https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Student Registration Blog Setting personal research goals Donate to the Reparational Genealogy Fund What is genealogy and why is it important? The Family Names We Didn’t Choose 40 Acres and a Broken Promise The Black Church: Keeper of Family History Feature Launch Meeting The Fragile Paper Trail of Freedom Genealogy Resources Black History Roundtable at 77WABC New York, NY The Missing Children of Slavery Weekly Q&A Genealogy 101- Introduction to Family History “Are We Really Free?” Speaker Series ACTIVITY: Fill out a Family Group Sheet to begin collecting information to create a starter pedigree chart. ACTIVITY: Use the Oral History Questionaire to begin collecting information from your family Understanding the Use of Sources and Records in Genealogy Overview of key research tools: pedigree charts, family group sheets, and research logs Gathering and organizing family information (oral histories, documents, photos). Never Pleasing to This World: Robert Carter’s 1791 Deed of Gift Cart African American Genealogy Tips Genealogy 101 – Intro to Family History Tackling common genealogy challenges ACTIVITY: Build a timeline for an ancestor’s life. ACTIVITY: Identify and analyze a historical record for an African American ancestor. Utilizing Freedmen’s Bureau records and other key resources. Understanding records related to slavery and emancipation. Challenges and strategies for researching African American ancestors. ACTIVITY:Save and document search results ACTIVITY: Conduct a search for an ancestor using an online platform Exploring newspaper archives and other digital collections Using search strategies to find hard-to-locate ancestors Get on my Schedule Purchases About Me MailPoet Page Initial Consultation/ Quick Q&A Registration Login Cart Checkout Suggested Reading Navigating popular genealogy websites (Ancestry, FamilySearch, etc.) My Downloads Sign Up to be Featured