African American research – Page 3

Writing a Historical Novel and Author Interview: Isle of Canes by Elizabeth Shown Mills

Aug 2, 2020

How do you learn history? Watching a movie? Taking a course? Reading a historical novel? Discovering the nuances of time and place can make all the difference in our ability to make connections in our family history. Personally, I have found the historical novel, based on research, to be my favorite learning vehicle. A memorable story engages our brain and helps to absorb more information. The Family Locket Book Club on Goodreads is featuring Isle...

African American Research, Rootstech 2108, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. : A Winning Combination

Dec 30, 2017

Rootstech 2018 is around the corner and I’m starting to get excited – especially with the announcement that Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will be the keynote speaker for Saturday, March 3rd. If that name sounds familiar, it’s probably because you’ve either watched or heard of the PBS television series, Finding Your Roots. The Rootstech homepage gives a little snippet of information to whet our appetite for what is coming. Imagine meeting with prominent American celebrities...

Releasing Isaac, Agg, and Hannah and Two Slave Name Projects

Apr 17, 2017

Savannah, Ga., early Negro life, Savannah, Georgia : Launey & Goebel Photographers. Dealers in Photo Stocks. 141 & 143 Broughton St., Savannah, Georgia, [between 1867 and 1890] – Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2015650291/Are you interested in helping descendants of enslaved individuals build their family tree? Do you have slaveholders in your family history and you’d like to participate in the growing movement to build a database? Today I’ll give you two ideas of what to do...

“Those are my people”: LeVar Burton and African Heritage Day at RootsTech 2017

Feb 10, 2017

Sitting in the Salt Palace this morning during the keynote address, I shared an incredible moment with thousands of people. Having just listened to LeVar Burton’s masterful words on the importance of storytelling and family, we watched as Thom Reed from FamilySearch presented LeVar with his family history. He cried and we cried when he looked at the marriage document of his grandparents and said, “those are my people.” Thom showed him his grandfather’s signature on the...