“Mom, remember you said you were going to take us to a Juneteenth parade this year,” the kids reminded me. “Yes, I did say that,” I sighed out loud, but I thought to myself, “but, I had forgotten.” Not wanting to break any (more) promises, I combed through the 2019 area event calendars for somethingContinueContinue reading “My Family’s Juneteenth History”
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BookTalk Introduction…They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South
I used to really love reading as a child – mysteries, growing up stories, horror novels. After high school, though, the academic readings required for my college classes seemed to zap away my interest in books. Now that I reflect on it a bit more, I think a bigger part of my disenchantment with readingContinueContinue reading “BookTalk Introduction…They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South”
Race Riots in America: A Genealogy?
And I just stand and wring my hands and cry,And I just stand and wring my hands and cry, Oh Lord! Ed Ware (1920) America is enraged by the killing of Minneapolis’ George Floyd and the racial problems that it has revealed. Opinions, protests, and riots abound, but regardless of the nature or motivation of one’sContinueContinue reading “Race Riots in America: A Genealogy?”
Remember Them
“You live as long as you are remembered.” – Russian Proverb Usually, summertime is jam-packed with the days of family. Mother’s Day has already passed, but Father’s Day and National Children’s Day are coming. July will spark with fireworks and barbecues for Independence Day and family reunions. In these summer days of 2020, whenContinueContinue reading “Remember Them”
At Home for COVID-19 Quarantine? Search for Your Ancestors While You Have the Time
Last night, I finally paid attention to one of those commercials urging us to fill out the 2020 Census online. It reminded me of the genealogical significance that it holds. With most Americans on a prison-esque “lock-down” due to COVID-19, we find ourselves doing more of the things we love, binging, and/or being bored. Whatever isContinueContinue reading “At Home for COVID-19 Quarantine? Search for Your Ancestors While You Have the Time”
Why Genealogy Griot?
griot [ gree-oh, gree-oh, gree-ot ] noun a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc. Origin < French, earlier guiriot, perhaps ultimately < Portuguese criado domestic servant, altered in W African coastal creoles Dictionary.com Unabridged,ContinueContinue reading “Why Genealogy Griot?”
The Genealogy Griot 