This discussion is about Americans, particularly descendants of slavery who unwittingly or perhaps knowingly have ancestral connections to Jamaica. Once we identify Jamaica as a point in… Read more “Discussion Time: Genealogy and Jamaica”
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The Will of Benjamin Harrison
First and foremost, is an acknowledgment of the many souls held enslaved on the six plantations held by Benjamin Harrison IV. In his 1793 will, only fifteen… Read more “The Will of Benjamin Harrison”
How History Does…
Samuel H. Harrison, of Charles City County, Virginia, is my third great-grandfather. He was born about 1843 and at the age of 23, he signed up for… Read more “How History Does…”
The River: 1856
Another woman belonging to Capt. P. simultaneously with the disappearance of this girl also clandestinely left Greensville with her three children, and set off for the North… Read more “The River: 1856”
Notes on a Discussion: Jamaica and Genealogy
Several years ago, I noticed that a number of my AncestryDNA matches had connections to Jamaica. What began as being just a few shared matches has turned… Read more “Notes on a Discussion: Jamaica and Genealogy”
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness
RAOGK is a global volunteer organization that helps researchers who live away from the area that they are researching. Volunteers help with things like courthouse lookups, birth-death-and… Read more “Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness”
Stay Tuned: Discussion Time
It’s time we talk. The launch of Discussion Time is near. After all, that’s what a situation room calls for. The Genealogy Situation Room
TRACING HISTORY: AUNT SARAH
Mrs. Sarah Williams, born about 1838, was featured in a April 25, 1942 article in the Norfolk Journal and Guide newspaper. The article was titled, “Ex-Slave Claimed… Read more “TRACING HISTORY: AUNT SARAH”
There’s Gold in Them Thar Newspapers: Melvin O. Alston
“I need my job. I need it badly. But if I lose it, I can only say this fight is well worth it. I have no martyr… Read more “There’s Gold in Them Thar Newspapers: Melvin O. Alston”
A Word…
To the antiquated and rigid gatekeepers of history, to the purveyors of sanctimonious sacrosanct, to the morbidly disdainful, to the insolent interferers of information, to the always… Read more “A Word…”
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