by Toni | Sep 9, 2019 | Blog, Family History Research
FindAGrave.com added by Grave Recorder on 27 November 2016 I am always looking for my family, but I often see other people’s ancestors that amaze me as much as mine. They used to live in the same communities at one time. They are buried in the same places my ancestors...
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by Toni | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog, Family History Research
If we as African Americans were to just take ministers from one area and research the area and research the other counties and states that they serve, we would learn more about their families, people in the new areas, and churches in the new areas. We could find out...
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by Toni | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog, Family History Research
In the last two posts, we have been reviewing The Dial, an African American newspaper that existed in 1914. The editor was Rev. Conley Lincoln Henderson, and Rev. Robert F. Fox was the associate editor. Let’s now go back to our first scheduled cleaning as a community...
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by Toni | Jun 21, 2018 | Blog, Family History Research
Over two years ago, I was involved in the restoration of Fairview Cemetery in Greenwood, South Carolina. The motive was to find the burial spot for Beverly Vance (1832-1899), my great great grandfather. I still have not found his burial spot, but I have been true to...
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