Events of August 21-22, 1831 Historical References Brantley Association Southampton County Project The Confessions of Nat Turner…|UNC-CH Exclusive: Inside the Quest to Return Nat Turner’s Skull to… Read more “Yes, Virginia and America, There Was a Nat Turner and Revolters of the Despicable, Peculiar Institution of Slavery”
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SITUATION CRITICAL: Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report
On Wednesday, May 11, 2022 news broke that over 500 deaths have been identified at various Indigenous boarding schools across the country. In 2021, Secretary of the… Read more “SITUATION CRITICAL: Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report”
🕊60 Souls to wit: 1841
In the Greensville County Will Book #6, beginning on page 122, the 60 “slaves to wit” of the deceased Thomas Parham are noted. The names, ages, and… Read more “🕊60 Souls to wit: 1841”
Historical Family Photos: Sallie John Turner
Sallie John Turner, my third great-aunt, was effectively lost around 1896, when she was taken to Liberty, MO by Presbyterian minister, William Frost Bishop, D.D. (1852-1913), to… Read more “Historical Family Photos: Sallie John Turner”
Genealogy News and Reflections of 2021
As we move forward, we look back at the genealogical stories that made the news in 2021. Here are the articles as shared here on The Genealogy… Read more “Genealogy News and Reflections of 2021”
Historical Family Photos: Mary Eliza Balkcum Aldridge (1829-1924) and Fannie Kennedy Aldridge (1870-1920)
Here we have a wonderful photo of a matriarch and her daughter-in-law, taken in 1924. Mary Eliza Balkcum was born in 1829 in Sampson County, NC, to… Read more “Historical Family Photos: Mary Eliza Balkcum Aldridge (1829-1924) and Fannie Kennedy Aldridge (1870-1920)”
11 Nov 1878: More Than Meets The Eye
A number of years ago, a fellow descendant of Emeline Potts Eppes located an 1878 deed of trust for Emeline in the Greensville County, Virginia courthouse. My… Read more “11 Nov 1878: More Than Meets The Eye”
💍Rev. Turner and Josephine Get Married…Review of a Marriage Record💍
Just what family history information can be gleaned from reviewing a marriage record? Here, as an example, is the 1880 Greensville County, Virginia certificate of marriage for… Read more “💍Rev. Turner and Josephine Get Married…Review of a Marriage Record💍”
DNA Memory|The Very Idea…
Imagine that we are carrying every memory from our ancestors in the code of our DNA. That’s the premise of DNA memory and it is a fascinating… Read more “DNA Memory|The Very Idea…”
The Connection: Lundy, Potts and Dry Bread Plantation
Excerpt from the Avent Family website: “The webmaster came across some information about this house in the book “Sketches of Greensville Co., VA”, by Douglas S. Brown… Read more “The Connection: Lundy, Potts and Dry Bread Plantation”
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