I want to share with you what I learned about Veterans Day, including its history, how it is different than Memorial Day, and how reflecting on our veterans’ experiences may inspire your genealogy research process.
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Digging for Roots: Who Was Marcus Garvey, and Why Was He Pardoned?
Former President of the United States of America Joe Biden pardoned Marcus Garvey, Jr. before vacating the White House on January 20, 2025. Who was Marcus Garvey, and why did he need to be pardoned?
Is There a President in Your Past?
Do you know anything about President’s Day beyond that it’s a federal holiday? This year, I was inspired to research the subject by my oldest son, who recently decided to submit an article Martin Luther King, Jr. to his school’s newspaper to inform his schoolmates about why the federal holiday exists. In view of thisContinueContinue reading “Is There a President in Your Past?”
My Grandfather, a Montford Point Marine
Nearly everyone has heard about Camp LeJeune, but you probably have know very little, if anything, about Montford Point and the Marines who trained there.
Learn now about Montford Point and my grandfather Herbert Joel Susberry’s contributions to World War II in my new post.
7 Items on My Genealogy To Do List for 2025
Roadtrip! There is only so much you can do online, and it’s really time for me to get my hands dirty, up close and personally, in the courthouses, cemeteries, and churches again. I would like to visit Austin, Texas; Homer, Louisiana; multiple parishes in southwest Louisiana; and Kanawha County, West Virginia. I would also like toContinueContinue reading “7 Items on My Genealogy To Do List for 2025”
Genealogy by City Directories Explained
Many of you know that when you use certain online databases, you are given hints about other records that feature your ancestor or research subject. I’m embarrassed to say that I generally ignored the city directory hints in favor of, say, census or military records. Now, using a city’s directory as a resource seems like a noContinueContinue reading “Genealogy by City Directories Explained”
Your Ancestor and Founders Day Season: A Genealogy of Black Greek-Letter Organizations
We can learn a lot from our ancestors when we know about what researchers have termed their FAN club – their friends, associates, and neighbors. For example, our relatives often joined community-based organizations such as farmers alliances, masonic lodges, and social clubs. Some even coalesced into gender-based groups known as fraternities and sororities. These were popularContinueContinue reading “Your Ancestor and Founders Day Season: A Genealogy of Black Greek-Letter Organizations”
BookTalk: They Were Her Property Chapters 7 & 8 + Epilogue
Dr. Jones-Rogers ends her book, They Were Her Property, by detailing how white female slaveowners managed the denouement of slavery. She provides some history tidbits regarding the nation’s internal fight over the issue of slavery that I found interesting. For example, Jones-Rogers describes Abraham’s Lincoln’s efforts to quell Southerners’ fears about his intentions, citing thatContinueContinue reading “BookTalk: They Were Her Property Chapters 7 & 8 + Epilogue”
EXTRA, EXTRA! Read all about Newspapers and Genealogy
Newspapers are a valuable resource to genealogists and family historians. I definitely didn’t understand their benefit in my early research on my ancestors, and, even when I did, I didn’t mine them as effectively as I do now (and there is still room for improvement!). At first, I used newspapers primarily to find deaths, funerals,ContinueContinue reading “EXTRA, EXTRA! Read all about Newspapers and Genealogy”
The Genealogy Griot 