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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”

    May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    🕊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”

    April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    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”

    February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 by Barbie Jones

    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”

    December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 by Barbie Jones

    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)”

    December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 by Barbie Jones

    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”

    December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 by Barbie Jones

    đź’ŤRev. Turner and Josephine Get Married…Review of a Marriage Recordđź’Ť

    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 “đź’ŤRev. Turner and Josephine Get Married…Review of a Marriage Recordđź’Ť”

    November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 by Barbie Jones

    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…”

    October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 by Barbie Jones

    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”

    October 23, 2021October 23, 2021 by Barbie Jones

    The Brewingtons of Sampson County, North Carolina

    Mattie Brewington Braswell (1883-1952) was my great-grandmother. Born in Wayne County, North Carolina to free persons of color, the only thing that I knew about her (other… Read more “The Brewingtons of Sampson County, North Carolina”

    October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 by Barbie Jones

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