Genealogy Adventures
Connecting Americans to each other - and the world - one family tree at a time. American history - with an emphasis on Black American history - thrown in for good measure too. Where will your genealogy adventures take you today? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Mary L. Beal (author) and centenarian Mother Lucille D. Shazier joined the show to talk about Beal's book "How to Live Well Past 100 Years" - a book about Mother Lucille's life.Beal has been intrigued, amazed, fascinated, and stunned by the wisdom, strength, and tenacity of mature women. Their lives and experiences span the gamut of obstacles, triumphs, successes, and "ups and downs." Born to Georgia sharecroppers, Mother Lucille D...
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March 7, 2022 • 60 mins
Say their names... Anarcha, Lucy, Betsy! Without these three women, the study of Gynecology would not be where it is today. Join us as we talk about the 3 enslaved mothers of Gynecology and learn about the wonderful way they are being honored.Our scheduled guest unfortunately could not join us for the conversation.
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February 28, 2022 • 58 mins
Did you have a family member disappear during slavery? Do you think they ran and went into hiding? As we close out Black History Month we always have to throw a little genealogical research in the mix. Dr. Shaun Wallace (Bristol University, UK) joined the show to talk about a project he has been working on for the past few years: The forthcoming Fugitive Slave Advertisement Database. The database will host United States newspaper “...
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February 21, 2022 • 57 mins
Professor William Horne of Villanova University walked us through the least discussed time period in African American history. It should have been the start of the U.S.A. version 2.0. It was a brief time period when African Americans were on the road to attaining equity and a seat at the table before the Jim Crow Era stripped that progress away in terms of Black legislative policymaking.In this episode, we spent the hour discussing...
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February 14, 2022 • 60 mins
Ja'el "YaYa" Gordon returned to the show to share, teach and explain slavery in Louisiana. Get ready for another knowledge-dropping show while learning ways to research in Louisiana.Below are links to the 2 maps shown during this episode:1. Map showing the distribution of the slave population of the southern states of the United States. Compiled from the census of 1860 via https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3861e.cw00132002. La Tourrett...
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February 7, 2022 • 59 mins
Mac & Cheese, Collard Greens, and Fried Chicken, these foods are associated with what most call soul food. Tonya Hopkins, the Food Griot joins the show to talk about why African American food has had such an influence on American culture.The conversation was so good, Tonya will be joining us again for a Part 2!
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January 31, 2022 • 60 mins
Deborah Fountain is the Lead Genealogist and the History and Research Subcommittee Chairperson on the Natchez USCT Monument Committee. We talked about the steps taken to get these USCT Army and Navy troops honored with a memorial, her family's connection to this history, and ways you can research whether your ancestors fought with the USCT in Natchez. Deborah also discussed the steps that were taken to be a part of something as sim...
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December 27, 2021 • 60 mins
When Congress ended the United States’ participation in the international slave trade in 1808, enslavers and would-be-enslavers could no longer import additional slaves from Africa or the West Indies. There was only one practical way of increasing the number of enslaved laborers: through "natural increase".By the 1820s, established enslavers and prospective enslavers relocated to places previously unavailable for settlement in larg...
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December 20, 2021 • 60 mins
This is a rare episode that mostly used visuals on-air. You may prefer to view the tv episode to see the maps and records that were discussed on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vZPu0_KMceQThe global demand for cotton set off a forced migration of enslaved people with close to one million being transported to the Deep South between 1790 and 1860. The importation of captured Africans ended by 1808, which meant that much of the demand for l...
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December 13, 2021 • 60 mins
Original surviving slave cabins and tenant farmer cabins have largely disappeared from the United State’s landscape. The humblest of dwellings, they stand as a poignant and powerful reminder of a time that the United States would rather forget. These buildings stand as a testament to the strength and resilience of the enslaved, and then oppressed, people who once lived out theirs within them. Jason Church joined the show to talk a...
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December 6, 2021 • 61 mins
Poignant and moving beyond measure: the newspaper advertisements placed by formerly enslaved people looking for loved ones from all over the United States can be packed with genealogical researchable information. The names of family members left behind, the names of enslavers, and places of enslavement often feature in these adverts. The emotion and longing behind their desire to re-connect with long-lost family due to slavery leap...
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December 1, 2021 • 60 mins
Our book clubs have become so popular that we can't wait for our third book chat!Black narratives of the Civil War are few. Susie King Taylor’s 1902 slender volume, "Reminiscences of My Life in Camp", is written with earnest simplicity. Her account records the wartime camp experience of a woman born into slavery who was a regimental laundress and nurse in the Thirty-third United States Colored Infantry for 4 years. Like our other b...
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November 22, 2021 • 61 mins
The Society of the First African Families of English America is a lineage organization that seeks to inform its members and the public of the historical significance of the first Africans who arrived in English America, and how they forged the beginnings of our country’s democracy. The Society of the First African Families of English America promotes the relevance of these early beginnings and connects them to the present day.Ric M...
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November 15, 2021 • 60 mins
If you have ever wondered what goes into a county archives digitization project...you won't want to miss this show!Rosemary McFarland joined the show to talk about a records digitization project that is currently happening in Kentucky. This promises to be an interesting glimpse into how a state or a county prepares to digitize its history public records and other genealogically useful documents and resources.
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November 9, 2021 • 60 mins
Those who have taken a DNA test know the initial thrill that’s felt when the results come in. We know the excitement in talking about our results with others…as well as sharing other family members’ results with them if we are managing their DNA test kits.Imagine taking our excitement about our results, or our family members’ results, to an entirely different level. How would you feel if you could see a virtual DNA result for an an...
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November 9, 2021 • 58 mins
Dr. Evelyn McDowell joined the show to talk about this special African American lineage society and the work that it does. Founded in 2011, it is a society for descendants of individuals enslaved in English colonial America and the United States of America from 1619-1865. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of our freed and enslaved ancestors.Sons & Daughters of the U.S. Middle Passage: https://sdusmp.org/
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October 25, 2021 • 60 mins
Louisiana-native Ja’el Gordon is a historian and genealogist who specializes in interpreting antebellum history, genetic genealogy, and conducting oral history interviews. Always staying true to her Louisiana Creole and Cajun heritage, Ja’el has over fifteen years of experience as a professional researcher with a special focus on the Deep South plantation history. Her expertise also includes repository research, collection curation...
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October 18, 2021 • 59 mins
Elizabeth’s DNA Journey began in 2016. After her mother was diagnosed with cancer, she decided to take a DNA test. She hoped the results would expedite the search for her ancestors. This was a journey she wanted to share with her mom. After sending DNA samples for herself and her parents, she discovered she had a different biological father. Over the next four years, her journey would have her find her birth father, nine siblings...
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October 12, 2021 • 60 mins
We were so pleased to welcome Regina Griffin, Jasmine Redden, and Romona Burns to the show to talk about Mischlingskinders (Brown babies) - the children of African American servicemen and German women."Brown Babies: The Mischlingskinder Story" reveals the tragic lives of biracial, bicultural children who were unwanted, ignored and forgotten by enemy nations.Imagine being born in a place and time where racism and hatred run rampant....
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October 4, 2021 • 60 mins
We welcomed Lalita to the show to discuss her new book "Circumcision of a Wounded Heart: An Unjust Journey Due to Systemic Racism, Classism, & Oppression"Lalita Yeldell was in for the ride of her life when a terrible head-on collision ended in tragedy. With two people dead, one injured, and Lalita fighting for her life and unconscious for almost a month; she woke to a complete nightmare. With broken arms, legs, memory lost, a shatt...
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