Slavery – Family Locket

Other Relationships on FamilySearch

Jun 15, 2023

A couple years ago I completed a proof argument that Lewis Tharp was the father of Barsheba Tharp. This week I’ve been updating the FamilySearch Family Tree with the information and sources I included in that proof argument. One of the details I found in a Hawkins County deed connected...

The US Black Heritage Project at WikiTree

Feb 4, 2022

February is Black History Month and for genealogists, a chance to reflect on how we can help researchers with African American heritage discover their ancestors. As a southern researcher, I come in contact with many records naming enslaved individuals and have wondered how best to share those with others. I’ve...

RLP 121: African American Research Part 1

Nov 2, 2020

Today’s episode of Research Like a Pro is about researching African American records in U.S. Federal government documents. This is part one in the series. We discuss the Freedmen’s Bureau, the Freedmen’s Bank, and the U.S. Federal Census. Join us as Diana shares what she learned from the Institute of...

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...

Releasing Slave Names Found in Genealogy Research

Feb 23, 2017

(1937) Attendants at Old Slave Day, Southern Pines. Apr. 8. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/99615435/.As African American History month comes to a close, I’m writing my first post releasing the names of enslaved individuals found in my genealogy research. Inspired by other bloggers and my experiences during...