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Sunday, November 11, 2018

Veterans Day Tribute: Honoring My Look-Alike and Others’ Service in World War I

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John Wesley Davis & Jessie Franklin Davis - This picture was taken shortly before they were drafted to serve in World War I. Whe...
Wednesday, November 7, 2018

25 Do’s and Don’ts of DNA

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I first wrote this in January 2015 with 20 tips. Advancements in DNA technology and more DNA options have surfaced since then, making i...
Saturday, October 6, 2018

Dropped Off in the Caribbean: DNA and the Middle Passage

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  Many of us African Americans have Caribbean roots. We may fall into one of four categories: (1) Born in the Caribbean and emigrated ...
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Monday, September 17, 2018

Research Tip: Check Your Assumptions

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Researching and documenting many of my ancestors have not been accomplished without mistakes from time to time. Mistakes can easily co...
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Saturday, June 16, 2018

Juneteenth Celebration: Our Freedom Day Story

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My cousins, Armentha Reed Puryear and the late Isaac “Ike” Deberry of Senatobia, Mississippi, both listened to their grandfather Bill Re...
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Friday, June 1, 2018

Jayson’s Journey: A Slave Schedule Story

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Slave schedules are censuses taken in the 1850 and 1860 U.S. Federal Censuses that contain the slave-owners’ names and the age, sex, a...
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Saturday, May 26, 2018

Memorial Day: Honoring the Slain Black Milliken’s Bend Soldiers Who Made A Huge Difference

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  Illustration of African American Soldiers Repelling the Confederate Troops at Milliken's Bend (Source: Harper's Weekly , pub...
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