by Toni | Apr 13, 2021 | Beyond the Basics, Blog, Family History Research, Let's Talk Records
One of the biggest research challenges for African American genealogy is documenting enslaved ancestors who were brought from Africa to the Americas in the Atlantic Slave Trade. More than 40% of those who were forced from Africa to the shores of North America arrived...
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by Toni | Feb 3, 2020 | Black History Month, Blog, Family History Research, Found on FamilySearch, Genealogical Proof
Detail From 1869 South Carolina State Census, “South Carolina, State and Territorial Censuses, 1829-1920,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSSW-XSFY-4?cc=2524910&wc=FPYV-829%3A1644052301 : 28 January...
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by Toni | Jan 27, 2020 | Black History Month, Blog, Family History Research, Found on FamilySearch
“United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBS8-9Z61?cc=3161105&wc=8B2R-L29%3A1610392401%2C1610392701%2C1610657301 : 16 October 2019), South Carolina > Charleston...
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by Toni | Jan 3, 2020 | Blog, Family History Research
William H. Heard, The Bright Side of African Life, Page 92, A.M.E. Publishing House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1898 In the blog post Finding Documentation for Your Ancestor’s Timeline we began gathering documents that will help us construct a timeline of his life....
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by Toni | Jan 1, 2020 | Black History Month, Blog, Family History Research, Found on FamilySearch
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 About This Collection Today’s featured FamilySearch collection is Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915. You can search Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates,...
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