by Toni | Aug 31, 2017 | Blog, Remarkable Documents
In the days following the U.S. military’s capture of Port Royal, South Carolina in November of 1861, hundreds of enslaved men, women and children flocked to military encampments and Union Navy vessels, seeking freedom and protection from Confederate raids...
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by Toni | Aug 31, 2017 | Blog, Original Research
In the days following the U.S. military’s capture of Port Royal, South Carolina in November of 1861, hundreds of enslaved men, women and children flocked to military encampments and Union Navy vessels, seeking freedom and protection from Confederate raids...
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by Toni | Aug 30, 2017 | Family Stories: United States Colored Troops, Marriage Records
Marriage Certificate, Able Caulder and Hannah Troop The marriage certificate above was gleaned from the USCT pension file of Able Caulder, who served in Company D, 34th United States Colored Troops (USCT). Able Caulder and Hannah Troop were married at the 1st African...
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by Toni | Aug 29, 2017 | Beginning Genealogy, Blog, Family History Research
In Family History in Photographs, we discussed how to gather family history through the photographs in the home of family members. In this series on records found at home, we will remind you of resources that you may already have that provide evidence of birth,...
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by Toni | Aug 27, 2017 | Bible Records
What family is this Bible record for? : Yarborough Family Please tell us the county and state the ancestors named in the Bible record are from. : Louisburg, Franklin County, NC If you would like to share a story about your family or this Bible record, please...
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