel with her, Bernice Bennett and Janis Minor Forte. She is an amazing woman with high integrity and dynamic research…

Shenandoah Valley Heritage Day 2016, the date changed due to the impending weather. It is held in Winchester, VA. Visit the website for up to date information. http://www.themsv.org/event/shenandoah-valley-heritage-day-2016

Originally posted on A Worthington Weblog: As I posted earlier in the week, I mentioned going to Monocacy and the Worthington House there. I met several “cousins” there as we were able to tour the building. What we didn’t know for sure, is HOW WE are related. I knew how I was related to the…

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,200 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it would take about 53 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the…

Originally posted on Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter: The following announcement was written by the folks at the New England Historic Genealogical Society: Family Historians Can Fulfill New Year Resolutions with a Variety of Resources in Genealogy Available from NEHGS December 30, 2015—Boston, Massachusetts— To assist family historians of all levels with ambitious New Year’s…