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One of the most useful sources to use when doing local African American genealogy or history is the class of courthouse records known as “Land Records.” In this blog post I’m going to discuss using the online database of …
Continue Reading about Finding Enslaved People in Maryland’s Land Records
Slave names are a topic that most people seem to know something about. It’s common knowledge that enslaved people frequently had the same family names (surnames) as their enslavers. Not all the time, of course… but fairly …
In this free online talk, I'll be tracing the history of a lost African American burial ground in downtown Hagerstown, MD. The Ebenezer or Bethel cemetery dates from at least the 1840s and was the main cemetery for …
When I head off to do research in a local or regional archive, my work bag is mostly pre-packed and ready to go. Of course I tweak the contents for the specific place I’m visiting and the specific project I’m working on, but …
Continue Reading about Researching in Archives: My Archive Bag
Recently a colleague of mine emailed to ask me, “Do you have any advice re. the request below? Not asking you to do the research, just wondering if you have any tricks?” She was working with a researcher who knew when her …
Continue Reading about Finding Local Black Ancestors: A Genealogy Road Map
By Julie E. Greene, Nov. 2, 2014 Please visit Herald-Mail Media.com for the full article …
Continue Reading about St. Mark’s dedicates former slave balcony
