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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by Toni | May 23, 2018 | Beyond the Basics, Blog, Family History Research
Greenwood, South Carolina has African American cemeteries that are properly cared for, but unfortunately there are several that have people born before 1870 buried in them. They are at risk of becoming illegible. Researching these internments has brought great joy to...
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by Toni | Feb 23, 2018 | Blog, Family History Research
Have You Researched the Freedmen’s Cemetery? Calvin Vance (1879-1940), son of Beverly Vance (1832-1899), was living at home at the time of Beverly’s death. He had died the year before the 1900 Census in 1899: Beverly’s place of burial has become a...
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by Toni | Nov 21, 2017 | Blog, Family History Research, Let's Talk Records, Research Problem Solving
Because we know identifying an ancestor’s birth can be a challenge, we are sharing more records that you can use as substitute to vital records. See Substitute Records for Births in South Carolina to catch up with the resources we have already shared....
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by Toni | Oct 3, 2017 | Beginning Genealogy, Blog, Family History Research
One of the most common events that beginning researchers attempt to document is an ancestor’s death. Most become familiar right away with death certificates, but when there are challenges finding or accessing a death certificate, it is helpful to know...
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