Reblogged from my December 8, 2010 Jones, My Opinion post: Of All the Places in the World The town of Crawfordville, Georgia had a population of a… Read more “Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Georgia”
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Ain’t No Letters After My Name
I just do the search. And find. Don’t get me wrong, I have zero issues with matriculation through higher education, but don’t overlook the autodidact. We are… Read more “Ain’t No Letters After My Name”
Family History Mystery: Sallie John Turner
My maternal family is from Greensville County, VA. The family left the area and moved to Norfolk, VA around the turn of the twentieth century. I would… Read more “Family History Mystery: Sallie John Turner”
2020’s Best of the Best Free Genealogy Sites
According to Family Tree Magazine, these are the 100 best free genealogy websites on the Internet. Helpful, right? Absolutely. Free? Sometimes. Especially in the case of Ancestry.com,… Read more “2020’s Best of the Best Free Genealogy Sites”
The Marriage Record That Broke Through Walls
Until about a decade ago, my maternal ancestry beyond my great-grandmother was a mystery. My great-grandmother, Louise Harrison Alston, was born in 1898. The only thing that… Read more “The Marriage Record That Broke Through Walls”
1870 B.R.E.A.K.T.H.R.O.U.G.H.
You can do it. It may not be possible for every family line, but I truly believe that every African American can break through the 1870 U.S.… Read more “1870 B.R.E.A.K.T.H.R.O.U.G.H.”
The Genealogy Situation Room 