About 1968, I Remember How My Grandmother Taught Me the Importance of Prayer
My mom, Uncle Ted, Grandma Ora, my sister, and I were traveling to California. We were going through the desert in Texas just before Albuque
Margaret Seidler of Charleston, SC Documents and Shares at Least 9217 Domestic Enslaved People
Margaret Seidler attended my presentation.. She graciously shared her research with me after the event.
Genealogy Just Ask Blog Spotlight: Janice Cross-Gilyard
I am in tears and overwhelmed right now!!!!! I watched Joseph McGill from the Slave Dwelling Project for the first time today!!!!
Genealogy Just Ask Blog Spotlight: Valerie Mauk
My grandmother had been married to a man by the name of Paul Modrak/Modrok back in the early 1920's. Unfortunately, he died in 1926, and my
Come to Our Next Event: "Father Unknown"
Filmmaker, David Quint and his dad, Urban Quint, are inviting you to join us to watch with us "Father Unknown," and we will discuss the...
Finding Evidence of Enslavement in the Family
Edna Foster, Robin Foster, Adrianne McClure Benjamin, Ellis McClure standing my sign at Seekwell Baptist Church in Maybinton, Newberry...
Watch "Father Unknown" with Us
"Father Unknown" on Vimeo "In watching David's and his father's story, I felt as though I had a front-row seat into their lives, and...
Finding Grandma Ora Nelms Foster (1895-1971) During the Jim Crow Era 1876-1965
This is the only photo I have of my grandmother. You probably cannot make out her face, but I can. She was a beautiful lady. She lived in...
The World is Still in Commotion
I wrote this piece exactly five years ago today. I have grown as a genealogist and parent, but I notice the world is yet struggling. I...
US Civil War Pension Payment Card for Berry Leech, 135th Colored Infantry
Now that Sharon Pittman Egelhofer has found us and will represent the family of Berry Leech, we will give her the last record we have...
