by Toni | Apr 17, 2019 | Blog, Family History Research |
Robin R. Foster looking at how long Martha Vance had property given to her by Emory Wallace Vance, Sr. Photo by Ellis McClure on March 15, 2019. In Emory Wallace Vance, Sr. is Among the Richland County, SC Grantor Deeds, Emory Wallace Vance, Sr (1901-1973) gave Martha...
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by Toni | Apr 3, 2019 | Blog, Family History Research |
The Center for Family History at the International African American Museum, FamilySearch and BlackProGen Live have announced the launch of Restore the Ancestors 2019, a volunteer community effort to index FamilySearch records of interest for African American...
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by Toni | Mar 28, 2019 | Beginning Genealogy, Blog, Family History Research
You might be researching family members and come across one that no one in the family can tell you much about. You know it is your job to tell as much about them that you can find. Sometimes information you can discover from family can link you to historical...
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by Toni | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog, Family History Research
I could not wait to take another look at “St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 1873-1987 114 Anniversary Celebration,” which I first went through in 2007 when my daughter and I visited Salt Lake City. At that time, I scanned through quickly for the name of my great great...
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by Toni | Feb 18, 2019 | Beyond the Basics, Blog, Family History Research
Have you ever gotten stuck searching a female ancestor in African American genealogy because you did not know the name she used before she was married? Well if you remember Martha Vance (1884-1978) in Emory W. Vance, Sr. is Among the Richland County, SC Grantor Deeds,...
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by Toni | Feb 7, 2019 | Blog, Family History Research
Have you ever thought about how an old African American cemetery got started? It is usually hard to tell, but newspapers, libraries, and funeral homes are places you can start to find the history of a cemetery. I came across one such cemetery in Greenwood...
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