Alex Haley's 'Roots,' revisited | 4/22/2009 |
The genealogical value of runaway slave ads | 4/23/2009 |
Genealogical treasures for the ages... right under your nose! | 4/29/2009 |
Anatomy of the 1930 federal census | 5/2/2009 |
State resources for African-American genealogy: Missouri | 5/4/2009 |
Recommended film: “Family Name” | 5/7/2009 |
From generation to generation... an inspiration | 5/11/2009 |
Shout-outs to African-American Genealogy Blogs | 5/12/2009 |
The myth of the 'master’s name' | 5/14/2009 |
What is the Genealogical Proof Standard? | 5/15/2009 |
Anatomy of the 1920 federal census | 5/18/2009 |
Response to comments on 'The myth of the 'master’s name’ ' | 5/18/2009 |
Using Google News Timeline for African-American research | 5/20/2009 |
Great Resource: University of Virginia Library Historical Census Browser | 5/22/2009 |
Happy Memorial Day! The African-American contribution to the Civil War | 5/25/2009 |
Living History: U. S. Colored Troops reenactment groups | 5/28/2009 |
Historic newspapers online | 6/1/2009 |
Highly Recommended Book - The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation by John F. Baker, Jr. | 6/5/2009 |
State online resources for African-American genealogy: Virginia | 6/8/2009 |
The 'master's name' question -- and a call to action | 6/12/2009 |
Update: Chronicling America by the Library of Congress | 6/18/2009 |
Anatomy of the 1910 federal census | 6/24/2009 |
The African-American population in 1860 | 6/26/2009 |
Adam Adams, Free Black, Revolutionary War Soldier | 7/3/2009 |
GenealogyWise: New genealogy networking site! | 7/9/2009 |
Horrific abuse at historic African-American cemetery | 7/9/2009 |
More shout-outs to African-American genealogy blogs | 7/21/2009 |
A 'reasonably exhaustive search' | 7/21/2009 |
Anatomy of the 1900 federal census | 7/30/2009 |
Update: Burr Oak Cemetery (Alsip, Ill.) database online | 7/31/2009 |
Using Archives.gov, Part One: Archival Research Catalog (ARC) | 8/6/2009 |
Using 'clusters' to track your ancestors through multiple census years (part one) | 8/11/2009 |
U. S. National Archives and Records Administration debuts new blog | 8/13/2009 |
Using 'clusters' to track your ancestors through multiple census years (part two) | 8/20/2009 |
Researching outside of the box | 8/31/2009 |
More state online resources for African-American genealogy: Virginia | 9/16/2009 |
Anatomy of the 1880 U. S. federal census | 9/23/2009 |
Using 'clusters' to identify slave owners | 10/1/2009 |
Using Archives.gov, part two: The microfilm catalog | 10/6/2009 |
The basics of Y-DNA testing for genealogy | 10/20/2009 |
The Gilder Lehrman Center – Resources for the study of the slave era | 10/21/2009 |
The importance of the 1870 U. S. Census to African-American research | 10/23/2009 |
Anatomy of the 1870 federal census | 10/26/2009 |
American Experience on PBS – ‘Reconstruction: The Second Civil War’ – Watch it free online | 11/2/2009 |
National Blog Posting Month – Can genealogy blogs meet the challenge? | 11/2/2009 |
Are census records reliable for genealogy research? | 11/3/2009 |
Case study for Y-DNA testing in NGSQ | 11/4/2009 |
Civil War pension application files - a rich source of detail | 11/5/2009 |
Crafting a research plan, part one: Defining your problem | 11/6/2009 |
Crafting a research plan, part two: Investigating the location | 11/7/2009 |
Crafting a research plan part three: Identifying records of interest | 11/8/2009 |
State online resources for African-American genealogy: Georgia | 11/9/2009 |
State online resources for African-American genealogy: Maryland | 11/10/2009 |
Happy Veterans Day! Military databases available free online at Archives.gov | 11/11/2009 |
Catholic slaves of the Carroll family of Maryland | 11/12/2009 |
The value of meeting together | 11/17/2009 |
Using maps for your genealogical research | 11/20/2009 |
FBI begins 'Civil Rights-Era Cold Case Initiative' seeking next-of-kin for unsolved murders | 11/24/2009 |
Civil War pension depositions depict horrible realities of slavery | 11/25/2009 |
Discovering where slaves lived | 11/27/2009 |
Finding genealogical evidence in unexpected places | 12/8/2009 |
The African American Genealogy Examiner: 2009 Year in Review | 12/9/2009 |
Cemetery restoration projects need your help! | 12/10/2009 |
‘Censuses’ in between the censuses | 12/15/2009 |
Reading history blogs for genealogical context | 12/17/2009 |
State online resources for African-American genealogy: North Carolina | 12/18/2009 |
Setting New Year’s resolutions for your genealogy research | 12/30/2009 |
Two must-read online resources for African-American genealogy research | 1/7/2010 |
Learning from genealogical failure | 1/18/2010 |
Unenhanced images on Ancestry.com | 1/18/2010 |
Records of the Slave Claims Commission | 2/7/2010 |
The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part one) | 2/20/2010 |
The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part two) | 3/2/2010 |
African-American Genealogy webinar with Tony Burroughs free on Ancestry.com | 3/12/2010 |
The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part three) | 3/19/2010 |
The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part four) | 3/26/2010 |
Shout-outs to African-American genealogy blogs, part three | 3/31/2010 |
The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part five) | 4/7/2010 |
NARA releases list of digitized records – African-American research | 4/20/2010 |
The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part six) | 4/30/2010 |
The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part seven) | 5/18/2010 |
Recommended Website: ‘African-Americans to Liberia, 1820-1904’ | 5/24/2010 |
The Jefferson Clark family of Leon County, Texas: an online case study (part eight) | 6/14/2010 |
Creation of the Freedmen's Bureau | 6/26/2010 |
Freedmen's Bureau records on NARA microfilm | 6/29/2010 |
Family Bibles as an underutilized genealogical resource | 7/4/2010 |
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Slaveowner | 7/4/2010 |
The Kentucky Slave Claims Commission | 8/26/2010 |
Soul of a People: the WPA’s Federal Writers Project | 11/2/2010 |
Anatomy of the 1850 and 1860 federal census ‘slave schedules’ | 11/6/2010 |
‘Direct’ vs. ‘Indirect’ evidence in genealogical research | 11/8/2010 |
Elizabeth Shown Mills’s newest Quicksheet for citing your sources | 11/8/2010 |
Continuing your education with online genealogy videos | 11/9/2010 |
Information is only as good as the source | 11/11/2010 |
The Civil War through the eyes of its soldiers | 11/11/2010 |
Summary of the Jefferson Clark online case study | 11/12/2010 |
NEW BOOKS: The Civil War Draft in Maryland - Lists of Drafted Men | 11/15/2010 |
Do you write up your genealogy research? | 11/18/2010 |
Researching the family history of potential slave owners, part one | 11/19/2010 |
Researching the family history of potential slave owners, part two | 11/30/2010 |
Researching the family history of potential slave owners part three | 12/9/2010 |
Resources for research on the Library of Congress website | 1/15/2011 |
Celebrate Black History Month by researching your African American ancestors | 1/18/2011 |
Researching the family history of potential slave owners part four | 1/19/2011 |
Making assumptions in your genealogy research | 1/31/2011 |
Researching the descendants of the Vincendiere slaves, part one | 2/21/2011 |
African genealogy efforts by FamilySearch | 2/27/2011 |
Journal of the Maryland Slave Claims Commission | 2/27/2011 |
Researching the family history of potential slave owners part five | 5/15/2011 |
Researching the family history of potential slave owners part six | 5/15/2011 |
Researching the family history of potential slave owners part seven | 5/17/2011 |
Summary of the Jefferson Clark online case study, part two | 5/17/2011 |
Applying multiple research techniques to genealogy problems | 5/23/2011 |
Locating the plantations of slave owners, part one | 7/17/2011 |
The myth of the African American Confederate soldier | 8/24/2011 |
The strengths and limits of online genealogy research | 10/22/2011 |
Revisiting online resources in your genealogy research | 11/1/2011 |
Using the Family History Library catalog to find microfilmed records | 11/2/2011 |
Access worldwide records close to home! | 11/3/2011 |
A Friend of Friends Friday: Slaves of Nicholas Wilson, Iberville Parish, La. | 11/4/2011 |
Using the online catalogs of state archives to locate records of interest | 11/8/2011 |
Are you looking for your ancestors in the right place? | 11/11/2011 |